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uBlock vs BookmarkHub
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. BookmarkHub has 2,555 stars, 231 forks, 67 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,558% (67,923 vs 2,555 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; BookmarkHub is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, BookmarkHub 9%. 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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| uBlock | BookmarkHub | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 2.6K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-04-06 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 231 |
| 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 BookmarkHub if
- You want the BookmarkHub feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and BookmarkHub 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 BookmarkHub
BookmarkHub is a TypeScript browser extension, released under the Apache 2.0 licence, that synchronizes bookmarks between different browsers by keeping them in a GitHub Gist, and it is aimed at people who work across more than one browser or machine and already hold a GitHub account.
read the full BookmarkHub overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or BookmarkHub more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and BookmarkHub has 2,555. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and BookmarkHub free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and BookmarkHub under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and BookmarkHub?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and BookmarkHub 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 BookmarkHub?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose BookmarkHub if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.