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Ask HN: Is there a way to get uBlock Origin on Chrome >= 138?
Chrome updated today and notified me ublock origin is not supported. I tried to install it from GitHub but:
Failed to load extension
File
~/Downloads/uBlock0.chromium
Error
Cannot install extension because it uses an unsupported manifest version.
Could not load manifest.
Is there any way to use ublock origin on chrome, or is it necessary to switch to firefox?
- brettgriffin 1y agoA little OT, but tangental: when I discovered uBlock didn't work on Chrome last week I downloaded Arc for the first time, and am completely blown away. Its weird how you sort of assume the standard is good enough for something and forget about other innovations. Pleasantly surprised to have discovered Arc this way.
- youniverse 1y agoI would try Firefox or Zen or Brave... https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-2025 https://browsercompany.substack.com/p/letter-to-arc-members-...
- malfist 1y agoGoogle has shown you what they think of you. Why not try another browser
- dotcoma 1y agoMoving to Firefox is a great idea. If you’d rather keep on using something you’re familiar with, I’d move to Brave.
- gaws 1y agoUse Firefox or Brave Browser.
- SoberPingu 1y agoIf you're on Windows, run in admin PowerShell: $path ="registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome" New-Item $path -Force Set-ItemProperty $path -Name ExtensionManifestV2Availability -Value 2
- NoahZuniga 1y agoAs far as I can tell, there is no way to continue using manifest v2 extensions. Chrome support page [1] says the deadline for enterprise support has also already passed, so it seems like they have completely disabled it. [1]: https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline#june_2025_chrome_mv2_deprecation_enterprise_rollout https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate...
- sksrbWgbfK 1y agoNo. Yes. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's-%22This-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported%22 https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's...
- chunkles 1y agoNo. But there is a new version which works essentially as well. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/ddkjiahejlhfcafbddmgiahcphecmpfh?hl=en&pli=1 https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/...
- nomilk 1y agoThank you. Tried it on a few pages and seems to work a treat!
- kingkongjaffa 1y agoSwitching to the lite version of the extension has been as easy as 'set and forget', for me. I'm sure there are some differences somewhere but it seems to be working well. I'm glad it's still an extension by Raymond Hill (gorhill), since I trust that guy more than any corporation. He's been on everyone's browser extension list for ~a decade (?).
- bhaktatejas922 1y agoyeah use ublock origin lite
- rasz 1y agoI still have working UBo in Vivaldi based on 138.0.7204.143
- jan0r 1y agoIs there an iOS ad blocker existing as well?
- cpach 1y agoI wonder this too. The ones I’ve tried so far didn’t work well.
- dotcoma 1y agoWipr works well for me.
- solardev 1y agoFor Safari, there is https://adguard.com/en/adguard-ios/overview.html https://adguard.com/en/adguard-ios/overview.html There's also the beta/alpha Orion browser from Kagi: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/orion-browser-by-kagi/id1484498200 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/orion-browser-by-kagi/id148449..., which has built-in ad blocking
- thimabi 1y agoI like 1Blocker. I’ve downloaded it when it was an inexpensive one-time purchase, and was grandfathered when it became subscription-based. Though I believe there remains an option to pay once and keep using it “forever”, now at a slightly higher price. The app includes both Safari ad blocking and local DNS blocking too, so it works on things like some ads on games.