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uBlock vs fingerprint-chromium
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. fingerprint-chromium has 3,045 stars, 438 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,131% (67,937 vs 3,045 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; fingerprint-chromium is written in various languages under BSD-3-Clause. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, fingerprint-chromium 14%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (chromium), 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 | fingerprint-chromium | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Written in | JavaScript | — |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-06-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 438 |
| 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 fingerprint-chromium if
- You want the fingerprint-chromium feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- You evaluated both and fingerprint-chromium 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 fingerprint-chromium
fingerprint chromium is an open source fingerprint browser based on Ungoogled Chromium, distributed as prebuilt browser binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS, and aimed at anyone who needs to control the fingerprint their browser presents to a website — anti bot testing, anti detection research, scraping, and privacy work.
read the full fingerprint-chromium overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or fingerprint-chromium more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and fingerprint-chromium has 3,045. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and fingerprint-chromium free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and fingerprint-chromium under BSD-3-Clause. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and fingerprint-chromium?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and fingerprint-chromium in various languages. 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 fingerprint-chromium?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose fingerprint-chromium if its feature set, stack or BSD-3-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.