There is too much JavaScript to enable

[ziippp264]

I can't use NoScript because I have to manually enable JavaScript on nearly every website, which isn't feasible for me. I'm fine with allowing everything and just blocking JavaScript related to trackers or advertising, but I don't want to have to enter all those domains myself. I also don't want to manually import and update lists of domains. Can NoScript do this automatically like uBlock can? If not, then NoScript isn't suitable for me. Is there another extension I can use?

[barbaz]

NoScript does not have the functionality you're seeking, sorry.

To be able to answer your other questions: For what purpose(s) did you install NoScript?

[ziippp264]

Unfortunately, many websites rely on JavaScript to function properly, which means I often have to disable the extension on nearly every site I visit. This leaves me with the choice of either disabling it for each individual site or turning it off completely, losing all its benefits.

When I visit a website, I don't mind if they load their own JavaScript, as it's usually necessary. However, I prefer to block scripts from third-party sources like Amazon or Google.

What do you think about implementing a feature that allows users to submit a list of domains known for tracking JavaScript, so that NoScript can be more effective for the average user? If people had to manage these lists themselves, uBlock wouldn't be as popular, thanks to the community-driven approach.

Alternatively, it would be great to have a feature that permits "first-party JavaScript," allowing scripts from the main domain and its subdomains while blocking third-party scripts from sources like Amazon and Google.

[barbaz]

I asked this for a reason:

For what purpose(s) did you install NoScript?

You seem to be focusing on blocking tracking scripts and possibly also blocking advertising. Thinking that NoScript can serve these purposes is not an uncommon misconception, but it seems to have suddenly become much more prevalent this year. We've had a significantly higher proportion of threads where people try to use NoScript for privacy and/or ad blocking, discover shortcomings, then think those shortcomings are NoScript issues and ask for help to resolve them.

NoScript is a security tool, not a privacy tool nor an ad blocker. Any privacy protection or ad blocking it does are just side effects of its security measures. Effective privacy protection and ad blocking require capabilities that NoScript doesn't have.

The features you are seeking are already available with uBlock Origin - I would recommend using uBlock Origin instead of ublock.

If you have a security-related interest in using NoScript:

1) If you want to always allow first-party scripts: NoScript Options > General, "Temporarily set top-level sites to TRUSTED".

2) If you want more relaxed permissions by default, but still have some active content blocking, you can check more boxes in NoScript Options > General > Default tab. See the sticky for what the checkboxes mean.

3) If you don't want any active content blocking, you can turn it off completely: NoScript Options > General, "Disable restrictions globally (dangerous)". NoScript will still provide some other protections, e.g. XSS filtering.

4) It's possible, and even recommended, to use NoScript and uBlock Origin side-by-side, to use NoScript for security and uBlock Origin for wider-spectrum content blocking.

Hope this information helps.