# uBlock Origin 1.73.0

- Product: uBlock Origin (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ublock-origin)
- Vendor: Raymond Hill
- Date: 2026-08-05
- Version: 1.73.0
- Original notes: https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/releases/tag/1.73.0
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ublock-origin/releases/1.73.0

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- **fixed** — Preserve whitespace characters in logger
- **changed** — Improve proxy-apply utility scriptlet
- **changed** — Improve abort-current-script scriptlet
- **changed** — Improve prevent-addEventListener scriptlet
- **added** — Add shim for piano-analytics.js
- **changed** — Improve trusted-click-element scriptlet
- **added** — Add prevent-clipboard-write scriptlet
- **changed** — Improve prevent-bab scriptlet
- **changed** — Increase RFC9535 compliance in jsonpath
- **fixed** — Fix dot notation before bracket notation validation

[Commits to master since this release](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/compare/1.73.0...master)
[Commits since last release](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/compare/1.72.2...1.73.0)

To install the stable build:

- **Firefox**: Install from AMO: <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/>
    [uBO works best on Firefox](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/uBlock-Origin-works-best-on-Firefox)
- **Chromium**: Install from the Chrome store: <https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm>
    - [About Google Chrome's "This extension may soon no longer be supported"](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/wiki/About-Google-Chrome's-%E2%80%9CThis-extension-may-soon-no-longer-be-supported%E2%80%9D)
    - As per [latest update from Google Chrome](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate/mv2-deprecation-timeline), "Aug 31st 2026: All remaining Manifest V2 extensions removed from the Chrome Web Store"
- **Edge**: Install from Microsoft Store: <https://microsoftedge.microsoft.com/addons/detail/odfafepnkmbhccpbejgmiehpchacaeak>
- **Opera**: Install from Opera addons: <https://addons.opera.com/en/extensions/details/ublock/>

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- [[logger] Preserve whitespace characters](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/ef981d09b5)
- [Improve `proxy-apply` utility scriptlet](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/be3bb05fce)
- [Improve `abort-current-script` scriptlet](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/84e4bd7659)
- [Improve `prevent-addEventListener` scriptlet](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/89fe40d73f)
- [Add shim for `piano-analytics.js`](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/5dab3cbd24)
- [Improve `trusted-click-element` scriptlet](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/bdd39fe606)
- [Add `prevent-clipboard-write` scriptlet](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/735f61b8a4)
- [Improve `prevent-bab` scriptlet](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/6772215c35)
- [[jsonpath] Increase RFC9535 compliance](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/b123c23a4f)
- [Dot notation before bracket notation is not valid](https://github.com/gorhill/uBlock/commit/028ffdbea3)