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uBlock vs I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies has 4,242 stars, 132 forks, 14,709 open issues and last shipped yesterday. uBlock leads on adoption by 1,501% (67,923 vs 4,242 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 3%. uBlock was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 2 topic tags (browser-extension, firefox), 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 | I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 4.2K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 132 |
| 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies if
- You want the I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies
I Still Don't Care About Cookies is a browser extension for Firefox and Chrome that removes cookie consent warnings from many websites. It is a debloated fork of the original I don't care about cookies extension, written in JavaScript under the GNU General Public License version 3.0. The project lives in the browser extension ecosystem, where users install an add on or extension to change how web pages appear inside their chosen browser.
read the full I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies has 4,242. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies 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 I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose I-Still-Dont-Care-About-Cookies if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.