uBlock Alternatives
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uBlock-issues
This is the community-maintained issue tracker for uBlock Origin
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uAssets
Resources for uBlock Origin, uMatrix: static filter lists, ready-to-use rulesets, etc.
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Scout
Get performance insights in less than 4 minutes. Scout APM uses tracing logic that ties bottlenecks to source code so you know the exact line of code causing performance issues and can get back to building a great product faster.
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uMatrix
uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type
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user.js
Firefox privacy, security and anti-fingerprinting: a comprehensive user.js template for configuration and hardening
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SponsorBlock
Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)
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SmartTubeNext
Better YouTube experience on Android TV
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adfilt
The place where I, DandelionSprout, store my web filter lists for countless topics, including my Nordic adblock list. As simple as that, really.
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NewPipe
A libre lightweight streaming front-end for Android.
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gecko-dev
Read-only Git mirror of the Mercurial gecko repositories at https://hg.mozilla.org. How to contribute: http://bit.ly/contribute-code
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hush
Noiseless Browsing – Content Blocker for Safari
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TwitchAdSolutions
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webannoyances
Fix and remove annoying web elements such as sticky headers, floating boxes, floating videos, dickbars, social share bars and other distracting elements.
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duckduckgo-privacy-extension
DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials browser extension for Firefox, Chrome.
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the-quantum-ad-list
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Pi-hole
A black hole for Internet advertisements
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CodeMirror
In-browser code editor
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bypass-paywalls-chrome
Bypass Paywalls web browser extension for Chrome and Firefox.
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dnscrypt-proxy
dnscrypt-proxy 2 - A flexible DNS proxy, with support for encrypted DNS protocols. [Moved to: https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy]
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streamlink-twitch-gui
A multi platform Twitch.tv browser for Streamlink
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ttv-ublock
Blocking ads on that certain streaming website
Posts
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/etc/hosts file used for favicon blocking?
It would be a better choice to use Pi-Hole for that sort of blocking and uBlock Origin or uMatrix for favicon blocking.
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Best Buy's new aggressive analytics, 3rd party ads, and trackers break ability to log in or shop with default uBlock Origin settings
Dynamic filtering
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Anti-AdBlock virus
Probably Adblock did not have a filter list that prevented that site from opening whatever script.
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toAdd directive appears to be ignored on Mac?
{ "title": "uBlock Origin Chrome Configuration", "description": "Configures uBlock Origin in Google Chrome", "options": { "remove_empty_properties": true }, "properties": { "toAdd": { "title": "toAdd", "type": "object", "description": "The properties in the toAdd branch will append to the already present local settings.", "properties": { "trustedSiteDirectives": { "description": "Add individual trusted site directives as per https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/How-to-mark-a-web-site-as-trusted", "type": "array", "items": { "title": "Trusted Site", "type": "string" } } } } } }
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Except UBO, do you use something else to tighten security and stop tracking?
In my case to further tighten privacy/security, instead of adding more extensions, I just use hard mode, default to block JS, and add a couple of filter lists.
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DNS queries can be seen in AdGuard Home even if they are blocked by uBlock origin in browser
Just an FYI per the wiki:
- Wie Online-Werbung den Datenschutz in Browsern austrickst
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Blocking certain filter triggers anti-adblock for this site
Purge and update filter lists. And if this still does not work, turn off Cosmetic Filtering (eye button in uBO popup).
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How Can I Remove These Reddit Promo Ads?
If that doesn't help, open the Logger, filter "blocked" and "allowed", and post a screenshot of what it's showing on a page that has the ad.
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Trying to make the switch to an updated firefox, but need help finding replacements for theme and extensions
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/strict-pop-up-blocker/ [uBlock Origin is miles better, just sayin.]
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How did you all transition to KP/pw managers? [Beginner]
Privacy badger is a nice try. When you have time you should upgrade to Blocking mode · gorhill/uBlock Wiki · GitHub The very easy mode is about the same as Privacy badger --- it starts quicker, might not protect you in some very exotic cases. Anything above that is much better than Privacy badger.
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How to block or avoid invisible ads.
That's popup events. You can try toggling no popups. Otherwise, it's likely a scriptlet will be required to interrupt the event. It's not that easy to learn how to use it though if you've no prior javascript knowledge.
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Deep Sea Fishing With Rahul Gandhi
Just install uBlock Origin, the world's most popular and best adblocker for any browser - the page I linked to has links to all the popular browsers (scroll down to the middle). (Do not install it from anywhere else as there are a lot of fake copies).
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Website doesn't work properly
Click the eye icon in uBO popup panel to disable Cosmetic Filtering.
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[Cookies] Water may be transparent but billions of droplets create an opaque fog.
uBlock Origin has a variety of useful filters for this. Most anti-tracking filters are enabled by default, you can also remove the cookie notices themselves (and a bunch of other crap) by subscribing to Web Annoyances Ultralist.
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