Safe Web

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

Safe Web is a free and easy-to-use parental control extension designed to enhance online safety for you and your children. It blocks access to pornographic, malicious, and adult websites by filtering based on 35 categories, including gambling and social networking.

This integrated solution supports all major browsers—Chrome, Firefox, and Microsoft Edge—ensuring seamless protection regardless of your preferred platform. Features include quick configuration by user age, stealth mode, password-protected settings, browsing history tracking, customizable whitelists and blacklists, and enforced family-safe search engines and YouTube restricted mode. Safe Web operates without registration, respecting your privacy by not storing data in the cloud.

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By:: George Zotos
Users:: 11,707+ -559
Rating:: 4.50

(38)
Version:: 2.2.2 (Last updated: 2024-01-05)
Creation date:: 2021-05-03
Risk:: High risk impact 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:: 48.81K
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Edge Add-on Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 1,491 ▼ 18

Other rankings

#2 in parental control keyword 9

#3 in safe keyword 73

#12 in firefox keyword 23

#21 in web keyword 76

#26 in choice keyword 5 ▲ 1

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Other platforms

Safe Web (v2.2.2)

9,000+ 4.58

(38)

Safe Web (v2.1.1.0)

211 4.30

(10)

User reviews

Pros

Easy to use and understand configuration options
Blocks unwanted content effectively
Offers customization options for content blocking
Works well for many users
Includes features like stealth mode and InPrivate blocking

Cons

Can block legitimate sites like educational platforms (e.g., Udemy)
Easy to disable or bypass the extension
Blocks certain categories that may interfere with other functions (e.g., YouTube comments)
May block sites marked as VPN/Proxies which limits access to certain email services

Recent reviews

won't block some sites like x.com

by Kent, 2025-02-25

Does not allow crypto mining

by David, 2025-01-12

how to block inprivate tabs

by karthikeya, 2024-11-12

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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

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Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

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