![]() The browser extension for Chrome can be installed with a single mouse click on your Chrome browser, and it is perfectly capable of taking care of pesky ads without intervention.Įven though it’s extremely novice-accessible, it will, by no means, leave the advanced users wanting more, as a quick stroll down the Settings, 3rd-party filters, My filters, My rules, and Whitelist sections will be enough to convince. Uncompromising and extremely powerful ad blocker for the massesīy now, it becomes quite clear that uBlock Origin is a very useful and, dare we say it, a must-have browser extension. That’s actually a very good thing, especially since not all browsers of late are on CPU or RAM diets. Another highlight is, of course, the extension’s restrained hunger for system resources. ![]() Worst case scenario, they will load just as fast as before. Regarding performance, most of the time, uBlock Origin should help your browser load pages a bit faster, especially the ad-riddled ones. There’s also a very useful “Element Picker” that, as you may have guessed, allows you to create custom filters with the help of the mouse. Turning off its filtering capabilities for a particular website is as effortless as clicking the blue button from the drop-down UI. ![]() For starters, it is capable of running right out-of-the-box, without you even having to restart Chrome after its installation. Strikes a sublime balance between user accessibility, performance and resource consumptionĪs it happens, uBlock Origin ticks all of the boxes with valiance. However, as a mundane user, what you might care about is related to aspects such as ease of use, performance, and resource consumption. While this might sound appealing to advanced users or ubergeeks, if you’re a mainstream user, then you surely do not care too much about such under-the-hood wizardry. Better yet, you can add a custom, third-party filter by quickly visiting the designated section from the Settings page. Enforced by some of the most powerful ad-blocking filtersīrowser Extension backed up by a couple of very powerful filters, such as EasyList, Peter Lowe’s Ad server list, EasyPrivacy and Malware Domains list. For Opera, at least, this is one of the few choices, but it’s also one of the best (if not the best – but we don’t want to appear biased). To be honest, there aren’t that many ad blockers on all the three mentioned browsers’ official stores and good ones at that. The “enable-at-your-own-risk” advanced features will also keep tech-savvy users satisfied. For example, you can unblock a website by adding it to the dedicated Whitelist section. Take a quick visit to the Setting section, and you are bound to discover other useful opportunities. For instance, turning it off for a specific website only requires you to click the large blue button from its compact UI. Getting to grips with this extension is also, quite easy. Sports a perfect mix of simplicity and customization options However, if you so choose to, it’s capabilities can be improved with the addition of custom lists and filters, but do keep in mind that the more sources you add, the more resources this tiny extension will require. That said, it’s perfectly capable of running on its own, right out of the box, without any intervention on your part. ![]() UBlock Origin Benefits Empowered by some of the best ad-blocking filters to dateīrowser Extension enforces its might through the power of popular anti-ad filters such as EasyList, EasyPrivacy, Peter Lowe’s Ad server list, and Malware Domains. Fortunately, there are lots of software utilities that can correct disruptive pop-ups and any other instances of advertisement and unwanted content that your browser needs to cope with, and uBlock Origin for Firefox is one of them. ![]() While some may be more tolerant, no user can honestly call themselves receptive to intrusive ads that flood the web pages they are visiting. To the rescue comes uBlock Origin, a highly customizable and powerful Chrome extension (also available for Firefox and Opera) that takes its mission to block third party ads, trackers and other possibly malware-related content extremely seriously. It’s no wonder, especially since most ads actually slow down the website loading process, not to mention that they make the layout of various webpages feel uninviting due to tons of clutter. While we agree that not all Internet ads are “evil,” if, given the chance, most of us would surely be better off without them. Right off the bat, here’s what you need to know: it’s easy to install (just like most Opera extensions), highly configurable and, best of all, extremely light on your computer’s resources. ![]()
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