A Kids Browser That Opens Only Approved Websites

Kidsplorer is a Windows browser for children ages 6–12 that opens only adult-approved websites. The Free plan supports one profile, one device, and 10 curated starter sites, ready to use. Family adds unlimited approved websites, browsing schedules, and site and time requests with email approvals.

The approved-site rules apply inside Kidsplorer. Other Windows browsers and applications need separate controls. Adults manage the list, also called an allow-list or website whitelist, from a web dashboard.

Start with a known set of websites

Kidsplorer blocks navigation to domains that are not on the active profile’s approved list. A new profile starts with 10 curated, age-appropriate sites already on its list, ready to use.

Family adds unlimited approved websites. Configuration changes are delivered to the device on its next sync while it is online.

For a homework computer, start with the school portal, the reading or maths service used in class, and a resource your child can explore independently. A shorter list is easier to review because you can explain what each website is for. The starter sites are suggestions to check yourself, rather than a complete list of educational websites for every child.

Approving a website is a domain-level decision. It can open several sections of that service, not just the lesson URL you first visited. Check public search, comments, recommendations, account prompts, and links to other services before adding a domain. The approved-site guide explains how domain scope affects the list.

Follow the Windows 11 approved-site walkthrough to plan and test the list, or go straight to setting up Kidsplorer . If you are still choosing between browser, account, and network controls, compare ways to restrict internet access for children on Windows .

Review site requests by email

When a child on the Family plan reaches an unapproved domain, they can send a site request. Free does not support site requests. On the Family plan, owners with site-request emails enabled receive a link to a secure confirmation page, where the request can be approved or denied without signing in. An approval adds the requested domain to that profile.

The secure link expires after 48 hours and can only be used once. The Windows app receives the decision on its next sync.

Family owners control website-request and extra-time email notifications from My Account. Disabling an email type leaves the request in the dashboard.

Use a request as a chance to understand the activity. Is the domain needed to complete today’s schoolwork, or did a recommendation lead the child away from it? Open the requested site yourself and consider the rest of the domain before approving. You can keep a useful learning resource available or deny a destination that does not fit the profile; approval is an adult decision, not an automatic judgment that a website is safe.

Set browsing hours and handle time requests

Family profiles can have several allowed time windows for each weekday and one daily limit. Outside an allowed window, Kidsplorer shows its lock screen. A child can request 15 more minutes, and the guardian can review the request from the dashboard.

Schedules control Kidsplorer itself; they do not set Windows-wide screen-time limits.

A browsing schedule changes when the browser is available, while the approved-site list changes where it can go. The same profile’s approved websites remain available throughout its allowed hours. A schedule does not automatically switch between a schoolwork list and an entertainment list at different times of day.

Use separate profiles

Profiles keep approved sites, schedules, and settings together. Family supports up to five profiles and devices. On a shared family PC, a PIN-protected profile picker lets each child open their own list.

Family users can export a profile template code and paste that code into another account. Importing copies the template’s approved-site rules and schedule; it does not create a public link or keep the profiles connected.

Separate profiles are useful when siblings need different learning platforms or levels of independence. For example, a younger child’s list might contain reading practice and a few reviewed games, while an older child’s includes the sources selected for a project. Review each child’s list when their class, interests, or curriculum changes rather than giving everyone the largest combined list.

Built without screen surveillance

Visited-page addresses are recorded for the parent for up to 30 days (Free shows fewer days). Kidsplorer does not capture screenshots, keystrokes, messages, or location. It enforces domain rules inside its own browser. Review the Privacy Policy for account, profile, request, and URL-activity data.

Device protection

Family includes three protections that apply to the Kidsplorer window and its keystrokes only:

• Kiosk mode shows Kidsplorer full screen. It does not change the Windows taskbar, other apps, Ctrl+Alt+Del or Task Manager.
• Browser lock requires a guardian PIN before the Kidsplorer window can be closed.
• App-switching prevention blocks common shortcuts such as Alt+Tab, Alt+F4 and the Windows key while Kidsplorer is running in child mode.

Other apps and browsers need separate controls, so use a standard Windows account for your child.

Know the security boundary

Kidsplorer’s whitelist applies inside its own browser window. It’s designed for children ages 6–12 and is not a substitute for Windows account controls.

An administrator-level user can alter or remove software. Combine Kidsplorer with a standard-user Windows account and, if needed, Windows restrictions and network controls.

Upgrade when you need more

Free is sufficient for testing the core approved-site workflow. Family adds unlimited sites, up to five profiles and devices, schedules, and request approvals, which suits households.