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uBlock Origin vs Privacy Badger: catalog facts
uBlock Origin	Privacy Badger
Free Free and open source; no donations sought	Free Free and open source under the GPL.
Browser extension	Browser extension
Wide-spectrum blocking of ads, trackers, coin miners, popups and malware sites using EasyList, EasyPrivacy and other… Designed to be CPU and memory efficient	Blocks trackers it observes behaving badly, not only ones on a list Made by the EFF, with no monetisation attached
Removed from the Chrome Web Store on 2026-08-31 with the Manifest V2 deprecation Microsoft Edge is transitioning consumers away from Manifest V2 extensions starting August 2026	Not an ad blocker; ads that do not track are left alone Learning-based blocking can miss trackers that appear on only one site
Browser extension	Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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