UBlock Origin

uBlock Origin
Original author(s)Raymond Hill (gorhill)
Developer(s)Current:
Raymond Hill
Past:
Deathamns, Chris Aljoudi, Alex Vallat[1]
Initial releaseJune 23, 2014 (2014-06-23)[2]
Stable release
1.64.0[3] / 13 May 2025 (13 May 2025)
Repository
Written inJavaScript
Operating systemCross-platform
PredecessorHTTP Switchboard and uMatrix
Available in72[4] languages
TypeBrowser extension
LicenseGPLv3
Websitegithub.com/gorhill/uBlock

uBlock Origin (/ˈjblɒk/ YOO-blok[5]) is a free and open-source browser extension for content filtering, including ad blocking. The extension is available for Firefox and Chromium-based browsers (such as Chrome, Edge, Brave, and Opera).[6]

uBlock Origin is actively developed and maintained by its creator and lead developer Raymond Hill and the open source community.[1] As of April 2025, the Chrome version of uBlock Origin had over 29 million active users and the Firefox version had over 9 million active users, making it the most popular extension on Firefox.[7][8]

  1. ^ a b "Contributors to gorhill/uBlock". GitHub. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Changelog for the first versions". GitHub. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Release 1.64.0". Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  4. ^ "Completed translations". Crowdin.com. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "uBlock Origin: README.md". uBlock GitHub Repository. December 25, 2022 – via GitHub. pronounced you-block origin (/ˈjuːˌblɒk/)
  6. ^ "uBlock / README.md". GitHub. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  7. ^ "uBlock Origin Chrome". chrome.google.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ "Search results for Firefox Browser add-ons". Firefox Browser Add-ons. Mozilla Foundation. Retrieved April 27, 2025.

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