uBlock Origin Lite for Safari released for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS

The popular ad blocker extension uBlock Origin Lite is now available for Apple's Safari browser. It is compatible with iOS, iPadOS and macOS.

The add-on was previously only available for Windows and Linux browsers such as Chrome, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, etc.

Download uBlock Origin Lite for Safari from the App Store. It is compatible with iOS 18.0, iPadOS 18.0, macOS 15.0, Apple visionOS 2.0 or above.

Note: You need to be on Safari 18.6 or above for it to work. I tried it on Safari 18.5, and the add-on wasn't compatible with the old version of the browser.

Once you have installed uBlock Origin Lite for Safari, go to your iPhone's Settings > Safari > Extensions, and enable some permissions for the add-on.

According to the app's description, uBlock Origin Lite uses its own built-in filter lists, and also supports EasyList, EasyPrivacy and Peter Lowe’s Ad and tracking server list. All of these lists are enabled by default. But there are more lists that you can optionally enable from the settings page.

Open any web page in Safari, and tap on the extensions button, and you'll be able to manage uBlock Origin Lite. It works right out of the box, and should block most if not all ads. The add-on's pop-up panel has a slider that lets you control the filtering level: No filtering, Basic, Optimal (default), and Complete.

uBlock Origin Lite for Safari has the element zapper for those pesky banners, and other elements that might annoy you. Keep in mind that things that are zapped are only gone temporarily, they'll be back when you reload the web page. Ads on the other hand are blocked properly without user intervention.

And now to the big question, does it work on YouTube? Yes, uBlock Origin Lite for Safari blocked ads on YouTube perfectly. I tested the extension on iOS 18.6 and macOS 26.0 Beta.

The Lite version may not have all the capabilities that uBlock Origin does, but it's still pretty darn good.

If you're already using an ad blocker, disable it and enable uBlock Origin Lite. It is not advisable to use multiple content blockers at the same time.

Have you tried the add-on on your iPhone, iPad or Mac?

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Posted Wednesday 6 August 2025 at 2:15 am AEST (my time).

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