Web Filters and Time-Limiting Software
The Internet is an ever-changing source of information. Inevitably, some of the links below will stop working. We will do our best to keep links current and remove broken links.
Many of the products listed below accomplish much more than just filtering. Many monitor IM, chat and email, block peer-to-peer software such as Limewire and more.
| Source | Link Info |
|---|---|
| iPhone/iPod Touch | Mobicip Mobil Parental Controls for iPod, iPod Touch and Linux Netbooks |
| iPhone/iPod Touch | iNet Safety Bubble - Parental Control / Web Content Filter for the iPod |
| iPhone/iPod Touch | Safe-Eyes Mobile - Internet filtering for the iPhone and iPod Touch [Read a review] |
| Hardware/Software | iBoss Internet Parental Control Filtering Solution serves as both a router and firewall with virus/malware protection. |
| Software | Software to Manage Your Time Online - Rescue Time! |
| Software | Software to encourage SelfControl |
| Software | Online Family.Norton - Free web filtering and monitoring (Mac OSX and PC) |
| Software | MyWebSafety: Computer AND cell phone monitoring software (PC only; Mac in development) |
| Software | New Parental Controls for the iPhone from iNetSafetyBubble |
| Software | Free Internet Web Filter (Mac OSX and PC) |
| Software | CyberPatrol (PC only) |
| Software | Safe Eyes (Mac OSX and PC) [Description of Safe Eyes time controls] |
| Software | NetNanny (Mac OSX and PC) |
| Software | Content Barrier (Mac OSX and PC) |
| Software | Bumper Car (Mac OSX only) |
| Software | Family Guardian (PC only) |
| Software | WebWatcher (PC only) |
| Software | Time-limiting Software PC Time Limit (PC only) PC Time Manager (PC only) Family Internet Timer software (PC only) PC Home Software including Time Administrator and Parental Controls (PC only) NOTE: Apple Mac owners will find links for limiting/monitoring time in tools for parents |
| Software | K9 Web Protection - free parental control software (PC and Mac OSX) |
| Software | OpenDNS for home use - free parental control software (Mac OSX and PC) OpenDNS for schools, libraries and organizations - free web filtering software (Mac OSX and PC) |
| Software | Monitoring software instead of filtering (see also tools for parents.) GURL Watcher Spectorsoft for PCs Spectorsoft for Mac OS X |
| Review | TopTenReviews.com | Top-Parental-Control-Software.com |
| Review | Review of free filtering software - from ConsumerSearch.com |
| Review | Library Filtering.org - Reviews of filtering software for schools and libraries (Not routinely updated) |
| Research | Safer Internet - Protecting Our Children On the Internet Using Content Filtering and Parental Control Techniques. |
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