FoxFilter

Name: FoxFilter
Rating: 3.9028 (72 reviews)
Author: Inspired Effect

Easy-to-use content filter that blocks websites and keywords, with optional protection designed to stay in place. Customizable for parental control, schools, and organizations.

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Features & Capabilities

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.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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Version:

11.0 Last updated: 2026-05-04

Version code:

6246986

Creation date:

2007-01-19

Risk:

Permissions:

Content scripts matches:

<all_urls>

Size:

455.94KB

Email:

fo*****@inspiredeffect.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Firefox Add-ons Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 1,763 ▲ 1

Other rankings

#45 in Alerts & Updates

#146 in Tabs ▲ 2

#209 in Search Tools ▲ 1

#23 in film keyword 9 ▲ 2

#37 in uninstall keyword 46 ▼ 1

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FoxFilter (v11.0)

5,000 3.36

(107)

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Developed by:

Inspired Effect

Firefox Add-ons Store

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/foxfilter/

Email:

fo*****@inspiredeffect.com

Website:

http://www.foxfilter.com

Permission Change History

2026-04-05: Version 9.7 → 10.0

Add Permissions: management

Remove Permissions: notifications

2024-06-17: Version 9.6 → 9.7

Add Permissions: notifications

Remove Permissions: http://*/* https://*/* <all_urls>

User Reviews

Reviews show FoxFilter as a mixed bag. Some users praise reliable filtering and easy, centralized management, especially for parental control and when hosts modification isn’t possible. However, many reports highlight major drawbacks: paywalls that hide features, over-blocking even legitimate sites, inconvenient or blocked access to settings, and inconsistent filtering with false positives/negatives. Password protection is also considered weak or easily bypassed. Overall sentiment skews negative due to monetization and blocking issues, despite some usable aspects.

Pros

Reliable content filtering that works as expected.
Easy to install and manage from one place.
Useful when you can’t modify hosts file or rely on system-wide filtering.
Good for parental controls / kids' computers.

Cons

Many features and options are behind a paywall above the basic functionality.
Over-blocks content, blocking many sites and even legitimate ones.
Access to extension settings is restricted or requires awkward workarounds.
Filtering accuracy is inconsistent with false positives/negatives and meta-tag gaps.
Password protection features are weak or easily bypassed.

Recent reviews

This is a very useful extension for filtering content and websites, especially useful if you don't have root or administrator rights to change the "hosts" file. But when a warning tab appears, it opens on top of the previously opened one, for example Google, and the second one opens, the one that caused the extension warning. Unfortunately, some convenient options require a paid subscription.

by Fi*****, 2026-03-01

Scummy creator can't stand letting me keep my money. This blocks the extentions settings in firefox, with no way to prevent the block without paying money. Sure, you can enter the code to get in, but the fact it's not optional says everything you need to know. If you like wasting money on someone who's knowingly taking advantage of your addiction, buy it. Otherwise, find another way.

by Ro*****, 2026-01-15

Terrible. I've just wasted 12 USD. Basically, you won't be able to open 90% of websites at all, not even the adds on page on Firefox. I couldn't open Reddit, but then it allowed Ads pop up windows on a website where I wanted to block ALL of them, cause many are awfully pornographic. A fantastic result. Thank you.

by *****, 2025-11-19

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Is FoxFilter Safe?

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

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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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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