uBlock Origin
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 uBlock Origin pop-up interface | |
| Original author(s) | Raymond Hill (gorhill) |
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| Developer(s) | Current: Raymond Hill Past: Deathamns, Chris Aljoudi, Alex Vallat[1] |
| Initial release | June 23, 2014[2] |
| Stable release | 1.68.0[3]
/ 26 November 2025 |
| Repository | |
| Written in | JavaScript |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 63[4] languages |
| Type | Browser extension |
| License | GPLv3 |
| Website | github |
uBlock Origin (/ˈjuːblɒk/ "you-block") is a free and open-source browser extension for filtering content, including ad blocking. The extension is available for Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Firefox, Opera, Pale Moon, as well as versions of Safari prior to 13.[5] uBlock Origin has received praise from technology websites and is said to use much less memory than other extensions[6][7] with similar functionality.[8][9]
uBlock Origin's purpose is to give people the ability to enforce their own filters for blocking.[10][11]
uBlock Origin is actively developed and maintained by its creator and lead developer Raymond Hill.[12]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Contributors to gorhill/uBlock". GitHub. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Changelog for the first versions". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Release 1.68.0". 26 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ↑ "Completed translations". Crowdin.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "uBlock / README.md". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Henry, Alan (January 27, 2015). "uBlock, the Memory-Friendly Ad-Blocker, Is Now Available for Firefox". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Brinkmann, Martin (October 10, 2014). "How to add custom filters to Chrome ad-blocking extension μBlock". Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Schofield, Jack (January 29, 2015). "Are there any trustworthy sources for downloading software?". TheGuardian.com. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Whitwam, Ryan (February 12, 2015). "μBlock aims to block ads without draining system resources". ExtremeTech.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "uBlock". github.com. GitHub. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ Gardiner, Michael (November 5, 2015). "Adblock Plus vs. Ghostery vs. Ublock Origin: Not All Adblockers Were Created Equal". International Business Times. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ↑ "Contributors to gorhill/uBlock". GitHub. Retrieved 2022-04-25.