pronounced you-block origin (/ˈjuːˌblɒk/) — you decide what enters your browser.
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BEWARE! uBlock Origin is (and has always been) COMPLETELY UNRELATED to the web site ublock.org.
An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.
uBlockUXP is NOT an "ad blocker": it is a wide-spectrum blocker -- which happens to be able to function as a mere "ad blocker". The default behavior of uBlockUXP when newly installed is to block ads, trackers and malware sites -- through EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s ad/tracking/malware servers, various lists of malware sites, and uBlock Origin's own filter lists.
- Documentation
- Purpose & General Info
- Performance and Efficiency
- Installation
- Release History
- Privacy policy
- Wiki
| Basic mode | Advanced-user mode |
|---|---|
| Popup user interface | A point-and-click firewall which can be configured on a per-site basis |
 . . |
 Configure as you wish: picture shows 3rd-party scripts and frames blocked by default everywhere |
Visit the uBlock Origin's wiki for documentation.
For support/questions/help, there is /r/uBlockOrigin on Reddit.
uBlockUXP is not an ad blocker; it's a general-purpose blocker. uBlockUXP blocks ads through its support of the Adblock Plus filter syntax. uBlock Origin extends the syntax and is designed to work with custom rules and filters. Furthermore, advanced mode allows uBlock Origin to work in default-deny mode, which mode will cause all 3rd-party network requests to be blocked by default, unless allowed by the user.
That said, it's important to note that using a blocker is NOT theft. Don't fall for this creepy idea. The ultimate logical consequence of blocking = theft is the criminalisation of the inalienable right to privacy.
Ads, "unintrusive" or not, are just the visible portions of privacy-invading apparatus entering your browser when you visit most sites nowadays. uBlock Origin's main goal is to help users neutralize such privacy-invading apparatus — in a way that welcomes those users who don't wish to use more technical, involved means (such as µMatrix).
EasyList, Peter Lowe's Adservers, EasyPrivacy and Malware domains are enabled by default when you install uBlock Origin. Many more lists are readily available to block trackers, analytics, and more. Hosts files are also supported.
Once you install uBlock Origin, you may easily un-select any of the pre-selected filter lists if you think uBlock Origin blocks too much. For reference, Adblock Plus installs with only EasyList enabled by default.
Chromium
Firefox
[1] Details of the benchmark available at Firefox version: benchmarking memory footprint.
uBlock Origin is also easy on the CPU
Details of the benchmark available in this LibreOffice spreadsheet.
Being lean and efficient doesn't mean blocking less
For details of benchmark, see
uBlock Origin and others: Blocking ads, trackers, malwares.
Feel free to read about the extension's required permissions.
To benefit from uBlockUXP higher efficiency, it's advised that you don't use other inefficient blockers at the same time (such as AdBlock or Adblock Plus). uBlockUXP will do as well or better than most popular ad blockers. Other blockers can also prevent uBlockUXP privacy or anti-blocker features from working properly. It's compatibilty for Palemoon(http://palemoon.org) and Basilisk(https://www.basilisk-browser.org) Browsers. This addon use XUL continues standard as UXP.
Below is documentation to assist administrators in deploying uBlock Origin:
- Deploying uBlock Origin
- Firefox: Deploying uBlock Origin for Firefox with CCK2 and Group Policy (external)
- Google Chrome: Managing Google Chrome with adblocking and security (external)
See the releases pages for a history of releases and highlights for each release.
Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought.
Without the preset lists of filters, this extension is nothing. So if ever you really do want to contribute something, think about the people working hard to maintain the filter lists you are using, which were made available to use by all for free.
You can contribute by helping translate uBlock Origin on Crowdin.