#Ublock origin. software#
#Ublock origin. code#

Green: The request for the resource was allowed to go through ( ++) because it matched a filter/rule whose purpose is to bypass a matching block filter/rule.

Gray: The request for the resource was allowed to go through 'Dynamic filtering' engine, because of noop rule.

Red: The request for the resource was canceled ( -) because of a block filter/rule.

Purple: The request for the resource was modified by one of the 'Modifier filters'.

No color: The request for the resource was allowed to go through because it matched no filter/rule.

The color of a row hints at how the resource was filtered: The request logger will open in a new tab (which was moved to its own window below): To access the logger, click on the list icon of uBO's popup UI:

The logger is the tool of choice to see, understand, diagnose and fix the functioning of uBO. This logger is unified, meaning it will display everything uBO does as it occurs. UBlock Origin (uBO) comes with a logger, which gives the ability to inspect what uBO is doing with network requests and DOM elements, whether something is blocked or allowed, and which filter, if any, matched a network request or DOM element.

Read carefully if using uBO/webext on legacy Firefox.

The removed element reappears when you reload the page.

#Ublock origin. software#

Software known to have uninstalled uBlock Origin.Doesn't uBlock Origin add overhead to page load?.Does uBlock Origin block ads or just hide them?.Overview of uBlock's network filtering engine: details.Overview of uBlock's network filtering engine.Medium mode (optimal for advanced users).The uBlock Origin project still specifically refuses donations at this time, and instead advises all of its clients, users and supporters to donate to block list maintainers. The uBlock Origin extension remains an industry leading, open-source, cross-platform browser extension with software developed specifically for multiple platform use, and as of 2023, uBlock Origin’s extension is availableįor several of the most widely used browsers, including: Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Opera, Firefox and all Safari releases prior to 13. In January 2017, uBlock Origin was added to the repositories for Debian 9, and Ubuntu (16.04), and the uBlock Origin extension was awarded the prestigious IoT honor of “Pick of theĪs of 2023, uBlock Origin continues to be maintained and actively developed by founder and lead developer Raymond Hill. Developer Nik Rolls then officially released uBlock Origin for the Microsoft Edge browser in December 2016.

Quickly gaining traction throughout the entire ad-blocking industry, the uBlock Origin Firefox version collected over 5 million active users, with its Chrome extension subsequently compiling over 10 This report attributed this enormous surge to collective user demand for “pure” blockers with the capacity to operate outside the “acceptable advertising” program used by AdBlock, (occasionally represented globally as – uBlock₀).įollowing this 2015 introduction, a collaborative comsource and Sourcepoint industry research survey reported an 833% growth rate over a 10-month period ending in August 2016, the most rapid growth amongĪny industry software publicly listed at that time.

Opera extension, in late 2015 the initial uBlock extension expanded to other browsers under its current name – uBlock Origin. First released in June 2014 as an exclusive Chrome and

#Ublock origin. code#

The initial uBlock was developed by Raymond Hill in order to enableĬommunity-maintained block lists while simultaneously adding additional features and upgrading the code quality to proper release standards. HTTP Switchboard with a separate blocking extension, uMatrix, which had been previously designed for advanced users. In 2014 uBlock Origin’s founder, original author and lead developer, Raymond Hill, created the original uBlock extension, with its development initiated by forking the codebase of