Safe Web

Web filter and parental control. Blocker for porn, malicious and adult sites.

Safe Web is a comprehensive web filtering and parental control Chrome extension designed to protect your family from inappropriate and harmful online content. It blocks pornographic, adult, malicious, gambling, social networking, and other risky websites by filtering 35 categories to ensure a safer browsing experience.

This extension features quick age-based configuration, stealth mode, password protection for settings, a browsing history viewer, and date/time logs of extension activity. It integrates seamlessly with Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge without requiring any registration or cloud data storage, safeguarding your privacy. Additionally, Safe Web can force family-safe search engines and restrict YouTube access to protect your children online, all for free with powerful capabilities often found in paid solutions.

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By:: https://www.extendbrowser.com
Users:: 9,000+
Rating:: 4.58
(38)
Version:: 2.2.2 (Last updated: 2024-02-19)
Creation date:: 2019-04-14
Risk:: High risk impact Very low risk likelihood
Permissions:: storage
tabs
activeTab
webNavigation
cookies
Host permissions:: https://www.extendbrowser.com/*
*://www.youtube.com/*
*://youtube.com/*
https://z.api.safedns.com/*
Size:: 52.05K
Email:: gi*****@hotmail.com
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: 15 hours ago

Ranking

# 10,190 ▼ 387

Other rankings

#3306 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 10

#4 in safe keyword 73 ▲ 1

#33 in parental control keyword 9

#82 in choice keyword 5

#100 in force keyword 21

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Other platforms

Safe Web (v2.1.1.0)

211 4.30

(10)

Safe Web (v2.2.2)

11,707+ 4.50

(38)

User reviews

Pros

Works well across multiple search engines
Password protection feature to prevent removal by unauthorized users
User-friendly interface
Effective in blocking inappropriate content
Great for parental control and safe browsing

Cons

Limited configurability for blocked content and whitelisting sites
Issues with accessing accounts, especially in educational settings
Ineffective against some new platform policies (like Microsoft EDGE)
No option to pause the extension

Recent reviews

This extension works very well

Adeolaww, 2024-10-26

Hi George. I would like to deploy this to our students from the Google Admin Console. Is there a way to manage the extension's config/settings from within the Admin Console Apps and Extensions page? https://admin.google.com/ac/chrome/apps/user? Thanks.

Mr Matthew Russell, 2024-08-13

Absolutely amazing app!

Mikhail Khapkov, 2024-08-03

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Safe Web 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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Risk likelihood

Safe Web has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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