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uBlock vs slugify
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars, 4,354 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. slugify has 2,702 stars, 95 forks, 2 open issues and last shipped 10 days ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 2,414% (67,937 vs 2,702 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; slugify is written in JavaScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, slugify 4%. 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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| uBlock | slugify | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 68K | ★ 2.7K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 95 |
| 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 slugify if
- You want the slugify feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and slugify 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 slugify
slugify is a small, MIT licensed JavaScript package published on npm as @sindresorhus/slugify that turns arbitrary text into URL safe, filename safe, ID safe slugs, and it is aimed at developers writing web applications, static site generators, Node.js tooling, and form handling code that needs predictable identifiers derived from human readable strings.
read the full slugify overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or slugify more popular?
uBlock has 67,937 GitHub stars and slugify has 2,702. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and slugify free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and slugify under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and slugify?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and slugify in JavaScript. 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 slugify?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (67,937 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose slugify if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.