Compare Edge add-ons: uBlock Origin vs AdBlock — best ad blocker

Stats uBlock Origin uBlock Origin AdBlock — best ad blocker AdBlock — best ad blocker
User count 15,369,200 18,697,628
Average rating 4.60 4.10
Rating count 2,000 1,249
Last updated 2024-02-17 2024-03-19
Size 3.80M 4.34M
Version 1.56.0 5.21.0
Short description
Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. Block ads and pop-ups on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and your favorite websites.
Full summary

An efficient blocker: Fast, potent and lean, and yet can load and enforce thousands more filters than other popular blockers out there.

Illustrated overview of its efficiency: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-vs.-ABP:-efficiency-compared

Usage: The big power button in the popup is to permanently disable/enable uBlock for the current web site. It applies to the current web site only, it is not a global power button.


Flexible, it's more than an "ad blocker": it can also read and create filters from hosts files.

Out of the box, these lists of filters are loaded and enforced:

  • EasyList
  • Peter Lowe’s Ad server list
  • EasyPrivacy
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AdBlock — best ad blocker

Block annoying ads and pop-ups on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and all your favorite websites.

AdBlock is the best ad blocker with over 65 million users and one of the most popular ad blocking extensions with over 350 million downloads!

FEATURES

☆ Block pop ups, ads, and annoying banners (even remove video ads!) on YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and all your favorite sites ☆ Block third-party trackers and protect your privacy ☆ Browse safely by blocking malicious ads with malware, scams, and cryptocurrency miners ☆ Improve page load times and enjoy a faster internet ☆ Enjoy custom ad blocking by replacing some ads with pictures of cats, dogs, and landscapes ☆ Customize your experience with filters, allowlists, dark mode, and other colorful themes

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