CleanBrowsing DNS - Protecting our families and kids when visiting the web. Free DNS Parental Control, DNS Filter and Web filter.

Browse the web without surprises

You get to decide what type of content is allowed in your home or network. Parents can protect their kids from adult content, schools can be CIPA compliant and businesses can block malicious domains and gain visibility into their network. All it takes is 5 minutes.

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Content Filtering

CleanBrowsing offers a safe way to browse the web without surprises. Our free family filter, for example, blocks adult content, while still allowing Google, Youtube, Bing, DuckDuckGo and the rest of the web to load safely. All it takes is 5 minutes to enable the service for free and nothing to install.

Just pick the devices your kids will use and change the DNS server on them to point to 185.228.168.168 (or 185.228.169.168). You can also change the DNS server on your router to cover your whole house. It really just takes 5 minutes.

We also have a less restrictive adult filter and a security filter that blocks access to malicious and phishing domains. Our paid plans give you the customization to block additional categories (for things like Gaming, Gambling, Torrents, etc). Check out our plans page for more details.

Step by step instructions are available on our Getting Started page [Mac, Linux, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Android].

Security Filter

Our Security DNS filter blocks phishing, spam and malicious domains. A first layer of protection for your network. More details.

Adult Filter

Our Adult DNS filter blocks access to pornographic content (+the security filter). It enforces Safe Search on Google, DuckDuckGo and Bing. More details.

Family Filter

Our Family DNS filter is the used by parents and schools to protect kids from adult content, proxies and VPNs and other unsafe content. More details

DNS Firewall

In addition to the 3 core free filters, we also offer a comprehensive DNS Filtering and Firewall package. More details

What Our Users Say About CleanBrowsing?

Thousands of business, schools and families are using CleanBrowsing. Check out some of the feedback.

Protect #children against inappropriate content #online (porn, nudity, obscene, harmful to minors, explicit/graphic content and malicious domains) via @cleanbrowsing:
Inside the #DNS (or Network) settings, change the DNS server to the value: 185.228.168.168 (or 185.228.169.168).
— Dimitris Papapetros (@0xDimitris) April 3, 2018

Just switched my home DNS to use @cleanbrowsing. In addition to standard DNS, they also support DNSCrypt, DNS over HTTPS, and DNS over TLS. 🔒

*And* their youtube + google search filters actually work. 🔥

Check it out 👇 https://t.co/6NsQa90tg9
— MICHAEL JACKSON (@mjackson) October 9, 2018

“DNS can be an important part of your security and act as a first line of defense against phishing and other malicious activity. CleanBrowsing was the #1 provider in my tests , followed by Quad9 and OpenDNS in second (they did well in…” — Nykolas Z https://t.co/BdvyIhgcDa
— mr.smashy (@THESMASHY) June 6, 2018

@cleanbrowsing is the best parental DNS filter I have used so far. Only thing that would make it better is a POP in the @TorontoIX for faster Canadian response times. Keep up the great work!
— Shawn Watkinson (@ShawnWatkinson) March 12, 2018

This is fantastic news! CleanBrowsing is the best parental control system I’ve tried so far > RT @cleanbrowsing: DNSCrypt support now available in beta for CleanBrowsing.

If you want to try it out, let us know.

*Thanks @jedisct1 for the help.
— Frank Denis (@jedisct1) February 16, 2018

Looks like it’s time to switch to ⁦@cleanbrowsing⁩! And looks like they support DNSCrypt to boot, something I’ve been sad @opendns doesn’t support. https://t.co/GTvQHR6NXL
— Matt Hauck (@hauckmatt) October 5, 2018

If you have little ones, @cleanbrowsing is a high performing, free way to keep their eyes away from things they shouldn't see online, whatever the device they're using. Really great to see an option for families and schools that can't afford expensive software to do this. 👏 https://t.co/abL24epeHu
— Angelique Medina (@bitprints) October 12, 2018

DNS-based

CleanBrowsing doesn't require any software or installation on your network for it to work. All you have to do is to change the DNS servers for your home router, computer or device that you want to force a clean browsing experience.

Clean Youtube

Different than other solutions, Youtube, Google, Bing and all major sites will still work! Except that it will automatically force the Safe Filters and prevent it from being disabled at the browser level.

Kids under 13

If you are concerned about your young kids seeing things they should not, we are on the same page. With 3 young kids, I wanted to allow them to use their iPads & iPhones without being concerned that a pornographic popup ad would show up.