Overview
A permission-less content blocker. Blocks ads, trackers, miners, and more immediately upon installation.
uBO Lite (uBOL) is a *permission-less* MV3-based content blocker. The default ruleset corresponds to uBlock Origin's default filterset: - uBlock Origin's built-in filter lists - EasyList - EasyPrivacy - Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list You can add more rulesets by visiting the options page -- click the _Cogs_ icon in the popup panel. uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required _only_ when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages. uBOL does not require broad "read and modify data" permission at install time, hence its limited capabilities out of the box compared to uBlock Origin or other content blockers requiring broad "read and modify data" permissions at install time. However, uBOL allows you to *explicitly* grant extended permissions on specific sites of your choice so that it can better filter on those sites using cosmetic filtering and scriptlet injections. To grant extended permissions on a given site, open the popup panel and pick a higher filtering mode such as Optimal or Complete. The browser will then warn you about the effects of granting the additional permissions requested by the extension on the current site, and you will have to tell the browser whether you accept or decline the request. If you accept uBOL's request for additional permissions on the current site, it will be able to better filter content for the current site. You can set the default filtering mode from uBOL's options page. If you pick the Optimal or Complete mode as the default one, you will need to grant uBOL the permission to read and modify data on all websites. Keep in mind this is still a work in progress, with these end goals: - No broad host permissions at install time -- extended permissions are granted explicitly by the user on a per-site basis. - Entirely declarative for reliability and CPU/memory efficiency.
Ryan E.Y. LeeOct 8, 2024
I had been using AdBlock from getadblock.com but in recent months it had been leaking ads through when I peruse Youtube. When I got in touch with their support, they basically batted me off and told me there's nothing much they or I can do about it. I had been hearing other blockers working well, such as uBlock Origin, so I decided to give it a try. Then I found out about MV3 and whatnot and decided to try this experimental uBlock Origin Lite that was meant to comply with MV3. This completely... Show more
Brian MuetingOct 7, 2024
It's pretty perfect, although there seems to be two or three websites that are still swarming with ads and the extension doesn't work at all as if those sites are immune to it. To be more specific, here's one of the sites I'm talking about. https://kaas.to/ I hope the extension will be able to solve this eventually.
Raymond HillDeveloperOct 8, 2024
I cannot reproduce any issue on kaas.to. Be sure you are not using another content blocker along uBOL, they can easily interfere negatively with uBOL. If you still suffer filtering issues, please report those using the chat icon in the popup panel.
nick name (a demon)Oct 5, 2024
it works on manifest v3 chromium based browsers, and soon it won't. either use Brave normally or Firefox with uBO installed. i bet google is just gonna block adblockers as a whole soon 💀
Details
- Version2024.10.6.1334
- UpdatedOctober 8, 2024
- Offered byRaymond Hill (gorhill)
- Size8.02MiB
- Languages51 languages
- Developer
Email
ubo@raymondhill.net - Non-traderThis developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.
Privacy
This developer declares that your data is
- Not being sold to third parties, outside of the approved use cases
- Not being used or transferred for purposes that are unrelated to the item's core functionality
- Not being used or transferred to determine creditworthiness or for lending purposes