List of Porn Blockers for Windows 2024 and User Guide

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Norah Hayes
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Porn can be harmful to both children and adults, yet it’s widely and easily accessible on the Internet to people of all ages. Luckily, a porn blocker can help prevent access to online porn.

This article provides a list of porn blockers for Windows computers and shows you how to set up each one for porn blocking. Whether you’re a parent looking to protect your kids from inappropriate content or you want to stop yourself from visiting porn sites, this article will be helpful.

 

Top 7 porn blockers for Windows to block porn on computer

#1 Cisdem AppCrypt

Compatibility: Windows 11, 10, 8, and 7; 64-bit required

Block porn for: Children and adults

Cisdem AppCrypt is a website blocker and app lock rolled into one. When working as a porn blocker for Windows, it stands out for being easy to use and effective and can offer the following features.

  • Offer an option to block all porn sites with just a click
  • Allow you to add specific porn sites and pages to the block list
  • Block all URLs containing any user-specified keyword (e.g., “porn”, “xxx”, “nude”, “sexy”)
  • Allow you to block all websites except those you specify
  • Secure the blocking with a password
  • Support Chrome, Edge, Opera, Firefox, and Brave
  • Allow you to lock unsupported browsers with a password

How to set up AppCrypt

1. Download and install AppCrypt on a Windows computer.

Free Download Windows 11/10/8/7

2. When you open it for the first time, set a password.

To prevent your own access to porn, it's recommended that you ask someone else, such as a family member, to set the password for you.

a dialog asking users to set a password

3. Click the AppCrypt icon on the taskbar. Alternatively, right-click this icon and then choose Open Main Window.

clicking the AppCrypt icon on the taskbar bringing up the Open Main Window option

4. Enter the password to access the main window of this porn blocker.

a screen asking for password

5. Click the Web Block tab and install the extension on the browser(s) of your choice.

clicking the Web Block tab for the first time bringing up the Install Cisdem Extensions dialog

There's an extra step. Here I use Chrome as an example. Go to chrome://extensions/, find this extension, click Details, and then turn on Allow in Incognito.

the Details button

6. In the extension, select the Block Porn checkbox. This will automatically block all porn sites.

the Block Porn checkbox being selected

Alternatively, you can decide which porn websites to block yourself. In the Web Block tab, do any or all of the following things.

the Web Block tab showing a URL field, an Add button and an Import menu, and that two porn sites are on the block list

  • Enter a specific porn site in the URL field and click Add.
  • Enter a keyword that you think is common in the URLs of adult sites and click Add.
  • Click the Import dropdown menu and choose the Porn Sites category. This will automatically add all popular websites in this category to the block list.
  • Click the Import dropdown menu and choose TXT file to import your own list of inappropriate websites.

7. If some apps on the computer contain adult content, you can add them to the block list under the App Lock tab.

Note: Unlike some Windows porn blockers, AppCrypt works with both administrator accounts (typically used by adults) and standard accounts (often used by children). This makes it usable for preventing porn access on computers for people of all ages.

There are several ways to permanently or temporarily unblock an item on the block list, such as removing the item from the block list or quitting AppCrypt. But any of the ways requires the password. In addition, if one attempts to unblock a porn site by turning off or uninstalling the extension, AppCrypt will immediately lock that browser with a password. This makes the blocking hard to bypass, ensuring the tool’s effectiveness.

a message saying that access is blocked

Pros:

  1. Easy to set up and use for everyone
  2. Support one-click porn blocking and custom block lists
  3. Provide a whitelist mode
  4. Work for both adult and children's accounts
  5. Provide password protection for ensuring strong protection
  6. Offer other benefits, such as reducing distractions and privacy protection

Cons:

  1. Incompatible with 32-bit Windows operating systems

 

#2 DNS Angle

Compatibility: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

Block porn for: Children

Designed to block inappropriate content like adult sites and malicious sites like phishing sites, DNS Angel can be a good porn blocker for Windows PC.

The advantage of using this tool is that little setup is needed. It provides four services for users to choose from. You can simply consider them four predefined block list. Regardless of the service chosen, a significantly large number of porn sites will be blocked.

The possible disadvantage is that custom block lists are not allowed. If certain inappropriate websites are not on the predefined block lists, you can’t add them. In such a case, you will have to wait until the updated predefined block lists include these websites.

How to set up DNS Angel

1. Download DNS Angel to your Windows PC (preferably on a standard account). Unzip it. No installation is needed.

2. Open the tool.

3. Choose a predefined block list from the four options. I recommended the second one - OpenDNS Family.

DNS Angel interface showing OpenDNS Family, among other options

Porn content will be blocked on all browsers on this Windows computer.

If your child uses an administrator account on your Windows computer or his or her own device, it’s recommended that you create a standard account for the child before you set up this porn blocker. If your child has administrative privileges, he or she can effortlessly bypass the blocking.

Pros:

  1. Support one-click blocking of adult and other inappropriate content
  2. Support all browsers
  3. Also protect your computer from malicious websites
  4. Require little setup

Cons:

  1. Lack of a customizable block list
  2. Not suitable for admin accounts on Windows PC

 

#3 Qustodio

Compatibility: Windows 11 and 10

Block porn for: Children

Qustodio is a good parental control app for Windows, with web content filtering being one of its key features. Its Web filtering feature categorizes websites into several categories, including age-appropriate and family-friendly categories and inappropriate categories (e.g., Pornography, Mature content). The blocking applies to Chrome, Firefox, and Edge.

Since the websites in the inappropriate categories are blocked by default, you won’t need to spend much time manually adding specific adult sites to the block list. However, the initial setup of this porn blocker can take a while. Before the setup, make sure that your child has a non-admin account (i.e. a standard account).

How to set up Qustodio

1. Go to Qustodio's official website. Click Sign up to create a parental account. Log in to the account.

2. Click Add child.

3. Enter your child's details and create a user profile for him or her. Click Next.

a child's details entered

4. On your child's account on a Windows PC, download and install Qustodio.

5. Open the Qustodio app. Choose the I already have a parental account option. Click Next.

6. Log in to your account. Click Next and then Finish.

Porn and other inappropriate sites are blocked by default, so you can stop at this point. If you want to explore the web filtering feature of this porn blocker, you can go to the official website. In your child's profile, click Choose Rules > Web filtering. In the Categories tab, you will find that the Pornography category is blocked by default. In the Websites tab, you can manually add specific inappropriate sites to the block list.

the Categories tab showing that the Pornography category and other inappropriate website categories are blocked

Without knowing the email address and password of the parental account, your child won’t be able to quit the Qustodio app or change your settings.

Pros:

  1. Allow one-click blocking of porn and custom block lists
  2. Allow blocking of unsupported web browsers
  3. Offer password protection
  4. Make it easy to blocking other unwanted websites
  5. Provide other parental control features, like screen time management and location tracking

Cons:

  1. Only work with standard accounts on Windows PC
  2. Expensive

 

#4 Windows Parental Control

Compatibility: Windows 11 and 10

Block porn for: Children

As its name tells, Parental Control is a built-in app of Windows computer to help parents to ensure a safe and healthy online environment for child and manage his online behavior. It’s free to use and has some useful functions including web filtering and app restriction.

How to set up Windows Parental Control

1. The first step is to create an account for your child or other family member. If he has already have an account, you can directly add his account in: Go to Windows Start > Settings > Account > Family and other people > Add a family member.

2. Sign in your account as administrator then you’ll find the Manage family settings online option. Click on it and begin to block porn websites and apps on your child’s account.

3. Go to Web browsing tab. Add the URL of porn sites to the block list.

4. Go to Apps, games & media tab. Enable Block inappropriate apps and games. Scroll down then add porn apps that you want to block to the block list.

Windows Parental Control

Make sure your child can only sign in his own standard account on computer. Otherwise the filtering will not working. In addition, Windows Parental Control only has effect on Microsoft Edge.

Pros:

  1. Built-in to Windows
  2. Support one-click blocking or inappropriate websites as well as searches
  3. Allow you to manually add sites to the block list
  4. Provide other parental control features, like activity reporting and screen time limits

Cons:

  1. Only support Edge
  2. Only effective on non-admin accounts

 

#5 Cold Turkey Blocker

Compatibility: Windows 11, 10, 8.1 and 7

Block porn for: Children and adults

Cold Turkey Blocker has two key features: website blocking and app blocking. You can use it as a porn blocker on your PC and easily add porn and other bad websites to the block list. Although it has a predefined block list, the list only contains a few porn sites, which is far from sufficient. Therefore, you still need to customize the block list manually.

Thanks to its keyword blocking feature, you can block common porn-related keywords, which can make numerous porn sites inaccessible.

How to set up Cold Turkey Blocker

1. Download and install Cold Turkey Blocker on your computer. Open the app.

2. Install an extension on your preferred web browsers.

3. On the left, choose the Blocks section.

4. Open the default block list (called Distractions) or create a new block list.

5. In the dialog that opens, click Import > Web categories > Porn. This will automatically add a few popular adult sites to the block list.

the Web categories submenu showing Porn and a few other website categories

6. In the Import menu, choose All URLs containing and then add keywords.

7. Manually add other porn sites that you want to stop access to.

8. In the Blocks section, click the lock icon next to this block list.

9. Choose a lock type to protect the blocking and then set it up. The Password lock is recommended for porn blocking, while other lock types can also be helpful.

Thanks to the lock, when the blocking is active (which is permanent by default), you can’t turn off the blocking.

Pros:

  1. Easily add inappropriate sites to the block list
  2. Support keyword blocking
  3. Secure the blocking by locking it
  4. Work with both admin and non-admin accounts
  5. Support popular web browsers and allow blocking of unsupported ones

Cons:

  1. No option to block porn with a single click

 

#6 BlockerX

Compatibility: All Windows operating systems

Block porn for: Children and adults

There are some porn-blocking extensions available for different web browsers on Windows. You can find them on a browser’s web store. For example, BlockerX is a website and keyword blocker extension for Chrome. It supports blocking most adult content with just a click, and you can also add specific website or keyword to block.

If this extension is turned off or uninstalled, both the adult content and any user-specified content that was previously blocked will become accessible. Luckily, the Accountability feature helps prevent the extension from being disabled. However, despite the Uninstall Protection feature, one can still easily uninstall BlockerX and access any website, including adult sites.

How to set up BlockerX

1. Go to Chrome Web Store.

2. Search for BlockerX. Click the first result you see, which should be Porn Blocker / Adult Blocker - BlockerX.

3. Click Add to Chrome and then Add extension.

4. Turn on Allow in Incognito to enable this extension in incognito browsing mode.

5. Go to the dashboard of BlockerX. Now you can start to block porn sites on Chrome.

  • Block all popular adult websites with 1 click: Turn on the Block Adult Content toggle on the upper left corner. Then over 2 million adult websites on the Internet will be blocked immediately.
  • Block porn sites by specifying the domain name: Go to Websites tab. Type in the URL of adult websites to the box then click Add. You can also block a specific porn webpage.
  • Block porn sites by specifying the keyword: Go to Keywords tab. Add words/phrases to the box then click Add. To prevent unintended blocking of several pages, you’d better adding phrases instead of word.

the dashboard of BlockerX

6. This step is optional but recommended. Turn on and set up the Accountability feature and Uninstall Protection feature.

Pros:

  1. Block adult websites on Chrome with a single click
  2. Offer a whitelist mode
  3. Easy to customize, letting you, for example, set a custom URL to which a blocked site will be redirected

Cons:

  1. Only allow blocking of up to 3 websites for free
  2. Many features only available in Premium version
  3. Only support Chrome

 

#7 Simple Website Blocker

Compatibility: Windows 11, 10, 8, 7, Vista, and XP

Block porn for: Children

Simple Website Blocker is a simple and free porn blocker for Windows computers. There are two disadvantages. You have to manually add porn sites to the block list one by one, which can be very time-consuming. This tool won’t work when a VPN is used on the device.

There two advantages. Porn blocking applies to all browsers. The blocking remains active even if you quit Simple Website Blocker.

The only (direct) way to unblock sites is to remove them from the block list. While this porn blocker can be used on admin accounts, blocking can be easily bypassed with administrative privileges. Removal is not permitted on standard accounts.

How to set up Simple Website Blocker

1. Download and install Simple Website Blocker. Open the app.

2. In the Enter Websites field, enter an adult site. Click Block Website. Repeat this step to add more porn sites to the block list.

Simple Website Blocker

Pros:

  1. Free to use
  2. Simple and easy-to-understand interface
  3. Support all web browsers

Cons:

  1. Only allow manual customization of the block list
  2. Not suitable for admin accounts
  3. Not working if a VPN is used

 

Use Google SafeSearch

Google Chrome is one of the browsers we frequently use. It has a safe search function. Once turning on the safe mode, Google will automatically filter out pornographic and other explicit content from your search result. Here is how to enable Google Safe Search to block porn on Windows.

1. Go to Safe Search settings on your Google browser.

2. Select Filter or Blur from the 3 options.

the Filter option being selected

Note: Google Safe Search filter will not catch all adult content, and it only works on the search result. If users go to a porn website directly, the filter won’t block them.

Use Bing SafeSearch

Bing also has a safe search feature that filter out adult text, images and videos from your search results. But this filter is also not 100% accurate.

1. Go to Bing website on a web browser. You have to log in to the user’s Microsoft account first.

2. Tap the 3-line icon on the top right. Click SafeSearch.

3. Enable the Strict mode on the SafeSearch section.

the Strict mode being selected

 

Conclusion

Above is a list of porn blockers for Windows, along with step-by-step guides on how to block porn on a computer using them. Now you may have found the one that best suits your needs. As Internet access becomes easier for everyone including children, installing such a tool on can be necessary. However, replying solely on a technical blocking solution may not be enough. It is also important to, for example, talk with children about safe and healthy online behaviors.

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Norah Hayes likes to share her tips on how to improve focus and stay motivated at work. She believes it is essential to eliminate all online distractions during work hours.

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