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uBlock vs remirror
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. remirror has 3,036 stars, 265 forks, 208 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,138% (67,937 vs 3,036 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; remirror is written in TypeScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, remirror 9%. 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 | remirror | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-07-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 265 |
| 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 remirror if
- You want the remirror feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and remirror 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 remirror
Remirror is an MIT licensed TypeScript toolkit for building cross platform rich text editors in React on top of ProseMirror, intended for React developers who want either an out of the box WYSIWYG editor or a fully customized editor assembled from extensions.
read the full remirror overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or remirror more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and remirror has 3,036. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and remirror free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and remirror under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and remirror?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and remirror 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 remirror?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose remirror if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.