Top 4 JavaScript anti-tracking Projects

user.js

682 9,104 7.1 JavaScript

Firefox privacy, security and anti-tracking: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening

Project mention: It's getting hard to use and recommend Firefox, I'm afraid for the free web | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-04-08

Re: firefox and privacy, if you want to use firefox for privacy, consider using https://github.com/arkenfox/user.js . There is a case to be made that Firefox (with arkenfox's user.js) is one of the best privacy-respecting but still fairly usable browsers.

ClearURLs-Addon

64 3,902 3.5 JavaScript

ClearURLs is an add-on based on the new WebExtensions technology and will automatically remove tracking elements from URLs to help protect your privacy.

Project mention: Implement URL cleaner | /r/signal | 2023-06-10

Ever heard of the ClearURLs Browser-Addon. It's also available for Firefox for Android.

SurveyJS

surveyjs.io sponsored

Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.
Betterfox

66 3,495 8.2 JavaScript

Firefox user.js for speed, privacy, and security. Your favorite browser, but better.

Project mention: Mozilla Firefox or Chrome which is best for MOBILE PHONE.? | /r/browsers | 2023-12-11

You can apply Betterfox using USB debugging, but it takes time to set it up: https://github.com/yokoffing/Betterfox/issues/240

cloudflare-gateway-pihole-scripts

2 231 9.0 JavaScript

Use Cloudflare Gateway DNS/VPN to block ads, malware and tracking domains - free alternative to NextDNS, Pi-hole and Adguard

Project mention: How to implement adult-content filtering on your devices/local network | /r/MuslimNoFap | 2023-06-10

But wait, there's more! Instead of simply blocking porn, would you like to also block gambling and dating sites? You can use the customizable NextDNS. You can even block more detailed categories like drugs, astrology, tobacco, etc with Cloudflare Gateway alongside advertisement.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).