There is so much porn on the Internet. Everyone can easily access pornography content on various porn sites and even from some regular websites such as social media. Some sites do not have a strict adult content moderation. This leads to the proliferation of porn.
Porn has negative effects on both brain and body, especially for minors. Is there any way to block porn on devices for free? In this article, I will recommend you the best free porn blockers for Windows, Mac, Android, and iPhone and also provide detailed usage guide, helping you create a healthy online environment for you and your family.
Free porn blockers for computers are available as browser extensions. I tested a few highly rated ones and found the best ones: the Porn Blocker extension for Chrome and the ClearMind extension for Firefox. Let’s check them out and see how they work.
Provided by joinrelay.app, this Chrome extension is designed to prevent users from accessing porn sites and help them fight the urge to view content of such nature. It’s simple yet powerful, requiring little setup.
Below is how to use it.
Step 1. Go to Chrome Web Store.
Step 2. Search for the extension. Click it in the search results.
Step 3. On the page that opens, click Add to Chrome.
Step 4. Right-click its icon in the Chrome toolbar and choose Manage Extension. Turn on the switch next to Allow in Incognito.
It’s that simple!
From now on, if you or your children try to visit a porn site, it won’t open. Instead, a page will appear, telling you that access is blocked, which you can’t bypass even using Incognito mode. For those who still feel the urge, this page also provides a list of suggestions to help overcome it.
Note: The fact is that it’s easy to remove or disable an extension (e.g., Porn Blocker) from a browser (e.g., Chrome). If you or your child uninstalls the extension, porn will become accessible again. However, although Porn Blocker can’t create a very strong barrier, it’s still helpful, for example, for those with little knowledge about browser extensions or people who have willpower.
If you are looking for a more powerful tool to prevent access to porn on a Windows or Mac computer, you can use AppCrypt.
Here is how to set it up.
Step 1. Download and install AppCrypt.
Free Download Windows 11/10/8/7
Free Download macOS 10.12 or later
Step 2. When you open it for the first time, set a password.
If you are using the tool for yourself, ask someone else to set the password for you.
Step 3. Right click (or control click) its icon in the taskbar (Windows) or menu bar (Mac) and choose Open Main Window.
Step 4. Access the main window by entering the password.
Step 5. In the Web Block tab, do any of the following:
Porn sites and pages will be permanently blocked on this computer.
Note for Windows users: In step 5, this porn blocker requires you to install an extension on your chosen browser(s). And you can configure AppCrypt Preferences so that this very extension can’t be removed or disabled by people who don’t know the password.
The Porn Blocker extension isn’t available for Firefox, but there’s an alternative, which is free to use too.
Step 1. Go to Add-ons for Firefox.
Step 2. Search for and install ClearMind.
Step 3. Click the Extensions icon in the Firefox toolbar. Click the settings icon next to ClearMind and then Manage Extension.
Step 4. Select Allow for Run in Private Windows.
Now porn is blocked on this browser. If one tries to visit a porn site, a page will appear indicating that this site is not accessible. Also, the page provides different tools to help users deal with the urge to watch porn, depending on how strong the urge is, which is thoughtful.
There are some third-party free porn blockers for iPhone are available, such as Cisdem AppCrypt, which is an app that lets you block sites and lock apps for free. Here is how to block porn sites on iPhone for free using this porn blocker.
Step 1. Open your iPhone. Download and install Cisdem AppCrypt from the App Store. Open it.
Step 2. Go to the Preferences tab. Turn on the Adult Blocking option.
This will limit access to most popular porn sites automatically on your iPhone.
Step 3. Go to the App Lock tab. Click the Add/Remove button. Add apps that you think contain pornographic content to the block list.
Step 4. Go to the Web Block tab. Add some unwanted or inappropriate sites to the block list. Click Apply.
Now the porn sites and apps are blocked on your iPhone. You can go to Preferences > Change Password section to lock all your settings with password.
There are two apps that you can consider. The first one is completely free. The second one has a free version, and payment is required to access the full version.
Cisdem AppCrypt is also available for Android. Here is how to use this free porn blocker to block porn sites on Android phone.
Step 1. Install Cisdem AppCrypt from the Google Play Store. Open it.
Step 2. Tap the Web Block tab at the top of the screen.
Step 3. In the Enter URL or keyword field, type the URL of the porn website or porn-related keyword that you need to block. Tap the Add button.
Add more websites or keywords to block if needed.
Step 4. Optionally, tap the App Lock tab. There, block the apps that you think contain explicit or inappropriate content.
It's that easy.
Now the porn sites you added are blocked on Chrome, Edge, Firefox and other popular browsers. In addition, it blocks all the URLs that contain any porn-related keyword you added to the block list.
Here I only talk about the free version of this app. The app is well designed and feature rich. Note that you can’t use it without an accountability partner.
Step 1. On your Android device, install BlockerHero from the Google Play Store. Open it.
Step 2. Tap Add to set someone you trust (e.g., your partner) as the Accountability Partner.
Step 3. In the Content Blocking section, turn on Block Adult content. This will block access to porn sites and inappropriate content on social media.
In addition, there are options to hide explicit search results and disable image and video searching.
Step 4. In the Advanced Feature section, turn on Block Unsupported Browsers. This will disable browsers unsupported by BlockerHero. (This app already supports most browsers.)
When choosing a free porn blocker, the porn filtering function it provides is the most important consideration. In addition, we should also consider its ease of use, user interface, and some advanced features such as password protection. In this article, I introduced several best free porn blockers for computers and phones. Hope it helps.
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