head to head · open source
uBlock vs remirror
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars, 4,427 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. remirror has 3,029 stars, 264 forks, 208 open issues and last shipped 8 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,179% (69,033 vs 3,029 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 | ★ 69K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-26 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 264 |
| 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 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
[![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 remirror
A React toolkit for building cross platform text editors, based on ProseMirror . [!IMPORTANT] remirror is in maintenance mode and is not recommended for new projects. It stays stable and we will keep fixing critical bugs, but active development has moved on. For new projects, please use ProseKit instead: a framework agnostic editor toolkit built on the same ProseMirror foundation. See the migration guide to move an existing editor over. Motivation · Documentation · Storybook · Contributing Introduction With this code snippet your editor now supports basic editing functionality. Alternatively, take a look at our…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or remirror more popular?
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars and remirror has 3,029. 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 (69,033 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose remirror if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.