Reviews for uBlock Origin
uBlock Origin by Raymond Hill
18,497 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by Darkman, 8 months agoThey removed the "purge all caches" button!
Update 2024-01-18:
So, if I have a page with updated anti-adblocker script (not YT), I have to wait up to 5 hours now. Or I have to click on the clock icons from all the lists. This is really a usability improvement......not.
Update 2024-01-19:
I probably expressed myself badly:
I have a site that doesn't want me to use an adblocker. The site recognizes the adblocker with some script and blocks me. This happens every few weeks. The last time was a few days ago with uBO 1.55.
My solution so far: Use the "Purge all caches" button. Then I was able to visit the site again. For me, this meant that I had one/several outdated filter lists in uBO.
If the problem was caused by another addon or my browser, I would not be able to solve the problem with "Purge all caches".Developer response
posted 8 months agoThe "Purge all caches" button was causing people to download multi MBs of filter lists with no guarantee that the fix was present in any these lists. There is no need for that crude way of updating filter lists:
- Differential updates ensure you have most recent filters multiple times per day instead of once every 6 days
- In case a fix is added to a list and is immediately needed by a user, we provide a click-to-update link in support channels to guarantee you receive the fix with minimal bandwidth burden
Keep in mind uBO is not monetized and we can't afford to end up having to pay tens of thousands of US dollars to a CDN providers to host the lists -- this would be the end of the project.
Update 2024-01-18:
The updated anti-blocker has no effect on uBO, no fix needs to be added to the lists, so something else in your browser is causing this, and re-downloading all the lists would have accomplished nothing except pointlessly consumes bandwidth of the server.
You need to follow the instructions to the letter: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uAssets/issues/20586 - Rated 5 out of 5by Danu, 8 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18241423, 8 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by sviribilili, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Elker X., 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by OneShot-Niko (Zy), 9 months agoThe extension's summary says what it is on the tin. I adore the customizability (as in what is blockable, what isn't, even blocking popup tabs and JS for a singular site) and have been using it for months at this point.
- Rated 3 out of 5by flintnapr, 9 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 17917590, 9 months agoRemoved the "clear Cache" button. This blocker is now worthless for some streming websites with addblock detection tools. what a shame
- Rated 5 out of 5by nazgul113, 9 months ago
- Rated 3 out of 5by Night2025, 9 months agoI just noticed that the 2 buttons under Filter Caches Clear and Refresh are missing.
- Rated 5 out of 5by AntriX1337, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by PolarTrance, 9 months agoAn absolute powerhouse of blocking adds and a must for safety these days
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18238584, 9 months ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Imecth, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by uzaylul, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18238196, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Егор, 9 months ago
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- Rated 5 out of 5by Kristhian X., 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by slawnkale, 9 months ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 12582639, 9 months ago