Ideas Category

Sort blocklists please

Why are they not sorted alphabetically? If i wanted to add all lists from AdGuard i have to search the whole lists.

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Filter logs by blocked category

I would be great to have the ability to see which domains were blocked and at what time for a respective category, i.e. Disconnect, Porn, Social, etc. Thanks!

3 feature ideas

Hey team, really loving this product. The control it gives me over my privacy is superior. After using it for a month, I have 3 feature suggestions which would improve the product 1- in the…

Import & Export Lists

Again, a very minor feature of other similar services, but the lack of ability to import and export my allow/deny lists on NextDNS is a frustration in multiple setups that change often.…

[Feature Request] Import/Export for Denylist/Allowlist/Rewrites

I have long lists and I would like to export to/import from a local text file. The Denylist/Allowlist format can be as follows: blocked.example.com #disabled-blocked.example.…

Clear DNS Cache via Web or API

Hi Folks - I would love to see a feature added that allows us to clear the NextDNS DNS cache, like Google DNS offers: https://dns.google/cache Even adding the ability to clear it for a single domain…

Create options to increase Cache Boost

I'd like to have options for Cache Boost, which sets a minimum limit on record TTL to maximize client cache for dynamic records. TTL is 5 minutes with Cache Boost enabled.…

Multiple recreation time schedules

Hi, No doubt this has been asked before, but it would be great to have multiple recreation time schedules for a single day. Even better, multiple recreation schedules that can be assigned to…

[Official clients] Add option to resolve certain domains locally

Let's say I want NextDNS to resolve most of my system's name queries, but I have some that only resolve successful on my local nameservers. Would be nice if I can just add something to a sort of…

Categories in White List

It would be nice if we could create categories in the White List

Add options for more alternative DNS roots, not just Web3

There are more networks that could be interesting to users. Personally I'm not interested in Web3, but these would be nice to have: DN42 OpenNIC ...any more? Share here in this thread.

Blocking using levels instead of simple on / off

How would you look at blocking the different categories using levels. So not just yes or no to a category, rather blocking it to an extent. Let's say we make it Strict, Intermediate,…

Instructions on using on iPhone with VPN provider

I have this working with NordVPN. Nord allows you to enter a custom DNS server and here is what I have done. It’s not perfect but it does work. 1. Setup a profile for your phone in NectDNS and copy…

Option to switch to another dns server when 300k requests are reached

When you have used the full amount of your datacap nextdns wont be blocking ads, so my idea is when your datacap of 300k is full that is wil auto switch to a other dns server such as adguard so you…

Comment session be included in the Whitelist and Blacklist

I would like to request that a comment session be included in the Whitelist and Blacklist it is often necessary to verify the reason for modifying the rules and a comment session would help in this…

Password to disconnect NextDNS on devices

I would like to have a master password for disconnected NextDNS on devices. Reason - I'd like to install it on my kids' phones/devices and them not be able to just hit the "Connect/Disconnect"…

Client Last Active Date

Hi, Would be good, if we have a dashboard or report component for client trends, IP ADD | Host Name | Last Query | Number Of Query x.x.x.x iphone1 23.12.2022 12:24 6742 y.y.y.y notebook1 10.12.…

Temporarily block all traffic (parental control i.e)

I think it would be really nice to be able to temporarily block all traffic per device, with one button on/off (for example to bring my child to the table faster when I call him....)

It is recommended Chinese blocking of related websites and apps

Restrict access to specific websites, applications, and games. It is recommended to add some Chinese-related websites and applications, such as: Taobao, JD.…

Click on country to view traffic

Would be great to be able to click on the a country to view all the traffic that was sent there, as I would like to then go from there and block the domains, such as stuff from China or Russia.…

Feature Suggestion: Filter Logs by Policy/Block Reason

Wanted to see what sites were blocked for a certain category that had a few blocked queries, but when I go to the logs, its just a huge list, I can add a filter to show blocked only,…

Please add the ability to name the device type on the Apple Configurator

I'd like to see the option to name the type of device in the Apple Configurator instead of just having a dropdown list of device types.

Must Have Improvements to Logs

Need to be able to filter by date / date ranges Need to be able to filter by 'blocked reason' Need to be able to filter by 'unidentified devices'

Implement ideas

For real. This product has zero active development

New Category - Remote Control

Disable all remote control - eg Teamviewer / gotopc etc to help protect old people from spammers