# Why No Ad-Blocker for Current Version?

**URL:** <https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297>\
**Category:** Add-ons\
**Created:** [June 3, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297 "2020-06-03T14:08:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Ananisapta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Ananisapta](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Ananisapta)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/1 "2020-06-03T14:08:44Z")

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Every ad-blocker add-on I can see says it doesn’t work with the current version (68.8.1 (32-bit)). I’m using Windows 10. I’d particularly like to get rid of flashing and animated ads that I find unbearably distracting. Am I missing something?

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**Author:** ![caitlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/caitlin/32/6091_2.png) [@caitlin](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/caitlin)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/2 "2020-06-03T14:49:53Z")

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Hey @Ananisapta, that’s interesting – pretty much all of the adblockers on [addons.mozilla.org](http://addons.mozilla.org) should work with Firefox 68. Could you share a screenshot of what you see when you try to install one?

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**Author:** ![Ananisapta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Ananisapta](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Ananisapta)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/3 "2020-06-03T15:54:03Z")

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Thanks for the offer of help! Here’s what I see now when I search with parameters as indicated. When I didn’t use so many parameters, I saw a long list of add-ons greyed-out; the mouse-over message was “Not compatible with your version of ThunderBird.”

 ![Tbird](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/uploads/mozilla/original/3X/e/5/e58da70c372b5f355858bc764b3ee82ed417dbc6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![caitlin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/discourse.mozilla.org/caitlin/32/6091_2.png) [@caitlin](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/caitlin)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/4 "2020-06-03T16:32:42Z")

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Ah, got it! The folks who run the Thunderbird add-ons site should be able to help you out with this. Sorry, we’re not as much help as the folks who monitor this forum work on [addons.mozilla.org](http://addons.mozilla.org) for Firefox add-ons. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Ananisapta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/958977/32.png) [@Ananisapta](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/Ananisapta)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 6:10pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/5 "2020-06-03T18:10:44Z")

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I’m confused! I got to this site via Thunderbird’s Add-ons Manager, down at the bottom where it says FORUM. Later, I tried [addons.thunderbird.net](http://addons.thunderbird.net), got the same list of add-ons that won’t work with the current version, and clicked on the supplied link that reads [https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/thunderbird/addons](https://discourse.mozilla.org/c/thunderbird/addons) and wound up right back here!

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**Author:** ![DaveRo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/838e76/32.png) [@DaveRo](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/DaveRo)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2020, 8:51pm UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/6 "2020-06-03T20:51:39Z")

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Hi

Yes - the support link goes to the wrong part of the forum. The Firefox guys have moved your post to the T’bird addons part. Welcome!

I looked at a couple of ad blockers I’ve used in Firefox and you’re right - they don’t work. The main reason is that Firefox updated its addons to ‘Web Extensions’ in v57 and the addon makers followed suit. Thunderbird didn’t: it’s no longer run by Mozilla and it doesn’t have the resources. It’s slowly catching up - limited ‘Mail Extensions’ will work in TB 78. I don’t know if that will allow ad blockers to work again, but I wouldn’t get your hopes up.

Some more background here: [https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/3698](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/issues/3698)

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**Author:** ![tibitts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3ec8ea/32.png) [@tibitts](https://discourse.mozilla.org/u/tibitts)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2020, 8:51am UTC](https://discourse.mozilla.org/t/why-no-ad-blocker-for-current-version/61297/7 "2020-06-06T08:51:49Z")

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uBlock Origin works somewhat with TB68. I do use it primarily for reading RSS feeds. You’d need to open a feed message in a new tab, not in a new window.

It’s not available on AMO though, and it won’t auto-update. You’ll need to get the .xpi for Thunderbird from Github.

> **[Release 1.62.0 · gorhill/uBlock](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.62.0)**
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> Commits to master since this release
> Commits since last release
> To install the stable build:
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> Firefox: Click uBlock0\_1.62.0.firefox.signed.xpi
> uBO works best on Firefox
> Chromium: Install from the ...