Windows Live Family Safety AlternativesParental Control Tools and other similar apps like Windows Live Family Safety

Windows Live Family Safety is described as 'Family Safety can help you manage your children's computer activity, including websites, games, and programs' and is a parental control tool in the security & privacy category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Windows Live Family Safety for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Android, iPhone and iPad apps. The best Windows Live Family Safety alternative is Cold Turkey, which is free. Other great apps like Windows Live Family Safety are Plucky, SelfControl, Qustodio Parental Control and Norton Family.

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  1. Cold Turkey icon

    Cold Turkey

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    Boost productivity by blocking websites, games, and applications with Cold Turkey. Once locked, blocks are hard to bypass. Install on Windows, macOS with browser extensions for multiple browsers. One-time purchase includes lifetime updates, ensuring privacy with locally stored data.

    99 Cold Turkey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    This program only helps you block yourself from facebook and other popular social media.

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    • Cold Turkey is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • Cold Turkey is the most popular free alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • Cold Turkey is Freemium and ProprietaryWindows Live Family Safety is Free and Proprietary
  2. Plucky icon

    Plucky

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    Pluckeye is a filter that bolsters self-control on the Internet.

    62 Plucky alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
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    • Plucky is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • Plucky is Free Personal and ProprietaryWindows Live Family Safety is Free and Proprietary
    • Plucky is Customizable and LightweightWindows Live Family Safety is not according to our users
  4. SelfControl icon

    SelfControl

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    SelfControl is a free and open-source application for Mac OS X that lets you block your own access to distracting websites, your mail servers, or anything else on the Internet. Just set a period of time to block for, add sites to your blacklist, and click "Start.

    88 SelfControl alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
     

    • SelfControl is the most popular Open Source alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • SelfControl is Free and Open SourceWindows Live Family Safety is Free and Proprietary
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    HomeGuard Activity Monitor

    HomeGuard is an advanced parental control and activity monitoring tool for family and child safety online and offline. Once installed HomeGuard will silently and automatically block all pornographic and inappropriate content onli...

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  6. Qustodio Parental Control icon

    Qustodio Parental Control

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    Monitor internet use, block harmful content, set restrictions and time limits on devices. Features include app control, social media tracking, and location alerts for comprehensive parental supervision.

    84 Qustodio Parental Control alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Kindle Fire
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    • Qustodio Parental Control is the most popular iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • Qustodio Parental Control is the most popular commercial alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • Qustodio Parental Control is Paid and ProprietaryWindows Live Family Safety is Free and Proprietary
  7. Norton Family icon

    Norton Family

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    Helps parents oversee online activity, set screen time, block inappropriate sites, track device location, view 30-day location history, and access reports through email or portal for insight into web use, app usage, safe browsing, and setting physical boundaries.

    75 Norton Family alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  8. HomeGuard Activity Monitor icon

    HomeGuard Activity Monitor

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    HomeGuard is an advanced parental control and activity monitoring tool for family and child safety online and offline. Once installed HomeGuard will silently and automatically block all pornographic and inappropriate content online and record detailed website activity including...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    FamilyShield

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    FamilyShield, powered by OpenDNS, blocks adult websites from home computers for free, with no software to install.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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    • FamilyShield is the most popular Web-based alternative to Windows Live Family Safety.

    • FamilyShield is Free and ProprietaryWindows Live Family Safety is also Free and Proprietary
  11. Salfeld Child Control icon

    Salfeld Child Control

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    Your source for internet parental control software - monitoring and protecting your children with Child Control web filter and computer time limit and Internet timer.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
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    NxFilter

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    NxFilter is a freeware web filtering software controlling user activity on Internet. You can monitor Internet usage in your network and block user request for websites with NxFilter. It offers many features like Active Directory integration, User or Group based policy...

    59 NxFilter alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  13. Net Nanny icon

    Net Nanny

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    Net Nanny Products from ContentWatch provide Internet Protection software, including parental controls and internet filtering software, computer cleaning utilities, anti-phishing controls, and more.

    60 Net Nanny alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  14. DansGuardian icon

    DansGuardian

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    DansGuardian is an award winning Open Source web content filter which currently runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, HP-UX, and Solaris. It filters the actual content of pages based on many methods including phrase matching, PICS filtering and URL filtering.

    40 DansGuardian alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  15. DNSReactor

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    DNSReactor provides FREE Public DNS servers that you can use as an alternative to your local isp DNS servers. Take advantage of this FREE added layer of security NOW.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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