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uMatrix: Point and click matrix to filter net requests according to source, destination and type - gorhill/uMatrix

I used to have uMatrix runing on my browser. It basically works like a firewall, preventing cookies, scripts and other stuff running on your browser without your consent.

It gives you much more control than uBlock, but it is also known for breaking websites if you don’t set what you allow the browser to run properly. I remember it being quite tedious, as I had to go through the process of setting those things properly on each new website I was visiting.

Maybe some of you use it already, and would like to share the experience. Maybe others didn’t know about it and would like to give it a try. Either way, I don’t hear that many peopl talking about this tool, so I thought of sharing it here.

Have a wonderful day!

  • ThunderComplex@lemmy.today
    3·
    1 day ago

    I used to use it but I gave up on it earlier this year. Honestly I don’t miss every website being broken and having to reload a website a dozen times just to get checkout and payment working.
    Also iFrames just never worked. They remained blocked despite explicitly allowing them (which was prolly because the ext was unmaintained so long).
    Not being able to block JS and Cookies on a domain level is a bit of a bummer but all in all I’d consider it an upgrade.

  • zod000@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    2·
    1 day ago

    I love uMatrix, and I continued to use it even after gorhill archived it and recommended people stop because there wasn’t a good direct replacement. I did finally choose to not reinstall it with my latest build, but I do still miss it. uBlock Origin does have some of the functionality, but it isn’t as advanced or fine grained and it is semi-hidden in the UI.

  • grue@lemmy.world
    26·
    2 days ago

    I used to use uMatrix, but stopped when @gorhill stopped recommending its use. The way I figure, if I’m gonna trust the guy, then I’m gonna trust the guy.

    • racoon@lemmy.ml
      10·
      2 days ago

      he is one of the few people on the planet who I admire and trust. Without him, Internet would be unbearable

    • teyrnon@sh.itjust.works
      2·
      2 days ago

      Around 2020 I asked for advice, about something better than Adblock Plus and everybody said ublock, everybody.

    • lime!@feddit.nu
      17·
      2 days ago

      i mean it still works. it has no external dependencies, it has no known bugs afaik, it just trucks along. no maintenance necessary.

      normalize software being “done”.

      • fartsparkles@lemmy.world
        6·
        2 days ago

        A fair opinion. I simply try to avoid building a personal dependency on something that isn’t maintained so I’m less impacted if it suddenly breaks or there’s a vulnerability.

        It’s a great tool though. One of the best security extensions bar noscript.

  • ghost_laptop@lemmy.ml
    9·
    2 days ago

    Before and update uBlock wasn’t able to do as much stuff as it does today, once that happened I stopped using uMatrix since it became redundant.

  • hexagonwin@lemmy.today
    12·
    2 days ago

    i use numatrix, it’s a fork of nutensor whichbwas a fork of umatrix. it’s regularly updated and available on firefox AMO

    unlike nutensor/umatrix or even ublock origin it even has keyboard shortcut feature, so paired with vimfx i almost never have to touch the mouse

  • Libb@piefed.socialEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    uBlock Origin can do so much beside blocking ads, like replace extensions (like Consent-OMatic or the many small ones I sued to use to protect my privacy) or block specific parts on any webpage.

  • thingsiplay@lemmy.ml
    5·
    2 days ago

    I use uBlock Origin + uMatrix at the same time. The default blocked stuff from both works for me fine. uMatrix has great flexibility to allow certain stuff. And uBlock has ability to block additional stuff with the element picker, either temporary or permanent. Both tools have additional settings that the other might not cover. So what I usually do:

    • let uBlock block ads and some other stuff
    • block some stuff manually with uBlock
    • let uMatrix block additional stuff but allow me to finetune easily
    • allow certain domains or categories in uMatrix one by one for certain sites when I need to
  • slazer2au@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    No, I use Adnausem and Consent-o-matic so ads are silently ‘clicked’ in the background to mess with my advertising profiles and cookie popups are actively opted out of not just hidden.