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 third-party 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 | Protocols | Logs? | Filtering |
|---|---|---|---|
| AdGuard DNS | Cleartext DoH DoT DNSCrypt |
Some | Ads, trackers, malicious domains |
| Mullvad | DoH DoT |
No | User choice |
| BlahDNS | DoH DoT DNSCrypt |
No | Ads, trackers, malicious domains |
| Quad9 | Cleartext DoH DoT DNSCrypt |
Some | User choice |
| NextDNS | Cleartext DoH DoT DNSCrypt |
User choice | User choice |
| Cloudflare | Cleartext DoH DoT |
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+.
