Free resources, Browser extensions
uBlock Origin Lite
A lightweight content blocker that makes pages load faster and quieter.
- Category
- Browser extensions
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Website
- ublockorigin.com
What uBlock Origin Lite is
Blocking ads and trackers is the single change that most improves how the web feels. Pages load faster because most of what they load is not the page, and the layout stops jumping as late scripts arrive.
The Lite version works within the newer extension rules browsers now impose, using declarative filter lists rather than inspecting every request, which keeps it fast and light.
Good for
- Making heavy news and content sites usable again
- Cutting the data a browser pulls on a slow connection
- Reducing the tracking that follows you between sites
Worth knowing
- Some sites detect blockers and ask you to turn it off — allow the ones you want to support.
- Lite is deliberately less configurable than the full version; if you need fine-grained rules, look at that instead.
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