diff --git a/Reference-description-of-uBO-in-various-extensions-stores.md b/Reference-description-of-uBO-in-various-extensions-stores.md index 45fcc2d..5ba5a65 100644 --- a/Reference-description-of-uBO-in-various-extensions-stores.md +++ b/Reference-description-of-uBO-in-various-extensions-stores.md @@ -1,32 +1,42 @@ -uBlock Origin is an efficient and powerful content blocker: easy on memory and CPU footprint, and yet can load and enforce tens of thousands more filters than other popular blockers out there. +uBlock Origin is not an "ad blocker", it's a wide-spectrum content blocker with CPU and memory efficiency as a primary feature. -Usage: The big power button in the popup panel is to permanently disable/enable uBlock Origin for the CURRENT web site. +*** ---- +Out of the box, uBO blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, etc. through the following lists of filters, enabled by default: -Flexible, it's more than an "ad blocker": it can also read and create filters from hosts files, and is also equipped to deal with anti-content blockers which purpose is to force you to disable your blocker. - -Out of the box, these lists of filters are loaded and enforced: - -- uBlock Origin's own filter lists -- EasyList, EasyPrivacy -- Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list +- EasyList (ads) +- EasyPrivacy (tracking) +- Peter Lowe’s Ad server list (ads and tracking) - Online Malicious URL Blocklist +- uBO's own lists -More filter lists are available for you to select if you wish, though be aware that selecting extra filter lists on top of the default ones may lead to higher likelihood of web site breakage -- especially those lists which are normally used as hosts file. +More lists are available for you to select if you wish: ---- +- EasyList Cookie +- Fanboy Annoyances +- AdGuard Annoyances +- Dan Pollock’s hosts file +- And many others -Free, open source with public license (GPLv3), for users by users. +Additionally, you can point-and-click to block JavaScript locally or globally, create your own global or local rules to override entries from filter lists, and many more advanced features. + +*** + +Free. +Open source with public license (GPLv3) +For users by users. If ever you really do want to contribute something, think about the people working hard to maintain the filter lists you are using, which were made available to use by all for free. ---- +*** -Documentation: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin - -Project changelog: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases - -Contributors @ GitHub: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/graphs/contributors - -Contributors @ Crowdin: https://crowdin.net/project/ublock \ No newline at end of file +- Documentation: +https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock#ublock-origin +- Release notes: +https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases +- Community support @ Reddit: +https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/ +- Contributors @ GitHub: +https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/graphs/contributors +- Contributors @ Crowdin: +https://crowdin.com/project/ublock \ No newline at end of file