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Encrypted DNS

DNS turns a site name into an address. Encrypted DNS stops your internet provider from reading those requests. The resolver you pick reads them instead.

Order: what the tool asks of you (nothing, an account, ID), then open code before closed code, then A to Z. Affiliate links and sponsors never change it.

  1. DNSCrypt-Proxy

    Asks of you: nothing Code: open source
    • Flexible DNS proxy for DNSCrypt v2, DNS over HTTPS, Anonymized DNSCrypt and Oblivious DoH.
    • Pre-built binaries for Android, BSD, Linux, macOS and Windows.
    • ISC license.

    Visit DNSCrypt-Proxy Checked 2026-10-19

  2. Pi-hole

    Asks of you: nothing Code: open source
    • Network-wide ad blocking.

    Visit Pi-hole Latest release: 2026-10-17 Checked 2026-10-19

  3. RethinkDNS

    Asks of you: nothing Code: open source
    • DNS resolver and firewall app for Android.
    • The app is free. The cloud DNS has a free and a paid tier.
    • Supports DNS over HTTPS and TLS and more than 190 blocklists.

    Visit RethinkDNS Checked 2026-10-19

  4. Unbound

    Asks of you: nothing Code: open source
    • Validating, recursive, caching DNS resolver.

    Visit Unbound Latest release: 2026-09-16 Checked 2026-10-19

  5. Quad9

    Asks of you: nothing Code: not stated
    • Free. No sign-up, no account.
    • Says no data containing your IP address is ever logged in any Quad9 system.
    • Run by a not-for-profit foundation based in Zurich.
    • Blocks known malicious domains.

    Visit Quad9 Checked 2026-10-19

  6. Control D

    Asks of you: an account Code: not stated
    • Supports DNS over HTTPS/3, TLS and QUIC.
    • Keeps query logs for 30 days on every plan.
    • Free trial without a card, then priced per device.
    • Its site does not state the company's jurisdiction.

    Visit Control D Checked 2026-10-19

  7. NextDNS

    Asks of you: an account Code: not stated
    • Blocks threats, ads and trackers. Supports DNS over HTTPS and TLS.
    • You set log retention from one hour to two years, or turn logs off.
    • You pick where logs are stored: United States, European Union, United Kingdom or Switzerland.
    • You can start without signing up, but need an account to save settings.

    Visit NextDNS Checked 2026-10-19

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