As of March 2025, Chrome has disabled uBlock Origin extension from its Chrome Web Store.
Google has replaced the new Manifest V3 in its extension system.
It is to improve security and privacy, and unfortunately the update also limits ad blockers, including the original uBlock Origin.
Folks have been asking how to install UBlock Origin since its no longer on the Chrome Web Store.
Don't fret.
You can still either install the uBlock Origin Lite extension, or install the original uBlock Origin extension.
- Here is another quick way how to enable back uBlock Origin at Chrome Web Store.
Install uBlock Origin extension for Chrome 2025
Follow this quick tutorial how to install uBlock Origin extension to your Chrome browser.
To install uBlock Origin extension for Chrome, do this:
https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/8255e5509d17468c3367ab18c7f617c8/67c86f71/3e4cd/0/1
Copy the URL above, and it paste it in the address bar of Google browser, and press "Enter" key.
Likewise, you can highlight it, right click and then click, "Go to https://www.softpedia.com/dyn-postdownload.php/8255e5509d17468c3367ab18c7f617c8/67c86f71/3e4cd/0/1
A box pops up with the file name, uBlock0_1.62.0.chromium.
Download it and you would see this icon.
Right click on the icon, a menu pops up, click "Extract files...".
Save the folder in your Downloads or wherever you preferred.
The extracted folder of uBlock0.chromium looks like this:
Now go to Chrome Extension, click "Load unpacked" button. (Make sure the "Developer mode" is enabled.
A box pops up, click on the uBlock0.chromium folder, which you have just saved.
Finally click the "Select Folder" button.
Immediately the uBlock Origin extension is installed in your Chrome Extensions.
Then pin the uBlock Origin icon to the toolbar.
This is how to install uBlock Origin Chrome extension 2025.
NOTE: Chrome would automatically turn off uBlock Origin extension, so you need to toggle it back to get it working again.
It is because Chrome does not support this extension any longer. Chrome recommends that you remove it.