uBlock
uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
What to know before exploring
What it is
uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.
GitHub
Where it is used
- LibreWolf — LibreWolf includes uBlock Origin in the browser. Source
- Mullvad Browser — Mullvad Browser uses uBlock Origin to block third-party trackers. It includes this extension as part of its tracker-blocking approach. Source
What people are saying
You should look into the homepage linked from there https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock because that's were it's really from, and not some recommendation via. Especially their…
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Also in these discussions
- gorhill/umatrix · linked in 17 of the same discussions
- ublock-llc/ublock · linked in 9 of the same discussions
- ublockorigin/uassets · linked in 6 of the same discussions
Mentioned in the same Hacker News threads. That is not proof they are substitutes.
This week on Hacker News
Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 3:03:16 PM UTC.
No direct repository links were found in the indexed HN discussions over the past seven days. Older discussions are available below.
Mentions over time
Observed mentions: 2014-06-24 09:19:53 UTC to 2026-10-13 19:36:47 UTC.
* An incomplete calendar period is marked with an outlined bar. Its count is not directly comparable with a full period.
Counts come from the repository’s dated source evidence. Index cutoff: 2026-11-02 08:16:59 UTC.
View mention counts and date ranges
| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 24 | 4 | 20 |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 127 | 13 | 114 |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 70 | 3 | 67 |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 53 | 2 | 51 |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 67 | 2 | 65 |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 59 | 4 | 55 |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 76 | 3 | 73 |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 85 | 5 | 80 |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 92 | 7 | 85 |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 99 | 9 | 90 |
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 52 | 3 | 49 |
| 2025 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 45 | 2 | 43 |
| 2026 (partial) | 2026-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2027-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 26 | 0 | 26 |
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What Hacker News says
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