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uBlock vs NooBox
uBlock has 69,018 GitHub stars, 4,422 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. NooBox has 522 stars, 54 forks, 37 open issues and last shipped 12 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 13,122% (69,018 vs 522 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; NooBox is written in TypeScript under GPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, NooBox 10%. 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 | NooBox | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 69K | ★ 522 |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-01 | 2025-11-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 54 |
| 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 NooBox if
- You want the NooBox feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and NooBox 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 NooBox
Noobox 二箱(简) 二箱(繁) Table Of Content Installation Functionalities Search By Image Extract Images Auto Refresh HTML5 Video Control (Abort) License Language Installation Chrome Web Stroe CRX Download How to Install CRX ? Setting More Tools Extension Open Developer Mode Drag CRX File Search By Image "If you’ve stumbled across an image on the internet—perhaps on your favorite social media site—and you want to know more about it, you can always ask the person responsible for the post. Odds are good that they probably just cribbed the image from somewhere else, and don’t know any more about where it came from. But…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or NooBox more popular?
uBlock has 69,018 GitHub stars and NooBox has 522. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and NooBox free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and NooBox under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and NooBox?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and NooBox 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 NooBox?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (69,018 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose NooBox if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.