DNS Resolvers
A DNS resolver, such as the ones listed below, help prevent such things as DNS hijacking, or can be used to block malicious sites, block ads, and trackers. These resolvers don’t make you anonymous or hide your traffic from your ISP but they do still help keep you safer online.
iOS 14+ users who do not wish to install a 3rd party app can use the built in DNS feature and find profiles from your favorite providers at Encrypted DNS Party.
Use: Instead of the DNS provided by your ISP, Google DNS.
DNS Resolvers
| Name | Servers | US Based? | Logs? | Filtering |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard DNS | Anycast | No | No | Ads, trackers, malicious domains |
| OpenNIC | Anycast | Yes | User choice | User choice |
| BlahDNS | Switzerland Singapore Finland Japan Germany |
No | No | Ads, trackers, malicious domains |
| Quad9 | Anycast | No | Some | User choice |
| NextDNS | Anycast | Yes | User choice | User choice |
| Cloudflare | Anycast | Yes | Some | User choice |
DNS Clients
dnscrypt-proxy
Free
A flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS protocols such as DNSCrypt v2, DNS-over-HTTPS and Anonymized DNSCrypt.
DNSecure
Free
DNSecure is a configuration tool of encrypted DNS for macOS. An encrypted DNS service you configure will be used system-wide. Supported protocols are DNS-over-TLS and DNS-over-HTTPS. DNSecure requires iOS 14+, iPadOS 14+, or macOS 11+.
