uBlock Origin Lite is back on Firefox add-ons

uBlock Origin Lite is back on Firefox add-ons(addons.mozilla.org)

41 points by speckx 1 day ago | 12 comments

fph 1 day ago |

Is it better than regular uBlock origin? I thought (possibly wrongly) that the "lite" version was for inferior browsers with a crippled Adblocking API.

mfro 1 day ago | |

Yes, it is meant for the manifest v3 browsers. I think it has a simpler interface so it may be useful to non technical people.

jameshilliard 12 hours ago | | |

> Yes, it is meant for the manifest v3 browsers.

It was only created as a workaround to Google killing proper adblock related API support for manifest v3, it's definitely worse than regular ublock origin.

fsflover 23 hours ago | | |

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969828

pavel_lishin 1 day ago |

It was gone?

mossTechnician 1 day ago | |

Specifically for Firefox. This was a really big deal when it happened[0], not because it was the best ad blocker, but because Mozilla's policies managed to put what I'd consider excessive strain on a reputable developer[1].

[0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41707418

[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41695054

IronWolve 1 day ago | |

Maybe the lite? I'm running the OG.

kencausey 1 day ago | | |

I have to wonder what is the appeal of the lite version over the OG on Firefox. I had previously assumed that the lite version only existed for browsers that blocked the functionality of the full version. Meanwhile, I'm still running uMatrix in Firefox.