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, Mac, Safari, Android, iPad, Android Tablet and iPhone. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to uBlock Origin.
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  1. Blockr icon
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    Privacy, Media and Ad Blocker for Safari.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Maza icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  3. CatBlock icon
     4 likes

    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

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
     
  4. 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
     
  5. 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
     
  6. ADNS icon
     1 like

    ADNS is a lightweight DNS-based ad blocker for Android. No VPN, no background services, no battery drain, no hassle.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  7. 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
     
  8. Ads Killer icon
     2 likes

    Ads Killer is easy to use and powerful ad blocker for Google Chrome, Opera and Chromium based browsers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Opera
    • Chromium
     
  9. OptMeowt icon
     1 like

    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 (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
     
  10. Privacy isn’t default. Take it back with De1984 Firewall and Package Control.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  11. MinerBlock icon
     2 likes

    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
     
  12. 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
     
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