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uBlock vs canvas-editor
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. canvas-editor has 5,197 stars, 865 forks, 34 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 1,207% (67,937 vs 5,197 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; canvas-editor is written in TypeScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, canvas-editor 17%. 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 | canvas-editor | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 5.2K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 865 |
| 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 canvas-editor if
- You want the canvas-editor feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and canvas-editor 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 canvas-editor
Canvas Editor is an MIT licensed, Canvas/SVG based rich text editor written in TypeScript and published to npm as @hufe921/canvas editor , built for developers who need pixel perfect, Word like documents — EMR records, legal contracts, and reports — inside a browser instead of a contenteditable field.
read the full canvas-editor overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or canvas-editor more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and canvas-editor has 5,197. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and canvas-editor free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and canvas-editor under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and canvas-editor?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and canvas-editor 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 canvas-editor?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose canvas-editor if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.