gorhill/ublockWide-spectrum content blocker for browsers that blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, and malicious sites using filter lists and customizable privacy rules.
uBlock Origin (uBO)
uBlock Origin Lite
uBlock Origin (uBO) is a CPU and memory-efficient wide-spectrum content blocker for Chromium and Firefox. It blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, annoying anti-blockers, malware sites, etc., by default using EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe's Blocklist, Online Malicious URL Blocklist, and uBO filter lists. There are many other lists available to block even more. Hosts files are also supported. uBO uses the EasyList filter syntax and extends the syntax to work with custom rules and filters.
You may easily unselect any preselected filter lists if you think uBO blocks too much. For reference, Adblock Plus installs with only EasyList, ABP filters, and Acceptable Ads enabled by default.
It is important to note that using a blocker is NOT theft. Do not fall for this creepy idea. The ultimate logical consequence of blocking = theft is the criminalization of the inalienable right to privacy.
Ads, "unintrusive" or not, are just the visible portion of the privacy-invading means entering your browser when you visit most sites. uBO's primary goal is to help users neutralize these privacy-invading methods in a way that welcomes those users who do not wish to use more technical means.
Visit the Wiki for documentation.
For support, questions, or help, visit /r/uBlockOrigin.
uBO works best on Firefox and is available for desktop and Android versions.
Chrome Web Store (Removal on 2026-08-31)
Microsoft Edge Add-ons (Published by Nicole Rolls until version 1.62. Ownership transfer at version 1.64.)
uBO should be compatible with any Chromium-based browser.
In Thunderbird, uBlock Origin does not affect emails, just feeds.
Do NOT use uBO with any other content blocker. uBO performs as well as or better than most popular blockers. Other blockers can prevent uBO's privacy or anti-blocker-defusing features from working correctly.
Help translate uBO via Crowdin.
Free. Open-source. For users by users. No donations sought.
If you ever want to contribute something, think about the people working hard to maintain the filter lists you are using, which are available to use by all for free.
| Browser | Install from ... | Status |
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 | Firefox Add-ons | uBO works best on Firefox |
 | Edge Add-ons | "Moving the Microsoft Edge extensions ecosystem forward with Manifest Version 3": "Beginning in August 2026, Microsoft Edge will start the consumer transition away from Manifest Version 2 (MV2) extensions and toward MV3. Our goal is to complete the consumer transition by the end of 2026, with enterprise deprecation following in early 2027." |
 | Opera Add-ons | |
 | Chrome Web Store | "Manifest V2 support timeline": "Aug 31st 2026: All remaining Manifest V2 extensions removed from the Chrome Web Store" About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported" |
 | Thunderbird Add-ons | No longer updated and stuck at 1.49.2. Later versions require "GitHub - Releases". |
 | GitHub - Releases | Stable and development versions on Firefox, Chromium MV2, and Thunderbird. Must be placed manually into web browsers; the Chromium and Thunderbird versions usually won't auto-update. |
| Basic Mode | Advanced Mode |
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| The simple popup user interface for an install-it-and-forget-it type of installation that is configured optimally by default. | The advanced popup user interface includes a point-and-click firewall that is configurable on a per-site basis. |
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