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uBlock vs daily
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. daily has 20,070 stars, 568 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 238% (67,923 vs 20,070 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; daily is written in JavaScript under AGPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, daily 3%. 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 | daily | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 20K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-14 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 568 |
| 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 daily if
- You want the daily feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and daily 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.
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About daily
daily.dev is a free, open source personalized news feed and community for software developers. It lives in the JavaScript ecosystem and is licensed under AGPL 3.0. The project aggregates articles, tutorials, release notes, and news from more than 2,000 trusted sources across the web, then personalizes the resulting feed according to the tags a reader follows — such as webdev, ai, or devops — and according to what that reader has already engaged with. It is delivered as a new tab browser extension for Chrome and Edge, as a web app, and as mobile apps for iOS and Android, with a PWA among its listed topics. The rep…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or daily more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and daily has 20,070. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and daily free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and daily under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and daily?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and daily 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 daily?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose daily if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.