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Ask HN: Is there a way to get uBlock Origin on Chrome >= 138?

7 points by nomilk ↗ HN
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?

15 comments

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jan0r
Is there an iOS ad blocker existing as well?
dotcoma
Wipr works well for me.
thimabi
I like 1Blocker. I’ve downloaded it when it was an inexpensive one-time purchase, and was grandfathered when it became subscription-based. Though I believe there remains an option to pay once and keep using it “forever”, now at a slightly higher price.

The app includes both Safari ad blocking and local DNS blocking too, so it works on things like some ads on games.

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.
malfist
Google has shown you what they think of you. Why not try another browser
dotcoma
Moving to Firefox is a great idea. If you’d rather keep on using something you’re familiar with, I’d move to Brave.
gaws
Use Firefox or Brave Browser.
SoberPingu
If you're on Windows, run in admin PowerShell:

$path ="registry::HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Google\Chrome"

New-Item $path -Force

Set-ItemProperty $path -Name ExtensionManifestV2Availability -Value 2

rasz
I still have working UBo in Vivaldi based on 138.0.7204.143