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uBlock vs luakit
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. luakit has 2,315 stars, 254 forks, 253 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,834% (67,923 vs 2,315 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; luakit is written in Lua under GPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, luakit 11%. 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 | luakit | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Lua |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-06-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 254 |
| 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 luakit if
- You want the luakit feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Lua
- You evaluated both and luakit 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 luakit
Luakit is a fast, small, and simple micro browser framework built around the WebKit web content engine and the GTK+ toolkit. It is extensible by Lua, so browser behavior and user workflows can be shaped through Lua configuration files instead of only through fixed settings screens.
read the full luakit overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or luakit more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and luakit has 2,315. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and luakit free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and luakit under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and luakit?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and luakit in Lua. 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 luakit?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose luakit if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.