Best alternatives to uBlock Origin: Facebook, YouTube & Sites (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to uBlock Origin, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
uBlock Origin: Facebook, YouTube & Sites today
uBlock Origin alternatives, compared
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Adblock - adblocker for Youtube
Adblock tool to block ads on social websites YouTube, Facebook, Twitch. Adblocker effectively removes ads on all websites.
≈30K users2.2★ from 546 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago5 permissions- About 7.5× more users than uBlock Origin
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Privacy & Security
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ClearBlock — Ad Blocker for YouTube & Websites
Block ads on YouTube and websites for free. Block trackers and enjoy cleaner browsing.
844 users3.0★ from 2 ratingsUpdated in the last day8 permissions- About 4.7× fewer users than uBlock Origin
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Adblock for YouTube™
Privacy aware, secure Adblock for YouTube™. Blocks any ads on YouTube.com.
≈40K users4.6★ from 3.2K ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions- About 10× more users than uBlock Origin
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (8 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Adblock for YouTube™
Remove all ads from YouTube. Block ads and pop-unders on YouTube videos and remove all other types of ads. Make YouTube work faster.
≈300K users2.6★ from 3K ratingsUpdated 5 months ago5 permissions- About 75× more users than uBlock Origin
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Adblock for YouTube™ — best adblocker
Privacy aware, secure Adblock for YouTube™. Blocks any ads on YouTube.com.
≈100K users4.9★ from 5.2K ratingsUpdated 13 months ago7 permissions- About 25× more users than uBlock Origin
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (7 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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ProBlocker - Adblock for YouTube & Web
Fast, free adblock for YouTube™ and all sites. Block video ads, banners and trackers. 2026 Manifest V3 compliant.
≈20K users4.5★ from 383 ratingsUpdated 3 weeks ago12 permissions- About 5.0× more users than uBlock Origin
- Asks for fewer permissions (12 vs 14)
- Listed under Privacy & Security
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Adblock for Youtube™
Removes ads from Youtube™.
≈11M users4.8★ from 385K ratingsUpdated 8 weeks ago9 permissions- About 2750× more users than uBlock Origin
- Asks for fewer permissions (9 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Adblock for Youtube - skip ads
Adblock to remove all ads from Youtube. Experience YouTube ad-free with ad blocker extension. Auto skip Youtube ads.
≈80K users3.3★ from 833 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago4 permissions- About 20× more users than uBlock Origin
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Video Ad Block Youtube
AdBlocker for YouTube, Hotstar, JioCinema and etc.
≈100K users4.2★ from 1.9K ratingsUpdated 7 weeks ago5 permissions- About 25× more users than uBlock Origin
- Asks for fewer permissions (5 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Adblock for Youtube™ - Auto Skip ad
Powerful adblocker tool to remove ads from YouTube. Blocks annoying ads in embedded Youtube videos.
≈7K users3.6★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions- About 1.8× more users than uBlock Origin
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 14)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
uBlock Origin alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to uBlock Origin?
By users, the most popular alternative is Adblock for Youtube™ with ≈11M users and a 4.8-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Adblock - adblocker for Youtube.
Which uBlock Origin alternative has the best rating?
Adblock for YouTube™ — best adblocker has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.9 out of 5 from 5.2K ratings.
Is there a uBlock Origin alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Adblock for Youtube - skip ads asks for 4 permissions, against 14 for uBlock Origin.
How many alternatives to uBlock Origin are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to uBlock Origin on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.