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uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type

123 mentions on Hacker News by 102 people: 5 stories, 118 comments · first 2014-12-27 · latest 2025-12-17

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  1. …https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere uBlock Origin : https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock uMatrix : https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix I have used Noscript, AdBlockPlus and Ghostery before but found they where lacking functionality,…
    comment by sheepdestroyer · 2016-02-01 · in Decentraleyes: A Firefox addon to prevent tracking via free CDN providers
  2. …s://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Inline-script-tag-fil... [3] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [4] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
    comment by ryuuchin · 2015-11-21 · in Popular Google Chrome extensions are constantly tracking you by default
  3. …prevent extensions from being able to inspect/block network requests made by other extensions. See: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/338
    comment by gorhill · 2015-11-21 · in Popular Google Chrome extensions are constantly tracking you by default
  4. …origin, but I am not sure if ublock on safari just hides or actually pre-emptively blocks. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/releases/tag/0.9.1.2 [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/96
    comment by tetraodonpuffer · 2015-08-21 · in The Future of Developing Firefox Add-ons
  5. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Same developer/ for advanced users I have been using it since it was HTTP Switchboard and works wonders
    comment by doubt_me · 2015-08-03 · in EFF, AdBlock and Others Launch New “Do Not Track” Standard
  6. You might be interested in uMatrix https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc.
    comment by uph · 2015-08-01 · in Web We Want
  7. This and uMatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki ) both forked from HTTP Switchboard. uBlock is an adblocker, uMatrix has finely grained matrix controls for which http requests are even allowed to go through and requires tuning…
    comment by Semaphor · 2015-07-28 · in “We are considering adding an extension to restrict the use of WebRTC”
  8. …single-page apps (which feels like saying "horseless carriages" in mid-2015) make it a lot of work. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Changes-from-HTTP-Sw... is the best thing I've found if you're into granular control over sites.…
    comment by seanp2k2 · 2015-07-01 · in Firefox 41 will use less memory when running AdBlock Plus
  9. github seems to imply you can use both together (with the chrome caveat at the bottom) https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Using-uBlock-with-uM...
    comment by tetraodonpuffer · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin
  10. …uMatrix[0] for advanced users which gives you finer grained control. I use it and it's great. [0] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
    comment by losvedir · 2015-06-15 · in UBlock Origin
  11. Use umatrix instead. It's much more powerful than adblock and noscript. https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
    comment by nickysielicki · 2015-06-04 · in Google Font Effects
  12. uMatrix has been recently released for FF. Basically, it's a better RP https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
    comment by SSLy · 2015-05-16 · in Mozilla's page talking about privacy has Google analytics enabled
  13. …forms of blocking (µBlock for pattern-based filtering, µMatrix for matrix-based filtering). See: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Changes-from-HTTP-Sw... https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Using-%C2%B5Block-wi...
    comment by itsame · 2015-02-08 · in µBlock dynamic filtering: default deny
  14. …frames. Still, getting closer to that perfect world! The work done by gorhill is amazing. [1]: https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/issues/73
    comment by Direct · 2015-01-20 · in µBlock for Firefox
  15. …to Firefox yet. EDIT: Links to source code for both [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
    comment by mih · 2015-01-07 · in Google Unveils a Tool to Check If Users Are Looking at Video Ads
  16. …responds quickly on issues. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/%C2%B5Block-vs.-ABP:-... [2] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix
    comment by tasqa · 2015-01-01 · in Privoxy – a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities
  17. …which is different enough from HTTPSB that I could not publish it as a newer version of HTTPSB. [1] https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/wiki/Changes-from-HTTP-Sw...
    comment by gorhill · 2014-12-27 · in Adblock Plus is probably the reason Firefox and Chrome are such memory hogs
  18. Together with umatrix ( https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix/ ) are the best chrome extensions Since I went back to firefox those are the only extensions I really miss, there is policeman ( https://github.com/futpib/policeman/ ) but it's not…
    comment by elvis635 · 2014-12-27 · in Adblock Plus is probably the reason Firefox and Chrome are such memory hogs