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uBlock vs llm-scraper
uBlock has 67,985 GitHub stars, 4,356 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. llm-scraper has 6,936 stars, 454 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 880% (67,985 vs 6,936 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; llm-scraper is written in TypeScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, llm-scraper 7%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| uBlock | llm-scraper | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 6.9K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 454 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 68K stars and counting
- You want the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick llm-scraper if
- You want the llm-scraper feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and llm-scraper fits your workflow better
About uBlock
uBlock Origin is a CPU and memory efficient, wide spectrum content blocker for Chromium and Firefox, aimed at anyone who wants ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, anti blockers and malware sites neutralised by default without hand tuning anything.
read the full uBlock overview →
About llm-scraper
LLM Scraper is an MIT licensed TypeScript library that turns any webpage into structured data by combining Playwright with a large language model, built for developers who want typed, schema shaped extraction instead of hand written selectors.
read the full llm-scraper overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or llm-scraper more popular?
uBlock has 67,985 GitHub stars and llm-scraper has 6,936. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and llm-scraper free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and llm-scraper under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and llm-scraper?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and llm-scraper in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, uBlock or llm-scraper?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,985 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose llm-scraper if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.