List of Free to Use Public DNS Resolvers

What is DNS?

DNS stands for Domain Name Service and translates host names, like google.com or rockhilltek.com, to IP addresses. It is essentially the phone book for the Internet. 

Every device, computer, server, etc that is connected to the internet has a unique IP address, which other computers use to find the device. DNS eliminates the need to remember these addresses, and instead uses a friendly name that is easier to recall. 

Your Internet Service Provider runs their own DNS servers for you, but there are many third party DNS services out there that are free to use and may offer better performance and security over what is provided by your ISP. 

Click here to read our article on setting your PC's DNS servers.

Unfiltered DNS

Cloudflare (DNSSec): 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1

Cloudflare IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1111 and 2606:4700:4700::1001   

             

Google (DNSSec): 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4

Google IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and 2001:4860:4860::8844

Quad9 (DNSSec): 9.9.9.10    

Quad9 IPv6: 2620:fe::fe and 2620:fe::9  

           

Freenom: 80.80.80.80 and 80.80.81.81

Verisign: 64.6.64.6 and 64.6.65.6

Verisign IPv6: 2620:74:1b::1:1

Filtered DNS (blocks malicious sites)

Quad9: 9.9.9.9

Norton: 185.228.165.165

Filtered DNS (blocks adult content)

Cleanbrowsing: 185.228.168.9 and 185.228.169.9

Cleanbrowsing (adult filter): 185.228.168.10

Cleanbrowsing (family filter): 185.228.168.168

Cleanbrowsing IPv6: 2a0d:2a00:1::2 and 2a0d:2a00:2::2

This list will be updated so check back often.