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uBlock vs news-feed-eradicator
uBlock has 68,341 GitHub stars, 4,376 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. news-feed-eradicator has 1,501 stars, 348 forks, 103 open issues and last shipped 1 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 4,453% (68,341 vs 1,501 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; news-feed-eradicator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, news-feed-eradicator 23%. 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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| uBlock | news-feed-eradicator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-04 | 2026-08-23 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 348 |
| 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 news-feed-eradicator if
- You want the news-feed-eradicator 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 news-feed-eradicator 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 news-feed-eradicator
News Feed Eradicator is a browser extension for people who want to stop scrolling social media feeds and see an inspirational quote instead.
read the full news-feed-eradicator overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or news-feed-eradicator more popular?
uBlock has 68,341 GitHub stars and news-feed-eradicator has 1,501. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and news-feed-eradicator free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and news-feed-eradicator under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and news-feed-eradicator?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and news-feed-eradicator 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 news-feed-eradicator?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (68,341 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose news-feed-eradicator if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.