uBlock Origin Alternatives

uBlock Origin is described as 'This efficient browser add-on blocks ads, trackers, and malware by default employing various filter lists, acting as a comprehensive wide-spectrum blocker' and is a leading Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to uBlock Origin for a variety of platforms, including Google Chrome, Mac, Mozilla Firefox, iPhone and iPad apps. The best uBlock Origin alternative is AdGuard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like uBlock Origin are Adblock Plus, Privacy Badger, NoScript and uMatrix.

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uBlock Origin alternatives are mainly Ad Blockers, but if you're looking for Privacy Tools or Firewalls you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, Mac, Content blocker, Android, Safari and Android Tablet. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to uBlock Origin.
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  1. wBlock icon
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    wBlock is a powerful content blocker for macOS that cuts through the noise, delivering a clean and private browsing experience without the hassle. Using AdGuard's filters and more, wBlock gives you the best of all worlds: high performance and maximum blocking.

    50 wBlock alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Safari
    • iPad
    • iPhone
     
  2. Disconnect icon
     126 likes
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    Disconnect was founded in 2011 by former Google engineers and a consumer- and privacy-rights attorney. We develop award-winning, user-friendly privacy and security software in San Francisco, California.

    83 Disconnect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    • Almost everyone thinks Disconnect is a great uBlock Origin alternative.

    • Disconnect is the most popular commercial alternative to uBlock Origin.

    • Disconnect is Paid and Open SourceuBlock Origin is Free and Open Source
  3. AdBlitz icon
     11 likes
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    AdBlitz automatically skips skippable ads and accelerates non-skippable ones, ensuring you enjoy uninterrupted content seamlessly. Remember, it's not an ad blocker.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
    • AdBlitz is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to uBlock Origin.

    • AdBlitz is Free and Open SourceuBlock Origin is also Free and Open Source
  4. Zen Ad-Blocker icon
     17 likes
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    Zen is an open-source system-wide ad-blocker and privacy guard for Windows, MacOS, and Linux. It works by setting up a proxy that intercepts HTTP requests from all applications, and blocks those serving ads, tracking scripts that monitor your behavior, malware, and other...

    56 Zen Ad-Blocker alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  5. AdNauseam icon
     20 likes
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    AdNauseam is a browser extension designed to obfuscate browsing data and protect users from surveillance and tracking by advertising networks.

    58 AdNauseam alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • uBlock Origin
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Microsoft Edge
     
    • AdNauseam is the most popular Web-based alternative to uBlock Origin.

    • AdNauseam is Free and Open SourceuBlock Origin is also Free and Open Source
  6. Privoxy icon
     60 likes
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    Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk.

    57 Privoxy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  7. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Privacy, simplified. Our add-on provides the privacy essentials you need to seamlessly take control of your personal information, no matter where the internet takes you: tracker blocking, smarter encryption, DuckDuckGo private search, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
  8. Wipr icon
     16 likes
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    Effectively blocks ads, trackers, cryptocurrency miners, and popups across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, ensuring cleaner, faster web pages. It improves battery life, reduces data use, updates its blocklist twice weekly, and is fully accessible, focusing on user privacy.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
  9. nuMatrix icon
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    Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, Facebook, etc. Based on uMatrix by Raymond Hill.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    Lockdown Privacy is an Open Source and free firewall for your iOS device. We built the product to help protect users from app developers and analytics companies that are monetizing user data without consent or transparency.

    25 Lockdown Privacy alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
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    All we know the availability of popular AdBlockers lying around... but frankly, these are too bloated with several features and options which most of us don't use beyond the defaults. So, this extension was made for those of us who don't care about all that stuff but...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  12. BlockBear icon
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    BlockBear is a really simple, often adorable app that blocks ads and protects your privacy from within Safari.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Safari
     
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