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BumperCar
ContentBarrier
CutX Content Filter
DansGuardian
InterGate
KidsBrowser
KidsGoGoGo
KidzMail
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Remember to celebrate the good and educate about the bad. Nothing you can do can totally protect your child. Don't get drawn into a false sense of security.
You should also check out the Security page for applications to encrypt, hide and securely delete files.
Also, a little research into how to delete histories (browsers), recent files (movie players), caches, incomplete downloads (p2p apps) etc. would be a good idea for those who share a computer with others.




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Icon BumperCar 2.1.1

BumperCar is a Mac OS X Web browser for kids. It offers unparalleled content control and customization features, making it the most powerful Web browser for concerned educators and parents on the Macintosh.
  • License: Demo (30 day trial), $30
  • Author/Publisher: Freeverse Software
  • Modification Date: September 25, 2006
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 17.1 MB
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Icon ContentBarrier X4 10.4.4

ContentBarrier sets up a protective wall around your computer. Its predefined categories let you choose what you don't want your children to see, and you can also create your own custom categories. ContentBarrier blocks adult web sites, sites with subjects not fit for children, and even blocks chats when predatory language is used. It blocks offensive content coming from the Internet. ContentBarrier works with multiple users; if you have several children, you can set different criteria, corresponding to their age or maturity. You can choose whether they have access to newsgroups or whether they can download files. You can set the program to let them only use the Internet at certain times, and on specific days.The program can even send you e-mail, automatically, when certain events occur. ContentBarrier keeps a complete log of all web sites visited, whether blocked or not.
  • License: Demo, $70
  • Author/Publisher: Intego
  • Modification Date: October 25, 2007
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 29.1 MB - Demo
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icon CutX Content Filter 4.5

CutX is an extended site blocking plug-in designed for Apple's Safari web browser. The basic purpose of the plug-in is to empower you, the user, to view the web as you like. You can block any website, the world is your oyster.
If some undesirable content isn't blocked, you can add it to the "block list" with a keyboard shortcut. If some desirable content is accidentally getting caught by the Block rules (a false positive), you can specifically allow content via an Allow keyboard shortcut. The method is similar to adding a Block rule.
With CutX, you can do things Safari never allowed you to do before!
Filter content of web pages before display
Block X-Rated websites
Option to only hide X-Rated pictures
  • License: Sharware, $49
  • Author/Publisher: App4Mac
  • Modification Date: May 23, 2008
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.4 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 4.7 MB
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Icon DansGuardian 2.10.0.1

DansGuardian is an award winning Open Source web content filter which currently runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, HP-UX, and Solaris. It filters the actual content of pages based on many methods including phrase matching, PICS filtering and URL filtering. It does not purely filter based on a banned list of sites like lesser totally commercial filters. DansGuardian is designed to be completely flexible and allows you to tailor the filtering to your exact needs. It can be as draconian or as unobstructive as you want. The default settings are geared towards what a primary school might want but DansGuardian puts you in control of what you want to block.
  • License: Freeware (but not for commercial use)
  • Author/Publisher: Daniel Barron et al
  • Modification Date: October 27, 2008
  • Requirements: Mac OS X
DownloadNon-Specific Code File Size: 501 Kb
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Icon InterGate 9.2

InterGate Policy Manager provides you with a set of network security and monitoring tools that keep your organization and your users safe from a wide array of Internet threats.
  • License: Trial - 5 Users $138 etc.
  • Author/Publisher: Vicomsoft
  • Modification Date: September 26, 2006
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 14.1 MB - Trial
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Icon KidsBrowser 3.5.1

The web browser designed for children. It allows you to preset authorized webpages to visit so they won't stumble onto explicit information.
It is also a full-screen web browser, meaning they will be locked into the browser and not be able to easily exit into the Mac OS X system
  • License: Demo, $35
  • Author/Publisher: app4mac
  • Modification Date: March 12, 2006
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 9.3 MB
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Icon KidsGoGoGo 12.6

Kids GoGoGo prohibits the browsing of adult-only content on the Internet. Web filtration for home, school, public space and office.
  • License: Shareware, $30
  • Author/Publisher: MAKI Enterprise Inc.
  • Modification Date: August 3, 2008
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.2.8 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 9.2 MB
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Icon KidzMail 1.5.1

With KidzMail children draw pictures and send them to people in their address book. Addressing email is as simple as choosing recipients from a list of pictures and names. Even if children can't read the names they can pick out the pictures. Parents control the address book, so they know who their children are sending email to.
KidzMail sends real email that any email client will accept. Pictures are sent as both JPEGs (a popular picture format found on the Internet) and KidzMail pictures. Even somebody without KidzMail should be able to receive and view KidzMail pictures.
  • License: Shareware, $10
  • Author/Publisher: Will Leshner
  • Modification Date: January 22, 2005
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.1 or higher
DownloadOS X PPC File Size: 1.7 MB
DownloadClassic PPC File Size: 1.7 MB
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Icon Mac Minder 2.5.7

Parents
- Monitor your children's computing habits, limit time with games, email, chatting
Teachers and Schools
- Manage lab computers, regulate students' time with games and Internet
Individuals
- Manage and track projects, self-regulate program usage
Easy
- The Mac Minder administration program makes setup a snap. No special computer knowledge required.
Secure
- Completely tamper-proof without an administrator password.
Reliable
- Extensively tested with all compatible configurations.
  • License: Shareware, $20
  • Author/Publisher: Luma Code
  • Modification Date: April 27, 2007
  • Requirements: Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
DownloadUniversal Binary File Size: 3.4 MB
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