Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to CleanBrowsing
Browse the web without surprises. Free DNS Parental control.
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. CleanBrowsing launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Would like to share here a project that we have been working on for the last ~10 months. It all started with the goal of properly blocking adult & explicit content out of our own kids devices and expanded it to a free service that anyone can use. Feedback is welcome: https://cleanbrowsing.org CleanBrowsing is free Anycast DNS resolver that automatically blocks adult content and enforces safe search on Google, Google Image search, Bing, Youtube, etc. We have been crawling and categorizing the web for many months and we feel it got to a point where our database is large enough and we…
2018 · its alternatives →
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The Internet’s fastest, privacy-first DNS resolver
2018 · one.one.one.one · its alternatives →
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NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
2019 · nextdns.io · its alternatives →
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The 1.1.1.1 App▲689Faster, more private internet by Cloudflare, now on mobile
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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A DNS client in Go that supports Google DNS over HTTPS - pforemski/dingo
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Most site blockers work by blacklisting distractions. That never worked for me, the internet is too big, and there’s always something new to waste time on. I wanted the opposite: allowlist‑only browsing. Block everything by default, and explicitly allow only what I need. So I built Sinkzone: a local DNS forwarder with two modes: Monitor mode: lets all traffic through, but logs every domain so you can decide what to allow. Focus mode: only allowlisted domains resolve; everything else is blocked (NXDOMAIN). It’s open source, written in Go, and runs locally on macOS, Linux, and Windows. Works a…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2012 · millionshort.com · its alternatives →
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Point & click to forbid/allow any class of requests made by your browser. Use it to block scripts, iframes, ads, facebook, etc. - Adblock Plus memory consumption · gorhill/httpswitchboard Wiki
2014 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Protect your family from unwanted websites.
2019 · familyfriendlydns.com · its alternatives →
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WebCurfew▲76Simple, Effective, Free Internet Parental Control pre-launch
2014 · webcurfew.com · its alternatives →
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The Internet’s fastest DNS resolver, now for families!
2020 · one.one.one.one · its alternatives →
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BW_BROWSER▲62"Block" addicting websites by graying them out 🤫
2020 · bwbrowser.com · its alternatives →
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Block ads inside mobile apps and browsers. Always free.
2016 · optimal.com · its alternatives →
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Threat protection & content filtering with DNSLayer security
2024 · glorydns.com · its alternatives →
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Block adult content system-wide, blur it with on-device AI
Aug 2026 · cleanbrowse.app · its alternatives →
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Windows parental controls kids can't switch off
Jul 2026 · getfamilyprotect.com · its alternatives →
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- 21PD
2024 · privacy-dns.pw · its alternatives →
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Provide them content you trust. Only YouTube channels you approve, with no comments, no autoplay, and no algorithmic recommendations.
2025 · maekitsafe.com · its alternatives →
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CleanYourTV▲22Your TV, minus the ads. One prompt cleans it in 15 min
6d ago · cleanyour.tv · its alternatives →
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