How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter
How do you block those unwanted websites in your child's Mac? The first way that comes into your mind may be using the built-in parental controls. However, you can also find thousands of ways to bypass parental controls while you search in...
Use Add-ons to Block Websites on Firefox for Mac
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Picture 1 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Start Firefox browser, navigate to 'Tools'–'Add-ons'. -
Picture 2 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter In this page, search 'BlockSite'. Click 'Install' for installation. -
Picture 3 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Click 'Restart now' to end the installation process. -
Picture 4 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Navigate to 'My Add-ons' and click 'Preferences' to load the options. -
Picture 5 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter In the 'Enable functions' options, check the function options that you want to enable. If you want to set a password for the BlockSite, Check 'Enable authentication' and then type a password in the 'New password' box. -
Picture 6 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Click 'Add' and then type in a website URL. Repeat this process if you have more websites to block. Then click 'OK' to save changes.
Use Nanny to Block websites on Google Chrome for Mac.
Nanny for Google Chrome (TM) is an extension developed specially for blocking websites on Google Chrome.
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Picture 7 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Open Google Chrome browser. Navigate to this address chrome.google.com/webstore?hl=en-US and search for Extension Nanny for Google Chrome (TM). -
Picture 8 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Click 'Free' button, and click 'add' to install. -
Picture 9 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter If you install it successfully, a small window will pop up, saying 'Nanny for Google Chrome (TM) has been added to Chrome.' -
Picture 10 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Right click 'Customize and control Google Chrome' button on the right side. Navigate to 'Tools'―'Extensions'. -
Picture 11 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Check 'Enabled', then click Options. -
Picture 12 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Add the URLs and names of the websites that you want to block in the 'Blocked URLs' box, and then click 'Save URL'.There are many options in Chrome Nanny. You can set it according to your special needs.
User Terminal to Block Websites on Safari
FireFox or Google Chrome has its own add-ons or extensions to block sites, while Safari doesn't. However, Mac has Hosts file just like Windows. We can also edit Hosts via Terminal to block websites that you don't allow to be visited. It also works with the whole Mac system.
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Picture 13 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter You can block any sites you want on Mac by modifying the host file. However, we do not suggest this way if you are not proficient at Mac as it is really difficult and complicated.
Use Mac Filter to Block Website on Mac.
All the ways above can only block site one by one. If you want to block most of the porn websites, you may need a professional filter, like the Mac website blocker. It is more powerful then free ways and it is quite easy to use.
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Picture 14 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Download Aobo Mac filter. -
Picture 15 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Double click the downloaded file to release it. -
Picture 16 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Open 'Aobo Filter for Mac OS_V1.1.pkg'. -
Picture 17 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Click 'Continue' on the installation interface. -
Picture 18 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Enter admin password and click 'OK'-'Continue Installation'. -
Picture 19 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Click 'Restart' to finish Aobo Filter for Mac installation. You Mac will reboot automatically. -
Picture 20 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Use the shortcut key 'Shift+Alt+A' to bring up the Aobo Filter Windows. -
Picture 21 of How to Block Websites on Mac Browsers with Aobo Filter Add the websites or keywords that you don't allow to access in the black list, and add those you allow in the white list.
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