# uBlock Origin Lite

5 Hacker News commenters recommended uBlock Origin Lite and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a Manifest V3 ad blocker that blocks ads about as well as the original uBlock Origin for nearly all users.

## Why people recommend it

- Blocks ads about as well as uBO (3 comments): "MV3 ad blocking extensions like uBO Lite work fine for 99.9% of cases." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558188)) "works at least as well for almost all users as the original (MV2) uBO" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49515179)) "uBO Lite exists and blocks ads just as well as uBO." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48477374))
- Works under Manifest V3 rules (2 comments): "Manifest V3 doesn't prevent anyone from blocking ads, as proven by uBO Lite" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48477575)) "MV3 ad blocking extensions like uBO Lite work fine for 99.9% of cases." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48558188))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [uBlock Origin](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock-origin.md): 765 recommend
- [uBlock Origin Lite](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock-origin-lite.md): 148 recommend
- [AdGuard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/adguard.md): 78 recommend
- [Wipr 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wipr.md): 41 recommend
- [uBlock](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ublock.md): 32 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "uBlock Origin Lite", https://hackerapproved.com/p/ubo-lite/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).