The Best uMatrix AlternativesTop Ad Blockers & Privacy Tools like uMatrix
uMatrix is described as 'Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc' and is a very popular Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 50 alternatives to uMatrix for a variety of platforms, including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Mac, Windows and iPhone apps. The best uMatrix alternative is uBlock Origin, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like uMatrix are AdGuard, Privacy Badger, NextDNS and NoScript.
- Ad Blocker
- Free • Open Source
- 114 uBlock Origin alternatives
This efficient and lightweight browser add-on, developed by Raymond Hill, functions as a wide-spectrum blocker, not just for ads but also trackers and malware. Compatible with Chromium and Firefox, it uses multiple filter lists like EasyList and customizable options, ensuring thorough protection.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Canada
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Pale Moon
- Thunderbird
- Opera
- Node.JS
- Chromium
- Mozilla Firefox
Comments about uBlock Origin as an Alternative to uMatrix
Top Positive CommentTop Negative CommentUmatrix allows you to specifically pick and choose which 3rd party sites that are providing things to the 1st party site you are visiting are blocked or not. While Noscript and Umatrix have this feature that enables you to easily change such permissions on the fly Ublock does not.
Most Recent CommentHasan YildizA wide-spectrum efficient blocker. Which block ads, trackers and malware sites. Free and Open Source.
- 125 AdGuard alternatives
Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Cyprus
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Yandex Browser
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
- 65 Privacy Badger alternatives
Privacy Badger is a browser-add on tool that analyzes sites to detect and disallow content that tracks you in an objectionable, non-consensual manner. When you visit websites, your copy of Privacy Badger keeps note of the "third party" domains that embed images...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
Comments about Privacy Badger as an Alternative to uMatrix
Privacy PiratePrivacy Badger is a good supplement to uMatrix/uBlock Origin, but should not be considered a replacement.
sedetiprivacy badger is not an alternative to umatrix
- 140 NextDNS alternatives
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- iPad
- UC Browser
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- UniFi Network
- Safari
- Yandex Browser
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- OpenWrt
- Opera
- Alpine Linux
- pfSense
- Mozilla Firefox
- DD-WRT
- 24 NoScript alternatives
The NoScript Firefox extension provides extra protection for Firefox, Seamonkey and other mozilla-based browsers: this free, open source add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites of your choice (e.g. your online bank).
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Italy
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Google Chrome
- SeaMonkey
- Mozilla Firefox
Comments about NoScript as an Alternative to uMatrix
Mela BNoScript is very useful and anyone who is serious about online privacy should be using it, however it does not have all the same functionality as uMatrix. NoScript and uBlock Origin work nicely together
- 85 SponsorBlock alternatives
SponsorBlock is a browser extension and open API via crowdsource for skipping sponsor segments in YouTube videos. It's open-source. Users submit when a sponsor happens from the extension, and the extension automatically skips sponsors it knows about using a privacy...
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Opera
- Firefox
- 99 AdAway alternatives
An ad blocker that uses the hosts file. The hosts file contains a list of mappings between hostnames and IP addresses. When an app requests an ad, that request is directed to 127.0.0.1 which does nothing.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
- 89 Ghostery Tracker & Ad Blocker alternatives
Block ads, cookies, popups & other trackers. Ghostery sets you up for a private, transparent, and fast internet.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Germany
EU
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Yandex Browser
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
- 95 Blokada alternatives
Blokada is the popular ad blocker and privacy app for Android and iOS. It's being supported and actively developed by the amazing open source community.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application type
Country of Origin
Sweden
EU
Platforms
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- 71 uBlock Origin Lite alternatives
uBlock Origin Lite, also called uBO Lite or uBOL, is a permission-less MV3-based content blocker.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Country of Origin
Canada
Platforms
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
Not as powerful as uMatrix, specially if you want to block everything by default (Nightmare mode, as they call in the uBlock Origin documentation https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Blocking-mode:-nightmare-mode). You have to enable it by checking "I am an advanced user" in the configurations.