gorhill/uMatrix on Hacker News

I love uMatrix, but all evidence is that they stopped developing it in 2021. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix I don't know the implications of that, it's the only tool I've ever found that lets me feel in control of what programs my…

comment by neltnerb · 2025-12-17 · in Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Changes-from-HTTP-Sw... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Advanced-settings Having tried both, IMHO they do not do exactly the same thing. One is pattern-based, the other is host-based. As such,…

comment by 1vuio0pswjnm7 · 2025-07-05 · in Incapacitating Google Tag Manager (2022)

uMatrix & uBlock Origin https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-work-in-hardc... Deselect everything except 1st-party CSS, image, and media. No ad or popup in years.

comment by myshpa · 2023-08-07 · in How to stop the “login with Google” pop up window?

…happy with it. [1] https://www.peerblock.com/ [2] https://github.com/henrypp/simplewall [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [4] https://noscript.net [5] https://github.com/sandboxie-plus/Sandboxie

comment by lurtbancaster · 2023-04-03 · in The Mullvad Browser

okay totally on my side: it was uMatrix :) https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Per-scope-switches#r...

comment by geekodour · 2023-03-21 · in MySQL for Developers

The github repository is archived, last update was June 20, 2021 https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by b1ue64 · 2022-10-02 · in TikTok tracks you across the web, even if you don’t use the app

…has been fixed in uMatrix 1.4.2 [0], released few days after the linked news article. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.4.2

comment by kasabali · 2022-09-20 · in Fork of the popular “I don't care about cookies” extension

…as uBlock origin. It makes a good companion to uBlock Origin and provides much finer control. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by RunSet · 2022-08-30 · in AdGuard publishes the first ad blocker built on Manifest V3

…has been archived. I'm still using it, don't know whether there are any risks in doing so. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by vladvasiliu · 2022-08-22 · in uBlock Origin works best on Firefox

It's officially deprecated, but it still works. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by moehm · 2022-04-15 · in DuckDuckGo Removes Pirate Sites and YouTube-DL from Its Search Results

use uMatrix or uBlock and block individual domains https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by propogandist · 2022-02-21 · in Google Tag Manager, the new anti-adblock weapon (2020)

…3. https://www.hetzner.com/legal/privacy-policy 4. https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/ 5. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix 6. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin 7. https://github.com/mozilla/multi-account-containers#rea…

comment by Anthony-G · 2022-02-06 · in Play Wordle from Your Terminal

Though unfortunately uMatrix is no longer maintained: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by justaj · 2022-01-28 · in Mozilla Rally

…do this but doesn't anymore [1] and uBlock never had that feature. Please don't make stuff up. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/927

comment by unityByFreedom · 2021-09-14 · in Firefox Browser: best for a free web

…aside from security updates)? https://www.reddit.com/r/uMatrix/comments/onp0c6/umatrix_142... https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by skyfaller · 2021-09-04 · in uBlock Origin review

uMatrix 1.4.2 was released with a fix for the vulnerability: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/1.4.2

comment by vtriolet · 2021-07-20 · in uBlock Origin (and uMatrix) DoS with strict-blocking filter and crafted URL

…it will probably stop working someday. I don't think I would recommend new users start using it. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24532973

comment by dmm · 2021-06-16 · in New browser signal could make cookie banners obsolete

To those looking for alternatives, use uMatrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix . It has the option “Block all hyperlink auditing attempts” enabled by default.

comment by CynicusRex · 2021-03-24 · in Google Removed ClearURLs Extension from Chrome Web Store

uMatrix has been archived and is no longer maintained: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24532973 https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix I'm not sure what is supposed to replace it though.

comment by pabs3 · 2021-03-19 · in Hackers used zerodays to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users

UMatrix is now “Archived” i.e. unsupported: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24532973

comment by everybodyknows · 2021-01-26 · in New campaign targeting security researchers

…down at ublock are already working on detecting and mitigating this behaviour. Let's hope so. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/The-popup-panel#the-... [2] https://www.ivacy.com/internet-privacy/disable-webrtc-leak/ [3]…

comment by brigandish · 2021-01-09 · in Custom Properties as State

…any specific repo. Hopefully they don't just splinter off and end up fragmented and neglected. :-\ https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/network

comment by Forbo · 2020-12-09 · in FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization

…Any ideas where to go for similar functionality that will be supported in the future? [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by uoaei · 2020-12-09 · in FTC Sues Facebook for Illegal Monopolization

…uMatrix, etc[3]. [1] https://publicsuffix.org/ [2] https://wiki.mozilla.org/Public_Suffix_List [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/264

comment by pavon · 2020-09-20 · in Bitwarden leaks passwords to other subdomains

…case of uMatrix it's worth doing it anyway, since the latest version (1.4.1b6) is on GitHub only: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases It's a beta but seems to work just fine. Mozilla is still at the last stable version (1.4.0):…

comment by 4cao · 2020-09-20 · in uMatrix has been archived

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Ruleset-recipes

comment by aembleton · 2020-08-05 · in Latest Firefox rolls out Enhanced Tracking Protection 2.0

I was most amused when he used my site as his test example in the uMatrix manual. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-create-rules-...

comment by davidgerard · 2020-06-07 · in The Brave web browser is hijacking links, and inserting affiliate codes

…people trying to embed their own DOM models in Canvas, maybe that'll be harder in the future. [0]: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/The-popup-panel#the-... [2]: about:config ->…

comment by danShumway · 2020-05-21 · in Stealing secrets from developers using WebSockets

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases this is a good extension to block tracking elements. you can also block things like javascript & you can block them on a single page , a whole site or across the board. it's available for firefox…

comment by retpirato · 2020-03-02 · in Firefox is showing the way back to a world that’s private by default

…uMatrix . As far as I know you can block everything with uMatrix . https://getublockorigin.com , https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by Priem19 · 2019-11-27 · in Facebook tracks you on Android (even if you don't have a Facebook account)

…That would help with data usage, as well as preventing tracking (like facebook) is uMatrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix . It allows you to selectively block ads, cookies, frames, scripts, xhr etc; from each individual source sending…

comment by retpirato · 2019-09-01 · in Tell HN: Thank you for not redesigning Hacker News

…sites. I'm using the uMatrix[1] extension, which can automatically do this on a per-site basis. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by greenyoda · 2019-07-31 · in Epstein Arrest Leaves Top Technology Figures Racing to Distance Themselves

…who will suffer, I fear, are those of us who run more flexible and powerful tools, like [uMatrix]( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ).

comment by mwest217 · 2019-06-18 · in Improving Security and Privacy for Extensions Users

…eMatrix [2] side-by-side with uBlock Origin . [0] http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17361827 [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix [2] https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=21561

comment by app4soft · 2019-06-17 · in uBlock Origin 1.20

…[0]. And yes, it does make the web faster and safer, though it breaks certain websites. -- [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/blob/master/README.md

comment by ignoramous · 2019-05-14 · in Better HTTP/2 Prioritization for a Faster Web

It's easy: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-block-1st-par...

comment by justusthane · 2019-04-25 · in NoScript extension officially released for Google Chrome

…read engadget), I didn't need to allow oath that to read that. I have my browser configured like so https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-block-1st-par... For that page all I had was: https://i.imgur.com/DQe8TIr.png you can…

comment by dngray · 2019-04-23 · in Apple Face-Recognition Blamed by New York Teen for False Arrest

…about uBlock Origin, I'd like to mention another awesome extention Raymond Hill made. uMatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ) uMatrix alone is very powerful, and will prevent most ads. Yes you as a user need to do the work, but the…

comment by d0bby · 2019-04-15 · in Adblock Plus filter lists may execute arbitrary code in web pages

…documentation in regard to uMatrix: https://www.electricmonk.nl/docs/umatrix_tutorial/umatrix_tu... https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/The-popup-panel https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/How-to-block-1st-par...…

comment by tya99 · 2019-01-26 · in Open source, privacy-enabled smartphone operating systems

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix is opensource and is basically a firewall built in a browser extension

comment by mtreis86 · 2019-01-09 · in Samsung Phone Users Perturbed to Find They Can't Delete Facebook

just use Umatrix - https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix you can get the add-on for Firefox mobile also. It can be a hassle for the lazy user, but the addon will provide visibility into scripts, cookies and services used by websites. Most…

comment by propogandist · 2019-01-05 · in Start with a Website, Not a Mobile App

…learning how to use it (15 mins for a seasoned web dev, maybe 30-60 mins otherwise) get uMatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix ). It will change your life! If not, use ScriptBlock on Chrome or NoScript on Firefox. Block all scripts…

comment by freedomben · 2018-12-30 · in How Facebook tracks you on Android [video]

…manually unblock it. But I use Firefox as my main browser, yet reserve hangouts to Chromium anyway. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki

comment by vanderZwan · 2018-11-05 · in Ask HN: Anyone else find the new Gmail interface sluggish?

https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/The-popup-panel <- CSS is a column

comment by detaro · 2018-09-11 · in Changing Our Approach to Anti-Tracking

…is uBlock Origin, uMatrix, or I Don't Care About Cookies... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix https://www.i-dont-care-about-cookies.eu/

comment by severine · 2018-09-11 · in India’s Aadhaar Software Hacked, ID Database Compromised, Experts Confirm

…text-only pages. [0] https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/block-or-load-images-ov... [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by oftenwrong · 2018-08-20 · in Ask HN: What are some of the best text-only websites?

The author is the same as uBlock Origin; here is the repo: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix From the wiki page, there are many useful FAQ/ guides/ docs. Specifically, there is a link to a decent guide:…

comment by 18pfsmt · 2018-05-26 · in GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

…it easy to quickly enable JavaScript/XDR/cookies when necessary using a point and click matrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix

comment by danieldk · 2018-05-26 · in GDPR Version of USA Today Is 500KB Instead of 5.2MB

Try uMatrix: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Super simple web connection switchboard by Gorhill (person behind uBlock Origin). It allows you to assign certain addresses and elements to block calls from/to. For example…

comment by Z-Widwil · 2018-05-25 · in Mortgage rates have been rising at a pace not seen in almost 50 years

…that "mastering" uMatrix pays off heaps. Do you use the Scope Selector, like in this wiki example? https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Scope-selector

comment by severine · 2018-05-25 · in Apple rejects Valve’s Steam Link game streaming app over ‘business conflicts’