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uBlock vs web-archives
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars, 4,427 forks, 15 open issues and last shipped yesterday. web-archives has 1,611 stars, 127 forks, 28 open issues and last shipped 4 months ago. uBlock leads on adoption by 4,185% (69,033 vs 1,611 stars). uBlock is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0; web-archives is written in JavaScript under GPL-3.0. uBlock has attracted 6% as many forks as stars, web-archives 8%. 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 | web-archives | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 69K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-06-27 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.4K | ⑂ 127 |
| 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 web-archives if
- You want the web-archives feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and web-archives 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 web-archives
Web Archives Sponsors Lenso.ai Explore billions of images from all around the web. Search for places, people, duplicates, and more. Supporting the Project Web Archives is an open source project made possible thanks to a community of awesome supporters. If you'd like to support the continued development of the extension, please consider contributing with Patreon, PayPal or Bitcoin. Description Web Archives is a browser extension that enables you to find archived and cached versions of web pages, and comes with support for various search engines. Searches can be initiated from the context menu and the browser…
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Frequently asked questions
Is uBlock or web-archives more popular?
uBlock has 69,033 GitHub stars and web-archives has 1,611. uBlock has the larger community by that measure.
Are uBlock and web-archives free?
Both are open source. uBlock is licensed under GPL-3.0 and web-archives under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between uBlock and web-archives?
uBlock is written in JavaScript and web-archives 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 web-archives?
Choose uBlock if you want the larger community (69,033 stars) or its GPL-3.0 licence terms. Choose web-archives if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.