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uBlock vs finicky
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. finicky has 5,102 stars, 212 forks, 53 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 1,232% (67,937 vs 5,102 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; finicky is written in Go under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, finicky 4%. 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 | finicky | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 5.1K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 212 |
| 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 finicky if
- You want the finicky feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and finicky 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 finicky
Finicky is an MIT licensed macOS application that registers as your default browser and applies rules written in JavaScript or TypeScript to decide which browser or app opens each URL, built for people who routinely juggle more than one browser.
read the full finicky overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or finicky more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and finicky has 5,102. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and finicky free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and finicky under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and finicky?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and finicky in Go. 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 finicky?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose finicky if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.