On Windows, launch Notepad, and then open the hosts file from the Windows/ System32/ drivers/etc folder on your hard drive. We're talking about editing the hosts file, the file that your computer uses to find its way across the web. It's not foolproof, because you can just undo the changes if you want, but it involves a bit of extra work and may be enough to put you off visiting those sites you know you shouldn't. There is a baked-in way of blocking websites on Windows and macOS that lets you manually stop certain websites from loading-no fee and no extra software required. You can use Cold Turkey for free or pay a one-off fee of $39 for a Pro license and some useful extras, including scheduled blocks, timers to help you work in focused bursts of attention, password protection for the app settings, and a Frozen Turkey mode that locks you out of Windows or macOS entirely-forcing you to go do something other than stare at your screen.
(There is a less strict mode that allows you to break blocks if you really want to). It's a comprehensive package, and it also keeps statistics so you can see how many times you've tried to access blocked websites. Once a block is applied, it really is applied-you can even disable access to the Task Manager (Windows) or Activity Monitor (macOS), as well as the Cold Turkey uninstaller, to make sure you stay focused and away from the sites you don't want to see. You can block certain sites, the entire internet, the entire internet except for certain websites, and even particular Google searches that you don't want to run. Use Regex to block everything in the blacklist, white list to override.Cold Turkey is a desktop app for Windows and macOS (with accompanying browser add-ons) that don't mess around when it comes to blocking websites. You would need to set up a pihole and then whitelist only those sites that you want available. The other option is something like pihole which is a dns resolver. They are working on customization of the interface so you can do some of what you want. But block by default and only allow by whitelist seems the safest approach.Īny recommendations of a stand alone app or an child protect app whose features include these capabilities?įootnote: I suppose youtube should be allowed too but I understand youtube let's your restrict it to child content? Anyway, I'm lost trying to find the method.
I've seen a lot of apps that work the other way around: you block sites by listing them individually or by a category. But I'm having a problem with a website blocker that blocks all sites by default except those domains listed in a whitelist.
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