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Best free DNS servers: 14 options to check out

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  1. OpenDNS provides faster and safer Internet access for your home or Business.

    Evaluating DNSfilter about 11 days ago:

    We have used opendns.com for this for years. Might take a look at them.
  2. The free app that makes your Internet safer.

  3. The Domain Name System (DNS) protocol is an important part of the web's infrastructure, serving as the Internet's phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup.

  4. Comodo Secure DNS is the leading DNS provider. We offer Managed DNS, Enterprise DNS, Authoritative, Anycast and CDN DNS hosting.

  5. Quad9 is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides end users robust security protections, high-performance, and privacy.

    Internet extremely slow when not connected to VPN about 3 days ago

    I've tried a number of things from uninstalling the VPN, clearing DNS, trying to use quad9.net dns, uninstalling and reinstalling network drivers, but nothing has worked. I'm starting to think it has something to do with Verizon or the router, but I really don't know nor am I an expert at this sort of thing.
  6. A free recursive DNS resolution service.

  7. An organization of hobbyists who run an alternative DNS network, also provides access to domains not administered by ICANN. People also askWhat is OpenNIC?Which is the fastest DNS server?What is DNS by Comodo?

    Which dns should i use to protect my privacy? about about 2 years ago

    Go for opennic.org, its a alternative Root-DNS with mostly no logging (atleast mine is for sure not :)).
  8. UncensoredDNS is free of charge DNS that consists of two servers, and both servers are available to use for everyone.

    In your homelab DNS over TLS? about 4 months ago

    I have an OpenBSD router at the edge of my homelab network and it uses UncensoredDNS over TLS, as upstream.
  9. CleanBrowsing is a family and kid-safe way to browse the web without surprises.

    Using DNS over HTTPS! Come on Ubiquiti!! about 2 months ago:

    I hadn’t heard of unbound before but it looks very interesting. I’ve been manually setting my dns in my pihole to https://cleanbrowsing.org/ ‘s free dns servers. I do like it because I’d I take my server down with an update or any maintenance I don’t lose my internet access.
  10. Yandex.DNS is a free, recursive DNS service. Yandex.

    1st day of NNN. Deleting this was hard. about 5 months ago

    r/notopbutok I guess for example, family DNS can block NSFW sites too. For example, yandex provides a family DNS; you can see here, in their explanations, “Yandex algorithms recognize erotic and pornographic content. If you try to open a website with content like that, you will be shown a special page without it.”.
  11. Provided free of charge, Free Recursive DNS enables end users and businesses to experience a much...

  12. Free to use public DNS servers which filter unwanted advertisements and malware.

    Onlyfans Promoted AD that I can't hide???? about 8 months ago

    This is a example: https://alternate-dns.com/ or adguard. You can set these dns servers as your default dns server in your router so everyone who joins that same wifi will have an ad-free experience.
  13. Surf the Web Ad-Free and Safely. Shield up!

    Fed up of Ads about 5 days ago:

    There are also regular adblockers for your phone too, (but I’m not an expert on those either haha). I personally use AdGuard, but there could be better ones out there that I don’t know of.