Official Stream Privacy & Security

uBlock Origin Lite

Name: uBlock Origin Lite
Rating: 4.8 (4820 reviews)
Author: Raymond Hill (gorhill)

👨‍💻 Developer: Raymond Hill (gorhill) · ★ 4.8 (4820 reviews) · 👥 5,000,000+ active users · 📦 Version v2026.3.1 · 💾 Size 4.85 MiB

🛡️ Security Risk Score

10/10

Verified Safe · Low Risk

📌 Verified Summary: Verified Privacy & Security extension. Security Score: 10/10, Rating: 4.8★ (4820 reviews).

🛡️ Manifest Permissions & Security Audit

10/10 Safety Score

CRX8 automatically decompiles the extension Manifest V3/V2 declaration to inspect API privileges, storage access, and remote host interception risks.

Permission	Scope & Explanation	Risk Level
declarativeNetRequest	Block or redirect network requests using declarative rules (e.g. ad blocking)	Moderate Risk

🔒 Code Integrity: Verified against Google official CRX SHA-256 stream Audit another manifest →

🔍 100% Transparent

Unpack and audit the plain JavaScript, HTML, and background service workers before granting any browser access.

🚫 No Silent Telemetry

Prevent silent background auto-updates and unwanted store telemetry injections. You stay in full control.

⚡ Developer Ready

Load directly into Chromium-based browsers (Chrome, Edge, Brave, Vivaldi, Arc) via Developer mode.

Download & Extract: Download the ublock-origin-lite.zip package and unzip it into a permanent folder on your computer.

Open Extension Management: In Chrome, navigate to chrome://extensions/ (or edge://extensions/ in Microsoft Edge).

Enable Developer Mode: Toggle the Developer mode switch at the top-right corner of the page.

Load Unpacked: Click the "Load unpacked" button and select the extracted folder containing manifest.json. Done!

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