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uBlock vs favbox
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. favbox has 769 stars, 38 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 8,734% (67,937 vs 769 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; favbox is written in Vue under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, favbox 5%. 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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Side by side
| uBlock | favbox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 769 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Vue |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 38 |
| 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 favbox if
- You want the favbox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You evaluated both and favbox 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 favbox
FavBox FavBox is a local first experimental browser extension that enhances and simplifies bookmark management without cloud storage or third party services. It extends your browser's native bookmarking features. Key features: 🔄 Syncs with your browser profile \ 🔒 No third‑party data sharing. No ads. No tracking. \ 🎨 Minimalist, clean UI\ 🏷️ Tag support for easy organization\ 🔍 Advanced search, sorting, and filtering by tags, domains, folders, and keywords\ 🌁 Multiple display modes\ 🌗 Light and dark themes\ 🗑️ Detects broken and duplicate bookmarks\ ⌨️ Hotkeys for quick search access\ 🗒️ Local notes supp…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or favbox more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and favbox has 769. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and favbox free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and favbox under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and favbox?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and favbox in Vue. 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 favbox?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose favbox if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.