uBlock has specific things that it blocks and configurable rules. NoScript just blocks all JS regardless of its purpose.
this post was submitted on 16 Jul 2023
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I use both as well. Ublock would let a lot of things through that NoScript does not. Ublock also gets stuff that NoScript does not. Facebook and google stuff? Zapped by noscript. Youtube ads? NoScript lets them through because you have to okay the youtube player, while Ublock blocks them.
Only complaint I have with NoScript is that it doesn't seem like I can allow scripts without it automatically reloading the page anymore. It was nice to be able to click the 'expand image' here, see that NS blocked the script, allow the script, and just click the 'expand image' twice more to close/open it. Now I have to click 'expand image,' unblock the script, the page reloads, I have to go find the post again, and then see it. If you figure that out, let me know.
I found I was spending too much time managing NoScript that I dropped it and now rely mostly on uBO.
No. NoScript has more granular control over the different kinds of things that you can block per domain and is more similar to the now discontinued uMatrix in that regard.
So far I understand it's no necessary to use both. You can do everything that Noscript does with uBO.
Right. Second sentence on this site says this:
But it can also be used in a manner similar to NoScript (to block scripts) and/or RequestPolicy (to block all 3rd-party servers by default), using a point-and-click user interface.
I would also like to know