HACKER Q&A
📣 nomilk

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?

  👤 chunkles Accepted Answer ✓
No. But there is a new version which works essentially as well. https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ublock-origin-lite/...
👤 NoahZuniga
As 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...

👤 sksrbWgbfK
No. Yes. https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's...
👤 bhaktatejas922
yeah use ublock origin lite
👤 jan0r
Is there an iOS ad blocker existing as well?
👤 brettgriffin
A 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.