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uBlock vs VideoTogether
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars, 4,427 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. VideoTogether has 1,794 stars, 123 forks, 18 open issues and last shipped 9 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 3,748% (69,033 vs 1,794 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; VideoTogether is written in JavaScript under MIT. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, VideoTogether 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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| uBlock | VideoTogether | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 69K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-02-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 123 |
| 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 VideoTogether if
- You want the VideoTogether feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and VideoTogether 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 VideoTogether
VideoTogether VideoTogether is a browser extension that syncs video playback with friends in real time on Chrome, Edge, and Safari. Visit for more information [ English ] [中文 ] Installation Please visit our website for installation guide Development Extension The core code is main/source/extension/vt.js We use a very simple compile script script/build extension.py to build run python script/build extension.py to build, the output directory is ./release Service service code is in source/go server
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or VideoTogether more popular?
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars and VideoTogether has 1,794. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and VideoTogether free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and VideoTogether under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and VideoTogether?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and VideoTogether 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 VideoTogether?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (69,033 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose VideoTogether if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.