Website Blocking Guides

Block domains at the DNS layer so one rule covers every app and every browser on your Mac, no matter how each app is routed.

Practical guides for DNS-level blocking on macOS

All Website Blocking Guides

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How to Block a Website on Mac

Block a domain for every app on your Mac

6 min
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Block a Website in All Browsers on Mac

One rule that covers Safari, Chrome, and Firefox

6 min
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How to Block a Domain on Mac

Add a domain rule at the DNS layer

5 min
Easy

Block a Website on Mac Without Screen Time

A DNS-layer alternative to Screen Time limits

6 min
Easy

Block Distracting Websites on Mac

Cut off the sites that break your focus

6 min
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Block Social Media Across Every App on Mac

One rule covers browsers, desktop apps, and helpers

6 min
Easy

How to Block YouTube on Mac

Block YouTube domains for the whole machine

5 min
Easy

How to Block Reddit on Mac

Block Reddit domains for the whole machine

5 min
Medium

Freedom Alternatives for Mac

How SplitTunnel compares to Freedom on Mac

7 min
Medium

Cold Turkey Alternatives for Mac

How SplitTunnel compares to Cold Turkey on Mac

7 min
Medium

Pi-hole Alternatives for Mac

How SplitTunnel compares to Pi-hole on Mac

8 min
Medium

Pi-hole Without a Raspberry Pi

Run DNS-layer blocking on the Mac itself

7 min
Medium

NextDNS Alternatives for Mac

How SplitTunnel compares to NextDNS on Mac

7 min
Medium

AdGuard Home Alternatives for Mac

How SplitTunnel compares to AdGuard Home on Mac

7 min
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What Is My Mac Connecting To?

See the domains your apps are looking up

6 min
Easy

See Where Your Mac Apps Send Traffic

Inspect the connections and domains an app uses

6 min
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Block a Tracking Domain on Mac

Turn a tracker you spotted into a rule

5 min
Medium

Block DNS over HTTPS on Mac

Why DoH bypasses filters, and what Strict Mode does

8 min
Medium

Stop Chrome Bypassing Your DNS Blocking

Keep Chrome on the system resolver with Strict Mode

7 min
Medium

Why Your Website Block Is Not Working in Chrome

Encrypted DNS is the usual reason, and the fix

6 min
Easy

How to Block Ads on Mac

Curated ad and tracker lists, no browser extension

6 min
Easy

System-Wide Ad Blocker for Mac

Block ad domains for every app, not just browsers

7 min
Easy

Block Trackers on Mac

Stop known tracking domains resolving machine-wide

6 min
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Block Malware Domains on Mac

Turn on the curated malware blocklist

6 min

Website Blocking FAQ

Decide What Your Mac Can Reach

Block a domain once and it stops resolving for every app on the machine. No terminal, no config files.

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