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uBlock Origin Lite beta version for Safari

50 points by aheckler 1y ago

aheckler 1y ago
The comment with the TestFlight link: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/327#issuecomment-2877740555 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/327#issueco... I used this as the URL originally, but maybe anchor links are removed?
cpressland 1y ago
I currently use Wipr on macOS and iOS. I’ll give this a spin, however, what are the biggest downsides of the MV3 variant over the original MV2?
- aheckler 1y ago
  The biggest are that not all filtering capabilities are supported in MV3 and that the filter lists are only updated when the extension itself is updated. More details in the uBOL FAQ: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ) https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...
- Scaevolus 1y ago
  There's extremely limited user customization. You can't tweak filters per site or easily add new filters by selecting elements on the page. It's unclear if these are technical limitations of MV3.
Tsiklon 1y ago
Is @gorhill bringing safari support back into the main branch? That’s cool.
cedws 1y ago
I know Safari can be fast, but is it up to scratch in terms of security? I remember reading somewhere that it doesn’t even isolate tabs as separate processes.
- jshier 1y ago
  That hasn't been true in like 10 years. You can check the process hierarchy yourself in Activity Monitor and see its many processes, including one for each loaded site. It also uses separate processes for sandbox access, image decoding, video decoding, Metal compilation, and audio, among others.
  - protimewaster 1y ago
    I thought the SLAP exploit specifically worked only in Safari due to deficient site isolation, though? https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/slap-and-flop--apples-lack-of-full-site-isolation-and-ios-browser-ban-puts-users-at-risk/ https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/slap-and-flop--apples-lac... That's from February of 2025.
vips7L 1y ago
Will it work on mobile/ios?
- romperstomper 1y ago
  In the link it says "for Safari on both macOS and iOS", so I hope it should work in iOS as well.

50 points by aheckler 1y ago

The comment with the TestFlight link: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/327#issuecomment-2877740555 https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/issues/327#issueco... I used this as the URL originally, but maybe anchor links are removed?

cpressland 1y ago

I currently use Wipr on macOS and iOS. I’ll give this a spin, however, what are the biggest downsides of the MV3 variant over the original MV2?

aheckler 1y ago
The biggest are that not all filtering capabilities are supported in MV3 and that the filter lists are only updated when the extension itself is updated. More details in the uBOL FAQ: https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-asked-questions-(FAQ) https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBOL-home/wiki/Frequently-as...
Scaevolus 1y ago
There's extremely limited user customization. You can't tweak filters per site or easily add new filters by selecting elements on the page. It's unclear if these are technical limitations of MV3.

Tsiklon 1y ago

Is @gorhill bringing safari support back into the main branch? That’s cool.

cedws 1y ago

I know Safari can be fast, but is it up to scratch in terms of security? I remember reading somewhere that it doesn’t even isolate tabs as separate processes.

jshier 1y ago
That hasn't been true in like 10 years. You can check the process hierarchy yourself in Activity Monitor and see its many processes, including one for each loaded site. It also uses separate processes for sandbox access, image decoding, video decoding, Metal compilation, and audio, among others.
- protimewaster 1y ago
  I thought the SLAP exploit specifically worked only in Safari due to deficient site isolation, though? https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/slap-and-flop--apples-lack-of-full-site-isolation-and-ios-browser-ban-puts-users-at-risk/ https://open-web-advocacy.org/blog/slap-and-flop--apples-lac... That's from February of 2025.

vips7L 1y ago

Will it work on mobile/ios?

romperstomper 1y ago
In the link it says "for Safari on both macOS and iOS", so I hope it should work in iOS as well.