FoxFilter

Name: FoxFilter
Rating: 3.7792 (77 reviews)
Author: Inspired Effect

Now available for Android! Recently called "THE Parental Control for Firefox"! FoxFilter is a personal content filter that helps block pornographic and other inappropriate content.

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FoxFilter is a powerful parental control Chrome extension designed to block pornographic and other inappropriate web content across Firefox and Android devices. It offers a user-friendly, password-protected interface to customize filtering settings easily. Users can block entire websites or apply keyword-based content filtering to maintain a safe browsing environment for children and families.

The extension supports sensitivity adjustments, allowing you to filter by URL, title, meta content, or body content, reducing false positives. FoxFilter includes a comprehensive list of keywords and enables adding custom keywords and URLs to whitelist or blacklist. It has been praised for its effectiveness, flexibility, and ease of administration, making it a top choice for home use. Developed by a dedicated team, FoxFilter ensures reliable, resource-efficient content blocking without intrusive ads or complex setups.

Ideal for families, schools, libraries, and organizations, FoxFilter empowers users to protect their online spaces with a simple yet robust content filtering solution.

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Rating:

Version:

9.7 Last updated: 2024-06-17

Version code:

5760718

Creation date:

2007-01-19

Risk:

Permissions:

tabs
contextMenus
storage
notifications

Size:

920.91KB

Email:

fo*****@inspiredeffect.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Data ingested on:

2025-07-17

Ranking

# 1,727 ▼ 21

Other rankings

#45 in Alerts & Updates ▼ 2

#145 in Tabs ▼ 1

#207 in Search Tools ▼ 1

#24 in film keyword 6 ▲ 1

#44 in foe keyword 22

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FoxFilter - The content filter! (v9.8)

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User reviews

FoxFilter is praised for its effective content filtering and ease of use, especially for managing children's internet access. However, multiple users report that essential security features, such as password protection, are locked behind a paywall or can be easily bypassed, which undermines its purpose. Additionally, the extension settings are difficult to access securely, and filtering can be basic with occasional inaccuracies. Some users also experience technical issues with the settings interface. Overall, while functional, the add-on has notable limitations in security and usability.

Pros

Effective at filtering inappropriate content and blocking unwanted sites.
Simple to install and manage, suitable for children's computers.
Works as expected and provides good functionality for monitoring content.
Efficient bad word blocking helps protect children from inappropriate content.
Positive feedback on the basic filtering capabilities and ease of use.

Cons

Password protection features are behind a paywall, limiting security in the free version.
Easily bypassed password protection, making it simple for users (including children) to disable the filter.
Accessing the extension settings is inconvenient and not securely protected.
Filtering is basic with false positives and false negatives, reducing reliability.
Settings or options menus can be unresponsive or blank, causing usability issues.

Recent reviews

by Ma*****, 2025-06-14

by Fi*****, 2025-05-04

by Fi*****, 2025-04-15

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.

FoxFilter requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

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FoxFilter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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