Ka-Block VS userscripts

Compare Ka-Block vs userscripts and see what are their differences.

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Ka-Block userscripts
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Ka-Block

Posts with mentions or reviews of Ka-Block. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-02-12.
  • Ask HN: Browser-extension creators, how do you write for multiple browsers?
    6 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 12 Feb 2022
    > Chrome without uBlock (or any browser really) is unusable.

    I use a recent version of Safari and uBlock origin doesn't work there.

    Instead I use Ka-Block![1], which blocks popular ad serving domains. For other annoyances like newsletter popups, etc., I rely on the "Kill sticky headers" script[2], with some custom hacks; I'll try to post my version of that script sometime soon.

    It works good enough for my needs. I also have Firefox with uBlock installed, I end up still using Safari.

    [1]: http://kablock.com , https://github.com/dgraham/Ka-Block

    [2]: https://alisdair.mcdiarmid.org/kill-sticky-headers/

  • Best free iOS ad-blocker now that 1BlockerX costs money?
    2 projects | /r/privacy | 22 Dec 2021
    I use Ka-Block! It’s completely free and works super well!
  • Safari opens up new window telling me to install 'flash player' because my flash player is out of date.
    3 projects | /r/applehelp | 28 Mar 2021
    For blocking different kinds of internet junk, I use Ka-Block!, Hush and NextDNS. I see no scams like that and very little ads.
  • Is this legit, or a spam?
    1 project | /r/applehelp | 15 Mar 2021
    I’d suggest you use NextDNS, Ka-Block! and Hush on all your devices to block not only these scams, but also trackers, ads, annoying cookie notices and other internet junk.
  • I may have been hacked
    1 project | /r/techsupport | 12 Mar 2021
    You haven’t been hacked. It sounds like a scammy ad. I suggest NextDNS, Ka-Block! and Hush for blocking these and other internet junk (I’ve been using all three myself for a long time).
  • Malware
    1 project | /r/iphonehelp | 25 Feb 2021
    You don’t have a virus. This pop-up was a scammy ad. I use NextDNS, Ka-Block! and Hush to block these and other internet junk. I’d suggest you to try them out. It costs you nothing and you can regain some sanity, privacy, security, internet bandwidth, computing speed and battery life by not loading all the scams, phishing attempts, trackers, ads, cookie notices and general junk the modern internet is unfortunately full of.
  • Best Working Ad Blocker for Safari in 2021?
    1 project | /r/Safari | 12 Feb 2021
    No love for Ka-Block?... :/ Available for macOS and iOS. And it's open-source. It's great! :)

userscripts

Posts with mentions or reviews of userscripts. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-06.
  • Show HN: My first programming project – userscripts to change forum UIs
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 6 Mar 2024
    Hi, I'm Will. I'm 24, autistic, and have OCD tendencies. I'm learning to code and this is my first public project. I’d really appreciate your feedback and encouragement!

    This project lets me solve some of my OCD problems online. There are a couple of parts of the forums that I visit – Space Battles, Sufficient Velocity, and Questionable Questing – that I want to remove. Specifically, I hate seeing indicators of how much is left in a forum thread, because I keep thinking about how much content is left. It stops me from immersing myself in the story. It stressed me out. Before I learned to code, I'd use my hand to block the total chapter count so I could read the blurb and see the word count. I would do my best to ignore the page navigation bar except for the next page button, but I usually ended up failing. One of the reasons I always read in full-screen Safari is that I didn't have to see the tab name that always had the page number. I learned not to hover my cursor over the window because it would tell me the page number.

    This project is a series of userscripts that hide those indicators. I coded the userscripts in JavaScript, and I'm using [userscripts](https://github.com/quoid/userscripts) as the system. Despite the fact I didn't know what a userscript was until I started coding them, AI assistance allowed me to code them with minimal help from my brother, Stevie. Khanmigo helped me plan, write, and debug code. ChatGPT taught me the theory. Part of the reason I coded a lot faster with the later userscripts is I knew enough to realize when AI was talking about something irrelevant and redirect it. One cool moment was when I correctly predicted I didn't need to code different userscripts for SpaceBattles and Sufficient Velocity because Sufficient Velocity used to be part of SpaceBattles.

    I find it relaxing not to have to worry about accidentally seeing the chapter count or the final page number. Maybe they’ll help one of you!

  • Show HN: HNRelevant – Explore Related Discussions on HN in an Integrated Sidebar
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 27 Jan 2024
    You can use userscripts [1] which is a safari extension which allows you to add userscripts, and the author of this work have an userscript [2] that you can use with safari (or any other browser)

    [1] https://github.com/quoid/userscripts

    [2] https://github.com/imdj/HNRelevant/blob/main/HNRelevant.user...

  • Apple and Safari playing catch-up?
    1 project | /r/ArcBrowser | 5 Jun 2023
    That Safari also supports UserScripts and Extensions also somewhat mutes some of Arc's benefits, so it will be interesting to see how/if Arc responds.
  • App that would let me remove specific elements of webpage in Safari?
    1 project | /r/ios | 15 May 2023
    UserScripts (More explanation on Github)
  • HN: Thank you for being fast, ad-free and text only
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 24 Jan 2023
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    In Safari, using Userscripts extension: https://github.com/quoid/userscripts#userscripts-safari

  • Ask HN: Does anybody use the HN hide button?
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 9 Jan 2023
    You might want to take a look at this Safari Extension for userscripts on iOS.

    https://github.com/quoid/userscripts

  • Web Clipper for Apple Notes or Obsidian
    3 projects | /r/macapps | 31 Dec 2022
    Try this userscript. In Safari you can install userscripts via free extension
  • AdGuard stopped working on iOS
    1 project | /r/Adguard | 2 Nov 2022
    Strict Mode wrapper prevents @require libs from working (1.3.2)
  • When using Safari’s “Style sheet” feature, is it possible to add styles only to specific websites?
    1 project | /r/Safari | 17 Jul 2022
    Something like https://github.com/quoid/userscripts seems like what you want.
  • [iPhone][DTNet - Desktop Browser][$0.99>Free]
    2 projects | /r/AppHookup | 15 Jul 2022
    Ask the developer on GitHub: https://github.com/quoid/userscripts/issues

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Ka-Block and userscripts you can also consider the following projects:

hush - 🤫 Noiseless Browsing – Content Blocker for Safari

BTTV-for-Safari - Unofficial BTTV/ FFZ Safari Extension for Twitch

session-buddy - An ultra-light Safari extension helps you save open tabs as collections that can be easily restored later

uBlock - uBlock Origin - An efficient blocker for Chromium and Firefox. Fast and lean.

iOSAdblockList - Ultimate Host List for Mobile Adblockers (Focused on iOS)

Polyglot - 🌏 The missing Safari extension that translates selected text into your native language.

SponsorBlockSafari - Safari web-extension glue code for SponsorBlock

webextensions-examples - Example Firefox add-ons created using the WebExtensions API

redditweaks - A Safari App Extension to help make Reddit suck just a little less on Safari 13+. Written (mostly) in SwiftUI.

NXEnhanced - Adds "quality-of-life" features to NextDNS website for a more practical usability