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uBlock vs jumpcutter
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars, 4,427 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. jumpcutter has 679 stars, 28 forks, 126 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 10,067% (69,033 vs 679 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; jumpcutter is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, jumpcutter 4%. 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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| uBlock | jumpcutter | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 69K | ★ 679 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 28 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick uBlock if
- You weight community size — 69K 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 jumpcutter if
- You want the jumpcutter feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and jumpcutter fits your workflow better
About uBlock
[![Badge Commits]][Commit Rate] [![Badge Issues]][Issues] [![Badge Localization]][Crowdin] [![Badge License]][License] [![Badge NPM]][NPM] [![Badge Mozilla]][Mozilla] ![Badge Chrome] [![Badge Edge]][Edge] uBlock Origin (uBO) GitHub Releases Stable and development versions on Firefox, Chromium MV2, and Thunderbird. Must be placed manually into web browsers; the Chromium and Thunderbird versions usually won't auto update. Related: uBlock Origin Lite uBlock Origin (uBO) is a CPU and memory efficient [wide spectrum content blocker][Blocking] for Chromium and Firefox. It blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups…
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About jumpcutter
Jump Cutter [ ][chrome web store] [ ][addons mozilla org] [ ][weblate] Download: [ ][chrome web store] [ ][addons mozilla org] [ ][microsoft edge addons] or from GitHub: Chromium / Gecko (Firefox) Skips silent parts in videos, in real time. Can be useful for watching lectures, stream recordings (VODs), webinars, podcasts, and other unedited videos. Demo: Inspired by this video by carykh. How it works Simple (mostly). Currently there are 2 separate algorithms in place. The first one we call "the stretching algorithm", and it's in this file. It simply looks at the output audio of a media element, determines its…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or jumpcutter more popular?
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars and jumpcutter has 679. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and jumpcutter free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and jumpcutter under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and jumpcutter?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and jumpcutter in TypeScript. 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 jumpcutter?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (69,033 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose jumpcutter if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.