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uBlock vs ego-lite
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ego-lite has 16,117 stars, 844 forks, 169 open issues and last shipped yesterday. uBlock leads on adoption by 321% (67,923 vs 16,117 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; ego-lite is written in JavaScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, ego-lite 5%. 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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Side by side
| uBlock | ego-lite | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 16K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 844 |
| 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 ego-lite if
- You want the ego-lite feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and ego-lite 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 ego-lite
ego lite is an MIT licensed browser from citrolabs that lets a person and their AI agents drive the same browser in parallel, aimed at developers who want Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, or a custom agent CLI to automate real, logged in web pages without surrendering the tabs they are using.
read the full ego-lite overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or ego-lite more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and ego-lite has 16,117. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and ego-lite free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and ego-lite under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and ego-lite?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and ego-lite 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 ego-lite?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose ego-lite if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.