CleanBrowsing
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CleanBrowsing is a free public DNS resolver with content blocking, and filters to restrict access to adult content, malicious domains and proxies and VPNs. It supports DNS over TLS on port 853, DNSCrypt and DNS over HTTPS on port 443 in addition to the standard DNS over port 53. CleanBrowsing filters is often used by families to protect their children from adult and inappropriate content online[1].
CleanBrowsing is available by default on many browsers, including Google_Chrome[2], Microsoft Edge[3], and the Brave Browser as one their secure DNS options.
CleanBrowsing also serves as the backend DNS resolver for many products, including the Ubiquiti Unifi routers content filtering[4] and Covenant Eyes[5].
Services
[edit]CleanBrowsing has three standard filters accessible via the following Anycast IP addresses:[6][7]
| Filters domains | Passes ECS | Validates DNSSEC | Via IPv4 | Via IPv6 | Via DoH | Via DoT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Filter | Yes | Unknown | No | 185.228.168.168 185.228.169.168 |
2a0d:2a00:1:: 2a0d:2a00:2:: |
https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/family-filter/ | family-filter-dns.cleanbrowsing.org |
| Adult Filter | Yes | Unknown | Yes | 185.228.168.10 185.228.169.11 |
2a0d:2a00:1::1 2a0d:2a00:2::1 |
https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/adult-filter/ | adult-filter-dns.cleanbrowsing.org |
| Security Filter | Yes | Unknown | Yes | 185.228.168.9 185.228.169.9 |
2a0d:2a00:1::2 2a0d:2a00:2::2 |
https://doh.cleanbrowsing.org/doh/security-filter/ | security-filter-dns.cleanbrowsing.org |
Family Filter
[edit]Blocks access to adult content, proxy and VPNs, phishing and malicious domains. It enforces Safe Search on Google, Bing, Brave, DuckDuckGo and YouTube. The filter does not log your requests, IP addresses and other activities. Blocked domains are send to NXDOMAIN, which does not track. [8]
Adult Filter
[edit]Less restrictive than the Family filter and only blocks access to adult content and malicious/phishing domains.
Security Filter
[edit]Blocks access to malicious and phishing domains[9]. It often performs very well on detection tests between providers[10][11]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CleanBrowsing Setup and Review".
- ^ "Addressing some misconceptions about our plans for improving the security of DNS". Chromium blog.
- ^ "Enabling DNS over HTTPs on Microsoft Edge". Howtogeek. 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Unifi content filtering".
- ^ "Does CovenantEyes use CleanBrowsing for content filtering". 3 May 2022.
- ^ "CleanBrowsing List of IP Addresses". CleanBrowsing. Retrieved 2025-08-02.
- ^ "How to enable DNS over TLS in Android Pie". TechRepublic. CBS Interactive. 2018-08-23. Archived from the original on 2018-09-11. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
- ^ "Best DNS servers for Privacy". BitLaunch. 29 May 2025.
- ^ "CleanBrowsing Security Filter". CleanBrowsing.
- ^ Z, Nykolas (31 May 2018). "Phishing Protection — Comparing DNS Security Filters". Medium. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2018-10-11.[self-published source]
- ^ "Public DNS malware filters tested in September 2024". NexxWave. 9 September 2024.
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