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. Maza icon
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    Local ad blocker. Like Pi-hole but local and using your operating system.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. CatBlock icon
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    In 2014, Michael Gundlach (the creator of the AdBlock extension) discontinued his pay-monthly "CatBlock" extension, that let users replace ads online with cats (or any other image from Flickr).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
     
  3. fadblock icon
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    This was posted over reddit a few months ago, Apparently Ad Blockers are not allowed on Youtube. Is this a new thing they've implemented? and judging by all the recent comments and posts all over r/youtube, this change was just rolled out on a larger scale.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
     
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    Blocks all Ads (banners, popups, teasers) in Safari browser for iOS devices: iPhone, iPad, iPod

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  5. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    AdBlock for YouTube removes all annoying Ads from YouTube.

    Features:

    • Allows you to remove all annoying contents from your YouTube video.
    • Light extension with no significant memory and CPU usage.
    • Uses hard coded filtering rules for fast and reliable performance.
    • Effective.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  6. AdProtect icon
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    AdProtect is free adblock tool that blocks ads in apps, games, browsers and has a built-in firewall for Internet access control in your apps.

    ROOT not required!

    94 AdProtect alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  7. OptMeowt icon
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    OptMeowt ("Opt Me Out") is a browser extension for sending Do Not Sell signals to websites per the Global Privacy Control draft spec.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  8. Ads Killer icon
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    Ads Killer is easy to use and powerful ad blocker for Google Chrome, Opera and Chromium based browsers.

    31 Ads Killer alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Chromium
     
  9. AdSkippy icon
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    Skip YouTube ads without being detected! Multiple settings to configure the experience, great design, easy to use.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  10. MinerBlock icon
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    MinerBlock is an efficient browser extension that focuses on blocking browser-based cryptocurrency miners all over the web.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
  11. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

    Video AdBlock for Chrome blocks all the video ads on your favorite video services – YouTube and others – shown before the video. As well it's also blocking all those popup ads which driving you nuts during view.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS
    • Google Chrome
    • Yandex.Browser
     
  12. No Coin icon
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    No coin is a tiny browser extension aiming to block coin miners such as Coinhive.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Firefox
     
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