DNS Resolvers
Encrypted DNS with third-party servers should only be used to get around basic DNS blocking when you can be sure there won't be any consequences. Encrypted DNS will not help you hide any of your browsing activity.
Use DNS Speed Test Web Tool to help you discover the fastest DNS server based on your specific location. https://dnsspeedtest.online/
DNS Resolvers
Encrypted DNS with third-party servers should only be used to get around basic DNS blocking when you can be sure there won't be any consequences. Encrypted DNS will not help you hide any of your browsing activity.
Use DNS Speed Test Web Tool to help you discover the fastest DNS server based on your specific location. https://dnsspeedtest.online/
An OpenSnitch-inspired firewall and network monitor + a pi-hole-inspired DNS over HTTPS client with blocklists.
- Ad Blocker
- Free • Open Source
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
- F-Droid
NextDNS protects you from all kinds of security threats, blocks ads and trackers on websites and in apps and provides a safe and supervised Internet for kids — on all devices and on all networks.
- Ad Blocker
- Freemium • Open Source
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Chrome OS
- BSD
- iPad
- UC Browser
- Vivaldi Browser
- Google Chrome
- Ubiquiti UniFi
- Safari
- Yandex.Browser
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- OpenWrt
- Opera
- Alpine Linux
- pfSense
- Firefox
- DD-WRT
A free, global DNS resolution service that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider.
- DNS Resolver
- Free Personal • Proprietary
- Online
1.1.1.1 from CloudFlare is the fast and private way to browse the Internet. It is a public DNS resolver, but unlike most DNS resolvers, 1.1.1.1 is not selling user data to advertisers. The implementation of 1.1.1.1 makes it the fastest resolver out there.
- DNS Resolver
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Quad9 is a free, recursive, anycast DNS platform that provides end users robust security protections, high-performance, and privacy.
- DNS Resolver
- Free • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- Android Tablet
Control all web traffic on your devices, block ads, trackers, and malicious domains. Make the Internet safe for everyone at home or at work.
- DNS Resolver
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Android
- iPhone
- Self-Hosted
Wifi analyzer
Optimize your WiFi network using WiFi Analyzer by examining surrounding WiFi networks, measuring their signal strength as well as identifying crowded channels.
Identify Wi-Fi problems, find the best channel or place for your Router/Access-Point!
- Free • Proprietary
- Windows
WiFiman is ideal for analyzing nearby Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth LE devices, device discovery, and network speed tests.
- Internet Speed Test App
- Free • Proprietary
- Android
- iPhone
Waveform is a commercial, cross-platform DAW. With a focus on design and composition, it offers tools to greatly simplify everything from initial inspiration to the final mix.
- Music Production App
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Nice list. What are your thoughts on some of them? Did you get a chance to benchmark them? For me, when using 1.1.1.1 from CloudFlare, I found that sometimes page loading gets stuck and a reboot of the phone resolves it. I've not had any experience with AdGuard DNS, but I did find that NextDNS does include it in their filters. Plus, it does a really good job of stopping dodgy websites in their tracks.