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uBlock vs quasar
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. quasar has 27,210 stars, 3,674 forks, 74 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 150% (67,937 vs 27,210 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; quasar is written in JavaScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, quasar 14%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser-extension, javascript), 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 | quasar | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 27K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 3.7K |
| 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 quasar if
- You want the quasar feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and quasar 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 quasar
Quasar Framework is an MIT licensed Vue.js framework that builds responsive single page apps, server side rendered and statically generated sites, progressive web apps, browser extensions, hybrid mobile apps, and Electron desktop apps from a single codebase.
read the full quasar overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or quasar more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and quasar has 27,210. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and quasar free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and quasar under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and quasar?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and quasar in JavaScript. 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 quasar?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose quasar if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.