1 of 2>>19355> I tried playing around with uMatrix a while back ago but it was too complicated and too much work to fool around withAbout that... I had the exact same experience a decade ago and did not try it again until a couple years ago. I can tell you exactly where my frustration came from, and would encourage you to try again. Let me explain... Back in the day, like you, I was addicted to NoScript (won't even mention the security implications of that particular AddOn, but you can do your own research on that matter.)
The fact is that NoScript is completely superfluous. It is completely uneccessary, because you can use uBlock Origin to block all scripts anyway, or just 3rd-party scripts if you want. As in, there is
nothing NoScript does that uBlock Origin cannot do, and
better. Use the advanced options and you'll see what I mean. I've been telling you that for years, Killcen. But that is neither here nor there either. I'm trying to explain why I had frustration with uMatrix.
It is because I was using NoScript and uBlock Origin in Nightmare Mode with it! There are several things that uBlock Origin can do that uMatrix can't, and vice versa. They are both essential to me now. I love the Element Zapper in uBlock Origin, for example. Unfortunately, however, even without the added complication and frustration of having NoScript be a part of any situation (as I said, NoScript is a COMPLETELY UNECCESSARY AddOn, and only complicates matters, so turn it off or get rid of it while you try this...), there is still the complication of two different addons (namely uBlock Origin & uMatrix) both trying to control scripts (but at least there won't be three,
amirite?)
That is what causes the complications and frustrations, having too many controllers for the same activities. All my
"problems",
"complications" and
"frustrations" began to fall away, however, once I stopped blocking scripts with uBlock Origin too, and just let uMatrix take care of that (as it is, like I said, much
better at it, and has far more fine-tuned-control that you could never get with NoScript, and not really with uBlock Origin either. So, now I only block Frames in uBlock Origin, (plus all the other shit it blocks with block lists.) I use it mostly for the Element Zapper now, and it is useful for a few other things, but I won't bore you with more info now. Seriously though, using only one powerful tool to block all scripts, instead of three, will VERY MUCH Lessen Your Frustration with uMatrix! It
IS the best tool for script blocking, and a number of other types of blocking you can't get with NoScript or uBlock Origin. It's fine-tuned approach is FAR Safer than ANYTHING Remotely Possible with NoScript, or even with uBlock Origin. I encourage you to give it another try, and you'll see what I mean. It's default is to block all scripts, so there really is no excuse not to give it another try. Just turn off your NoScript AddOn, and set your uBlock Origin to allow scripts to go through to uMatrix, which will block 'em all, and you can decide exactly which one you want to let get through. No website will be able to trick you into ANY of their nefarious shit again, unless you want them to! I'm not gonna lie... It will take an hour or so to get the hang of it, but it's easy as pie, and once your favorite sites are set up with the settings you like you will not look back to NoScript, and will uninstall it.
I don't suppose you still use the 'HTTPS Everywhere' AddOn too, do you? Another completely uneccesary AddOn if you just tick the box forcing all your traffic to be HTTPS in the Browser Settings. The less AddOns you have, the better. I really only have a few. Privacy Badger, Decentraleyes, Cookie AutoDelete, Firefox Multi-Account Containers, uBlock Origin, and uMatrix. That's all I need. Never been happier.