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uBlock vs nextai-translator
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars, 4,427 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nextai-translator has 25,021 stars, 1,853 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped yesterday. uBlock leads on adoption by 176% (69,033 vs 25,021 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, nextai-translator 7%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (browser-extension), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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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Side by side
| uBlock | nextai-translator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 69K | ★ 25K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 69K 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 nextai-translator if
- You want the nextai-translator feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and nextai-translator fits your workflow better
About uBlock
[![Badge Commits]][Commit Rate] [![Badge Issues]][Issues] [![Badge Localization]][Crowdin] [![Badge License]][License] [![Badge NPM]][NPM] [![Badge Mozilla]][Mozilla] ![Badge Chrome] [![Badge Edge]][Edge] uBlock Origin (uBO) GitHub Releases Stable and development versions on Firefox, Chromium MV2, and Thunderbird. Must be placed manually into web browsers; the Chromium and Thunderbird versions usually won't auto update. Related: uBlock Origin Lite uBlock Origin (uBO) is a CPU and memory efficient [wide spectrum content blocker][Blocking] for Chromium and Firefox. It blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups…
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About nextai-translator
Due to receiving a trademark ownership warning from OpenAI, this project and product has been renamed to nextai translator. We hope you understand. English 中文 The translator that does more than just translation Why Yet another Translator I have developed a Bob plugin that utilizes ChatGPT API to provide global word translation on macOS. However, since not all users have access to macOS to benefit from the plugin, I have created this project! More than just a browser extension What began as a Chrome extension has now evolved into a multi platform desktop app that I am currently developing. More than just…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or nextai-translator more popular?
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars and nextai-translator has 25,021. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and nextai-translator free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and nextai-translator under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and nextai-translator?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (69,033 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose nextai-translator if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.