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uBlock vs nextai-translator
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars, 4,353 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. nextai-translator has 24,985 stars, 1,850 forks, 529 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 172% (67,923 vs 24,985 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; nextai-translator is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, nextai-translator 7%. 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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Side by side
| uBlock | nextai-translator | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 25K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 1.9K |
| 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 nextai-translator if
- You want the nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator
NextAI Translator is an open source, AGPL 3.0 licensed browser extension and cross platform desktop application that performs selected text translation, polishing, and summarization through the ChatGPT API, and it is aimed at readers, writers, and developers who want all three of those operations available on Windows, macOS, and Linux rather than on a single platform.
read the full nextai-translator overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or nextai-translator more popular?
uBlock has 67,923 GitHub stars and nextai-translator has 24,985. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and nextai-translator free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and nextai-translator under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and nextai-translator?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and nextai-translator 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 nextai-translator?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,923 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose nextai-translator if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.