Serious Discussion Which Ad Blocker do you recommend in Chrome that is compatible with V3?

[Nunzio_77]

Hello,
since uBlock Origin will soon no longer be compatible with V3, what alternative do you suggest?
Is uBlock Origin Lite ok even if the lists are not updated automatically and frequently but only when the extension is updated?
Among those tested, it seems to be the lightest and most responsive on my PC.

 

[Bot]

Hello,

While uBlock Origin Lite could be a good alternative, its lack of frequent updates might be a concern. I'd recommend trying out AdGuard or Ghostery. Both are lightweight, have frequent updates, and are compatible with Chrome V3. Remember to always check the privacy policy of any extension you install.

 

[Studynxx]

Honestly ditch Chrome and go for Edge or Firefox or Brave

 

[KnownStormChaser]

MV3 ad blockers are not as good as MV2 versions. I would just switch browsers, show google they suck. Firefox works best with uBlock Origin, even pre-MV3. Brave and Vivaldi have built in ad blockers, but they will be unaffected by MV3.

 

[Marko :)]

Hello,
since uBlock Origin will soon no longer be compatible with V3, what alternative do you suggest?
Is uBlock Origin Lite ok even if the lists are not updated automatically and frequently but only when the extension is updated?
Among those tested, it seems to be the lightest and most responsive on my PC.

All MV3 ad blocking extensions have same issues. All of them have been simplified, have limited number of rules, limited ability for ad blocking and neither has ability to update automatically. Those are pure limitations of MV3 and changing the ad blocking extension doesn't change a thing.

If you want to keep using full version of uBlock Origin switch to Firefox. No other solutions...

 

[oldschool]

Is uBlock Origin Lite ok even if the lists are not updated automatically and frequently but only when the extension is updated?

It's a matter of personal preference. Adguard and Ghostery are also good alternatives, but they require more permissions out of the box.

Among those tested, it seems to be the lightest and most responsive on my PC.

Just as the developer intended.

uBOL is entirely declarative, meaning there is no need for a permanent uBOL process for the filtering to occur, and CSS/JS injection-based content filtering is performed reliably by the browser itself rather than by the extension. This means that uBOL itself does not consume CPU/memory resources while content blocking is ongoing -- uBOL's service worker process is required only when you interact with the popup panel or the option pages.

uBOL does not require broad "read/modify data" permission at install time, hence its limited capabilities out of the box compared to uBlock Origin or other content blockers requiring broad "read/modify data" permissions at install time.

However, uBOL allows you to explicitly grant extended permissions on specific sites of your choice so that it can better filter on those sites using declarative cosmetic and scriptlet injections.

To grant extended permissions on a given site, open the popup panel and pick a higher filtering mode such as Optimal or Complete.

GitHub - uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home: uBO Lite home (MV3)

 

[Studynxx]

MV3 ad blockers are not as good as MV2 versions. I would just switch browsers, show google they suck. Firefox works best with uBlock Origin, even pre-MV3. Brave and Vivaldi have built in ad blockers, but they will be unaffected by MV3.

Sorry to hijack the OP, but I've been annoyed by these "Do you want to allow for cookies" prompts both on Windows and Android. Is there a way to block all these prompts by default on a router level?

 

[oldschool]

Sorry to hijack the OP, but I've been annoyed by these "Do you want to allow for cookies" prompts both on Windows and Android. Is there a way to block all these prompts by default on a router level?

I can't imagine there is.

 

[Nunzio_77]

The point is that with Chrome I have the convenience of synchronizing passwords when I need them from my Android smartphone and I retrieve them from my smartphone always in Chrome. Even if the idea of switching to Firefox always comes to me also because I would like to try a PC on Linux.

 

[Nunzio_77]

However at the moment it seems that uBlock Origin Lite is blocking everything even on YouTube and it is very responsive compared to the others that seem to crash, at least on my PC which is not new...(it is about 15 years old, 4 GB of RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo and SSD).

 

[Jonny Quest]

However at the moment it seems that uBlock Origin Lite is blocking everything even on YouTube and it is very responsive compared to the others that seem to crash, at least on my PC which is not new...(it is about 15 years old, 4 GB of RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo and SSD).

It's been working nicely on my end as well, Chrome and uBO Lite, including YouTube.

 

[SeriousHoax]

If you're not planning to move to Firefox, then I think AdGuard MV3 which is in beta at the moment is likely to be the most feature-rich MV3 adblocker. After that there is uBO Lite and Ghostery, both of which works very well at the moment (Even better than Brave's built-in adblocker at dealing with certain things).

 

[lokamoka820]

The point is that with Chrome I have the convenience of synchronizing passwords when I need them from my Android smartphone and I retrieve them from my smartphone always in Chrome. Even if the idea of switching to Firefox always comes to me also because I would like to try a PC on Linux.

You should start using a dedicated password manager for security and convenience.

 

[Marko :)]

Sorry to hijack the OP, but I've been annoyed by these "Do you want to allow for cookies" prompts both on Windows and Android. Is there a way to block all these prompts by default on a router level?

Tiny amount of them could be blocked, but huge majority can't. Only those that are loading from separate domain can be blocked, but if it's just a script (part of the website) like majority, then no. They can only be blocked by cosmetic filtering and the only way to do that, on Android, is to use either an ad blocking browser or browser which supports ad blocking extension.

The point is that with Chrome I have the convenience of synchronizing passwords when I need them from my Android smartphone and I retrieve them from my smartphone always in Chrome. Even if the idea of switching to Firefox always comes to me also because I would like to try a PC on Linux.

Firefox also has sync. Nothing costs you to try it. Just install Firefox and import everything you can from Chrome. Then make a Mozilla account and start using Firefox Sync.

 

[Nunzio_77]

You should start using a dedicated password manager for security and convenience.

A valid free one? Which one do you suggest?

 

[Marko :)]

A valid free one? Which one do you suggest?

Bitwarden.

 

[Nunzio_77]

Tiny amount of them could be blocked, but huge majority can't. Only those that are loading from separate domain can be blocked, but if it's just a script (part of the website) like majority, then no. They can only be blocked by cosmetic filtering and the only way to do that, on Android, is to use either an ad blocking browser or browser which supports ad blocking extension.

Firefox also has sync. Nothing costs you to try it. Just install Firefox and import everything you can from Chrome. Then make a Mozilla account and start using Firefox Sync.

Great idea!
Rpeto Firefox could also be my future in Linux...

 

[Jonny Quest]

2nd Marko's Bitwarden.

 

[KnownStormChaser]

Sorry to hijack the OP, but I've been annoyed by these "Do you want to allow for cookies" prompts both on Windows and Android. Is there a way to block all these prompts by default on a router level?

Some might be able to be blocked by DNS ad blocking like NextDNS or ControlD, but by far the best method for doing this is to use an ad blocker extension on your web browser. I know Firefox allows extensions on android, not sure about other browsers. Brave has cookie consent blocking build in.

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I'm currently using MBBG with NextDnS systemwide. Both Vivaldi and Brave have adblockers at browser level.