uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home on Hacker News

…Support for element zapper was added more than 18 months ago in version 2025.3.23.1241.[1] --- [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/releases/tag/uBOLi...

comment by gorhill · 2026-10-13 · in Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign details why you should ditch Chrome

ublock origin lite has a safari extension: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home it's missing the element zapper and has some other limitations, but it works pretty well for the most part combined with ublacklist and sponsorblock it's…

comment by csydas · 2026-10-13 · in Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign details why you should ditch Chrome

It lacks a lot of features compared to the "real" uBlock Origin: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by sunaookami · 2026-10-05 · in uBlock Origin Lite is back on Firefox add-ons

…since it was released. There's still filters that can't be supported, but it seems like most are. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/blob/main/chromium... From…

comment by Genwald · 2026-09-02 · in Hang on to Your Firefox

…red? Funnily enough, this morning I ran across another feature I didn't realize was missing in MV3 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/discussions/369 . Perhaps keeping the functionality to know what was actually blocked to the…

comment by zamadatix · 2026-09-01 · in Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... has a few of the more practical concrete examples. Namely content can load without the blocker being ready to filter, CNAME cloaking can't be handled properly (in Chrom* at…

comment by zamadatix · 2026-08-31 · in Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO

uBOL bug report: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/438 , from discussion https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/discussions/408#di... uBOL doesn't work in apps, it works only in Safari, it's a pure browser extension, the…

comment by ronjouch · 2026-08-16 · in Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker

…can create your own custom filters using an element picker, and you can manually edit them. See < https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Quick-guide >.

comment by gorhill · 2026-08-16 · in Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

…Firefox: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... - uBlock Origin Lite FAQ: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by commoner · 2026-08-15 · in Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin

…the leader board if you actually look into what they reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/leaders https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... You could have found that link in 30 seconds on Google if you actually…

comment by Larrikin · 2026-08-10 · in Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

…if you only update rulesets but it's VERY annoying to do). It's also missing a bunch of features: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... (I see here that replacing response body is possible with Firefox only, is…

comment by sunaookami · 2026-08-08 · in Microsoft Edge is about to lock out older ad blockers, just like Chrome did

…a great add on, it's just not possible to do everything you could with the manifest v2 version. [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by arijun · 2026-07-23 · in Safari Technology Preview 248 Released

…HN. The topic has been discussed so many times already. Please read the developer's post about it. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by catlikesshrimp · 2026-06-16 · in Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by mirashii · 2026-06-16 · in Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

uBlock Origin Lite's author disagreed.[1] [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by pseudalopex · 2026-06-10 · in Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension

…stated facts of user experience.[1] This included some users would not notice a difference. [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by pseudalopex · 2026-06-10 · in Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension

…protect from important tracking cases and will eventually allow ads, as the advertisers adjust: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by fsflover · 2026-06-10 · in Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension

…filters can't be converted into DNR rules (see log of conversion for technical details).[1] [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by pseudalopex · 2026-06-10 · in Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension

…Origin Lite FAQ.[2] And in the article. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48472424 [2] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by pseudalopex · 2026-06-10 · in Chrome is looking to permanently drop MV2 extension

…rhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b... uBlock Origin Lite can't do everything uBlock Origin does: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... If Lite is working for you then good. If you want fuller capability then…

comment by breve · 2026-04-26 · in Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

UBO lite has a long list of all the types of filters that aren't possibly under MV3: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... Not sure about page load, but CPU time is about the same between the two:…

comment by ben-schaaf · 2026-04-26 · in Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

I take it they mean this https://www.neowin.net/news/ublock-origin-lite-maker-ends-fi... https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/197#issueco...

comment by HauntingPin · 2026-04-25 · in Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

Are you disputing uBlock Origin's list of MV3-incompatible capabilities [1]? [1] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by curt15 · 2026-04-25 · in Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-b...

comment by hurfdurf · 2026-04-25 · in Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine

Full uBlock Origin is dead in Chrome, yes, but https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home is the next best thing if you cannot leave Chrome

comment by ronjouch · 2026-04-02 · in LinkedIn is searching your browser extensions

…you mentioned ublock - here's Gorhill, the author, expressing basically the same opinion here: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/197#issueco... ) I won't recommend using it: I don't think it's trying to serve its users, I…

comment by horsawlarway · 2026-01-29 · in Mozilla is building an AI 'rebel alliance' to take on OpenAI, Anthropic

…uBO lite is not a fake imitation but actually an official thing from uBO and Raymond Hill: see https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home

comment by ckcheng · 2026-01-01 · in iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan

There is ublock origin lite for Safari in the meantime: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home?tab=readme-ov-file (it's great)

comment by nntwozz · 2026-01-01 · in iOS allows alternative browser engines in Japan

…support because of the added burden of dealing with AMO nonsensical and hostile review process. " https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/197#issueco...

comment by koakuma-chan · 2025-11-26 · in Someone at YouTube Needs Glasses: The Prophecy Has Been Fulfilled

Which, by design, doesn't protect you from actual spying, https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by fsflover · 2025-11-22 · in The privacy nightmare of browser fingerprinting

…I navigate back. Looking at GitHub issues, it's only Javascript-based blocking that's affected. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/518#issueco...

comment by soraminazuki · 2025-10-30 · in uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home mentions it.

comment by boomboomsubban · 2025-10-29 · in uBlock Origin Lite in Apple App Store

uBlock Origin Lite has existed for only 2 years. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/releases?page=13

comment by lapcat · 2025-08-06 · in uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

Same issue on macOS with Safari 18.5. I think it might require a newer version (18.6), see https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/405 .

comment by amoeba · 2025-08-05 · in uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

From @gorhill himself: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/358#issueco... Let's wait a bit

comment by smarx007 · 2025-08-05 · in uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

…engines on iOS. More details: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBlock_Origin#uBlock_Origin_Li... https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by fsflover · 2025-08-05 · in uBlock Origin Lite now available for Safari

From https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... >Keep in mind that uBO's own JavaScript-based network filtering engine has been measured to be faster than a well-known Rust-based filtering engine (though the measured…

comment by krackers · 2025-07-13 · in Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

…ublock lite proves that adblockers can work without it uBO Lite is missing plenty of features: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by StrLght · 2025-07-12 · in Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

Element zapper functionality is returning: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/325

comment by tech234a · 2025-07-12 · in Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

…uBO. A specific example in following tweet. You can read about the specific differences in the FAQ: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... My personal take is if you're a pretty unsophisticated user and you mostly…

comment by rpdillon · 2025-07-12 · in Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

>>It's not "tons of missing functionality" https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as... Okay. Sure.

comment by rstat1 · 2025-07-12 · in Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update

Project page should be this?!? https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home

comment by martin_a · 2025-06-21 · in uBlock Origin Lite Beta for Safari iOS

…be implemented due to MV3 limitations rather than because the developer chose to leave them out. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by pikelet · 2025-06-18 · in Why JPEGs still rule the web (2024)

…filter lists are only updated when the extension itself is updated. More details in the uBOL FAQ: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by aheckler · 2025-05-13 · in uBlock Origin Lite beta version for Safari

The comment with the TestFlight link: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/327#issueco... I used this as the URL originally, but maybe anchor links are removed?

comment by aheckler · 2025-05-13 · in uBlock Origin Lite beta version for Safari

330k, not 50 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by arccy · 2025-03-11 · in uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

330k. https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by lern_too_spel · 2025-03-11 · in uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by noname120 · 2025-03-10 · in uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

Try uBO Lite [0] [0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by caminante · 2025-03-10 · in uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store

Not really. 90% of users won't notice a difference. Here's the feature diff. [0] [0] https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...

comment by caminante · 2025-03-10 · in uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store