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<h1 align="center">
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<sub>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/img/icon38@2x.png"
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height="38"
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width="38">
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</sub>
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uBlock
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<p align="center">
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<sup> <!-- Pronounciation -->
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pronounced <i>you-block</i> (<code>/ˈjuːˌblɒk/</code>) — <i>you</i> decide what enters your browser.
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</sup>
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<br>
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<sup> <!-- Languages -->
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/img/languageicon-36.png" width="18" height="18">
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<sup>
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English, <a href="https://github.com/fang5566/uBlock#-%C2%B5block">
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Chinese (中文) </a>
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</sup>
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</sup>
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</p>
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**An efficient blocker add-on for various browsers. Fast, potent, and lean.** [<img src="https://travis-ci.org/gorhill/uBlock.svg?branch=master" height="12">](https://travis-ci.org/gorhill/uBlock)
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* [Purpose & General Info](#philosophy)
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* [Performance and Efficiency](#performance)
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* [Memory](#memory)
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* [CPU](#cpu)
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* [Blocking](#blocking)
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* [Quick tests](#quick-tests)
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* [Installation](#installation)
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* [Chromium](#chromium)
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* [Firefox](#firefox)
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* [Safari](#safari)
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* [Release History](#release-history)
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* [Wiki](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki)
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## Philosophy
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uBlock is not an *ad blocker*; it's a general-purpose blocker. uBlock blocks ads through its support of the [Adblock Plus filter syntax](https://adblockplus.org/en/filters). uBlock [extends](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Filter-syntax-extensions) the syntax and is designed to work with custom rules and filters.
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That said, it's important to note that using a blocker is **NOT** [theft](https://twitter.com/LeaVerou/status/518154828166725632). Don't fall for this creepy idea. The _ultimate_ logical consequence of `blocking = theft` is the criminalisation of the inalienable right to privacy.
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Ads, "unintrusive" or not, are just the visible portions of privacy-invading apparatus entering your browser when you visit most sites nowadays. **uBlock's main goal is to help users neutralize such privacy-invading apparatus** — in a way that welcomes those users who don't wish to use more technical, involved means (such as [µMatrix](https://github.com/gorhill/uMatrix)).
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_EasyList_, _Peter Lowe's Adservers_, _EasyPrivacy_ and _Malware domains_ are enabled by default when you install uBlock. Many more lists are readily available to block trackers, analytics, and more. Hosts files are also supported.
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Once you install uBlock, you may easily un-select any of the pre-selected filter lists if you think uBlock blocks too much. For reference, Adblock Plus installs with only _EasyList_ enabled by default.
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## Performance
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#### Memory
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<div align="center">
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On average, uBlock <b>really</b> does make your browser run leaner. <sup>[1]</sup><br><br>
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Chromium <sup>[2]</sup><br>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/mem-usage-overall-chart-20141224.png" /><br><br>
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Firefox<br>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/mem-usage-overall-chart-20150205.png" /><br><br>
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Safari<br>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/mem-usage-overall-chart-safari-20150205.png" /><br><br>
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</div>
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<sup>[1] Details of the benchmark available at <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Firefox-version:-benchmarking-memory-footprint">Firefox version: benchmarking memory footprint</a>.</sup><br>
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<sup>[2] Important note: There is currently a [bug in Chromium 39+ which causes a new memory leak each time the popup UI of an extension is opened](https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=441500). This affects <i>all</i> extensions. Keep this in mind when measuring Chromium's memory usage. In the benchmarks, I avoided opening the popups completely.</sup><br>
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#### CPU
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<p align="center">
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uBlock is also easy on the CPU<br>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/cpu-usage-overall-chart-20141226.png" /><br>
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<sup>Details of the benchmark available in <a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/doc/benchmarks/cpu-usage-overall-20141226.ods">this LibreOffice spreadsheet</a>.</sup>
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</p>
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#### Blocking
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<p align="center">
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Being lean and efficient doesn't mean blocking less<br>
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<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gorhill/uBlock/master/doc/benchmarks/privex-201502-16.png" /><br>
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<sup>For details of benchmark, see
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<a href="https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/%C2%B5Block-and-others:-Blocking-ads,-trackers,-malwares">uBlock and others: Blocking ads, trackers, malwares</a>.
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</p>
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#### Quick tests
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- [Index](http://raymondhill.net/ublock/tests.html)
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- [Web page components](http://raymondhill.net/ublock/tiles1.html)
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- [Popups](http://raymondhill.net/ublock/popup.html)
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## Installation
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Feel free to read [about the extension's required permissions](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-the-required-permissions).
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#### Chromium
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You can install the latest version [manually](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/tree/master/dist#install), from the [Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm), or from the [Opera store](https://addons.opera.com/en-gb/extensions/details/ublock/).
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#### Firefox
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Install from [Firefox Add-ons homepage](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock/), or you can install by downloading the latest [uBlock.firefox.xpi](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases) file, and by dragging the downloaded `xpi` file to your add-on page.
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#### Safari
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Install the latest uBlock for Safari [from its homepage](https://chrismatic.io/ublock/), or a potentially-outdated version from the [Safari Extension Gallery](https://extensions.apple.com/details/?id=net.gorhill.uBlock-96G4BAKDQ9).
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<sup>Safari 6.1 and later (developed on Safari 8/Yosemite; tested on 6.1/Mountain Lion and 7/Mavericks).</sup>
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#### Note for all browsers
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To benefit from uBlock's higher efficiency, it's advised that you don't use other inefficient blockers at the same time (such as AdBlock or Adblock Plus). uBlock will do [as well or better](#blocking) than most popular ad blockers.
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## Release History
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See the [releases pages](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases) for a history of releases and highlights for each release.
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## Documentation
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[Quick guide: popup user interface](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Quick-guide:-popup-user-interface)
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For advanced usage, read about [dynamic filtering](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/Dynamic-filtering:-quick-guide) and more on [uBlock's wiki](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki).
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## About
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[uBlock's manifesto](MANIFESTO.md).
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Free. Open source. For users by users. No donations sought.
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Without the preset lists of filters, this extension is nothing. So if ever you
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really do want to contribute something, think about the people working hard
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to maintain the filter lists you are using, which were made available to use by
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all for free.
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You can contribute by helping translate uBlock [on Crowdin](https://crowdin.net/project/ublock).
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## License
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[GPLv3](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).
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