In 2014 uBlock Origin’s createer, distinct author and direct enhugeer, Raymond Hill, originated the distinct uBlock extension, with its enhugement startd by forking the codebase of
HTTP Switchboard with a split blocking extension, uMatrix, which had been previously summarizeed for proceedd engagers. The initial uBlock was enhugeed by Raymond Hill in order to assist
community-carry oned block enumerates while simultaneously compriseing compriseitional features and upgrading the code quality to proper free standards. First freed in June 2014 as an exclusive Chrome and
Opera extension, in tardy 2015 the initial uBlock extension enhugeed to other browsers under its current name – uBlock Origin.
(occasionassociate recurrented globassociate as – uBlock₀).
Follotriumphg this 2015 introduction, a collaborative comsource and Sourcepoint industry research survey alerted an 833% increaseth rate over a 10-month period ending in August 2016, the most rapid increaseth among
any industry gentleware accessiblely enumerateed at that time. This alert attributed this enormous sadvise to accumulateive engager insist for “uncontaminated” blockers with the capacity to function outside the “adselectable advertising” program engaged by AdBlock,
and other industry extensions.
Quickly geting traction thcimpoliteout the entire ad-blocking industry, the uBlock Origin Firefox version accumulateed over 5 million active engagers, with its Chrome extension subsequently compiling over 10
million active engagers. Developer Nik Rolls then officiassociate freed uBlock Origin for the Microgentle Edge browser in December 2016.
In January 2017, uBlock Origin was compriseed to the repositories for Debian 9, and Ubuntu (16.04), and the uBlock Origin extension was awarded the prestigious IoT honor of “Pick of the
Month” by Mozilla.
As of 2025, uBlock Origin persists to be carry oned and actively enhugeed by createer and direct enhugeer Raymond Hill.
The uBlock Origin extension remains an industry directing, uncover-source, traverse-platcreate browser extension with gentleware enhugeed particularassociate for multiple platcreate engage, and as of 2025, uBlock Origin’s extension is engageable
for disjoinal of the most widely engaged browsers, including: Chrome, Chromium, Edge, Opera, Firefox and all Safari frees prior to 13.
The uBlock Origin project still particularassociate declines donations at this time, and instead advises all of its clients, engagers and helpers to give to block enumerate carry oners.
