Firefox with uBlock Origin
Hacker ApprovedRanked 8 of 16 ad blockers by recommenders
Free and widely seen as the strongest ad blocker, though one critic reports heavy CPU and memory use.
Free and widely seen as the strongest ad blocker, though one critic reports heavy CPU and memory use.
18 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 16
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 89%
Recommended in 10 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 16 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 10 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Preferred over other ad blockers
“mobile adblocking goes Firefox (with uBlock Origin) > Safari (with 1Blocker)”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “PC Gamer Recommends RSS Readers in a 37MB Article That Just Keeps Downloading” “As always, using Firefox with Ublock Origin is the answer.”
Comment from 25 May 2026 in “Linus Torvalds Is Unhappy About the AI Influence in Linux Kernel Development” “Staying on Firefox + uBlock has been worth the headache”
Comment from 13 Aug 2026 in “uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook” - Comment from 25 Apr 2026 in “Firefox Has Integrated Brave's Adblock Engine”
Blocks ads and YouTube ads well
“Ublock in firefox sees the actual content in my browser and can distinguish youtube videos from ads.”
Comment from 13 Oct 2026 in “Apple's new 'Switch to Safari' campaign details why you should ditch Chrome” “I thought uBlock Origin on Firefox was the most effective combination available”
Comment from 6 Jan 2026 in “Brave overhauled its Rust adblock engine with FlatBuffers, cutting memory 75%” “The main reason uBlock on Firefox works better is because of CNAME de-cloaking.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Google Has Removed MV2 Extensions from the Chrome Web Store, Including UBO” - Comment from 1 Aug 2026 in “How Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023)”
Works on Android
“mobile adblocking goes Firefox (with uBlock Origin) > Safari (with 1Blocker)”
Comment from 23 Mar 2026 in “PC Gamer Recommends RSS Readers in a 37MB Article That Just Keeps Downloading” “Firefox + uBlock Origin works just fine on Android.”
Comment from 11 Feb 2026 in “YouTube's $60B revenue revealed amid paid subscriber push” “Same for Firefox + uBlock on Android”
Comment from 7 Feb 2026 in “I Now Assume That All Ads on Apple News Are Scams”
Other ad blockers people recommend
The four most recommended other ad blockers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| uBlock Origin | 765 | 71 | 92% | 13 | 2 yrs9 owners | Approved |
| uBlock Origin Lite | 148 | 65 | 69% | 12 | 1 yr5 owners | Approved |
| AdGuard | 78 | 8 | 91% | 12 | — | Approved |
| Wipr 2 | 41 | 7 | 85% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Firefox with uBlock OriginThis page | 16 | 2 | 89% | 10 | — | Approved |
What people said
17 of the 18 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Ublock in firefox sees the actual content in my browser and can distinguish youtube videos from ads.”
“installing Firefox with the real uBlock origin (not ublock origin lite)”
“I can't run the full suite of ad-blocking software that I run on my computer (Firefox + uBlock, sponsor block”
“The main reason uBlock on Firefox works better is because of CNAME de-cloaking.”
“Recently switched to Firefox with Ublock origin, and loving it.”
“Staying on Firefox + uBlock has been worth the headache”
“I use Firefox with uBlock Origin on Linux, and haven't seen an ad in years.”
“it seems like ages since I've been blocked for using it”
“As always, using Firefox with Ublock Origin is the answer.”
“Nothing else comes close.”
“mobile adblocking goes Firefox (with uBlock Origin) > Safari (with 1Blocker)”
“Firefox + uBlock Origin works just fine on Android.”
“firefox + ublock origin does not work on phone”
“Same for Firefox + uBlock on Android”
“does not last long without rocketing CPU & memory usage, fan spinning up, etc.”
“I thought uBlock Origin on Firefox was the most effective combination available”
“and Firefox with uBlock Origin to refresh computers for local folks”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.