# 0xCUB3/wBlock

The next-generation ad blocker for Safari.

Repository: https://github.com/0xCUB3/wBlock
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wblock
Language: Swift
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-08-26T20:09:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 83/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 79, longevity 55
- inputs: {"age_days": 776, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 60, "gap_med": 36.0, "n_releases_24m": 13}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2770, forks 53 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:18.893572+00:00)

## What it is
wBlock is an open-source, next-generation ad blocker built as Safari content-blocking extensions for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. It supports 750,000 filter rules across five extensions, Protocol Buffer storage with LZ4 compression, iCloud sync, element zapping, and autoplay blocking.

## Use cases
- block ads in Safari on iPhone and Mac
- hide annoying page elements with an element zapper
- stop videos from autoplaying in Safari
- sync filter lists and whitelist across Apple devices
- use large filter lists like uBlock Origin in Safari
- block trackers and ads without slowing down browsing

## When to choose
- you use Safari on macOS, iOS, iPadOS, or visionOS and want a powerful open-source ad blocker
- you need more filter rules than Safari's default single-extension limit allows
- you want iCloud sync of filters and settings across Apple devices
- you want element-level hiding and autoplay prevention

## When to avoid
- you use Chrome, Firefox, or another non-Safari browser
- you need a cross-platform ad blocker outside the Apple ecosystem
- you prefer a fully managed closed-source solution with commercial support

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: security, privacy, browser-extension
- domain: privacy, browser-extensions, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: safari, ad-blocker, content-blocker, filter-lists, icloud-sync, userscripts, element-zapper, ios, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- 0xCUB3/wBlock (main) score 83

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.893572+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T08:16:39.802129+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/0xCUB3/wBlock (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:18.893572+00:00, sha 03132688235e)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.