How to Block Websites on Brave on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android

Are you also looking for ways to block access to certain websites on Brave? In this article, we’ll show you how to block websites on Brave browser on computer and phone.

 Cisdem AppCrypt

Easily Block Websites on Brave on Computer

• Let you block specific sites and pages, URLs with certain words, and categories of sites
• Let you block all adult sites with 1 click
• Let you block all websites except specific ones
• Support Brave, Chrome, Safari and more browsers
• Also lock individual apps with password
• Let you block website and lock apps permanently or at scheduled times
• Easy to use
• Hard to bypass
• Help with parental controls, productivity and privacy protection
• Available for Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android
• Note: Currently incompatible with Brave on mobile phones

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How to block websites on Brave browser on Mac and Windows PC

If you are a Mac or Windows PC user, you can use an app called Cisdem AppCrypt to block unwanted websites. This brave website blocker is easy to use and useful. Below is how to use it.

1. Download and install AppCrypt.

Free Download macOS 10.12 or later Free Download Windows 10 or later

2. When you first open it, set a password. It’s recommended to select the Launch at System Startup checkbox.

3. On a Mac, click the lock icon in the menu bar to choose Open Main Window. On a Windows PC, click the AppCrypt icon in the taskbar.

4. You will be prompted to enter the password to access the main window.

5. Under the Web Block tab, do any, some, or all of the following things.

• In the URL field, enter the specific website or page that you want to block and then click Add. Add other unwanted sites one by one.
• Click the Import dropdown menu to choose the category of sites that you want to stop visiting. This will add all popular sites of this category to block.
• In the URL field, add the specific word that you want to block. Click Add. This will block all the URLs containing this word.

From now on, the websites will always be blocked on Brave on your computer as long as AppCrypt is running. The blocking works in both the normal browsing mode and the private browsing mode.

There are 3 ways to unblock websites: removing them from the list, disabling Web Block, or quitting AppCrypt. Any of them requires the password.

Tip 1: If you only want to block a certain website at certain times (like work hours) on Brave, this tip is for you. Under the Web Block tab, select the website. Click the clock icon that appears. In the Schedule dialog that pops up, turn on Custom Schedule. Click Add Schedule. And then edit the schedule based on your needs. You can add multiple schedules if needed.

Tip 2: Instead of blocking specific web content, this Brave website blocker provides a feature to block all websites except user-specified ones. Under the Web Block tab, turn on Block all websites and click Exceptions. In the Exceptions dialog that appears, choose the Always Allow tab to add specific websites.

Tip 3: As for sites (like adult sites or gambling sites) that you want to make inaccessible permanently, it’s recommended to add them to block under the Always Block tab in the Exceptions dialog.

How to block websites on Brave on iPhone

iOS 12 or later has a set of settings called Screen Time. It’s very likely that Screen Time is available on your iPhone. You may know that Screen Time’s “Content & Privacy Restrictions” allows you to limit access to websites. But it only works with Safari browser.

Luckily, Screen Time’s “App Limits” allows you to set time limits (the minimum time limit allowed being one minute) for websites, which supports Safari and non-Safari browsers like Brave. Allowing only one-minute access to unwanted websites every day can be the solution.

Note: However, App Limits’ support for Brave (and other non-Safari browsers) is not that stable. Therefore, this method may or may not work for you.

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > Screen Time.

2. Turn on Apps & Websites Activity.

3.Click Content & Privacy Restrictions. Turn on the feature.

4. Tap App Limits.

5. In the Choose Apps screen that appears, scroll down until you see Websites.

6. Tap Websites and then tap Add Website. Add an unwanted site like youtube.com. Tap Next.

7. Set the time limit to be 1 minute. Tap Add.

Repeat steps 6 and 7 to set time limits for more unwanted websites.

When the time limit is up for a site, it will be blocked and not accessible.

Tip: To secure your settings and make the blocking more effective, you can set a Screen Time passcode.

How to block sites on Brave on Android

Unlike iOS, Android doesn’t provide possible built-in solutions to block access to websites. Luckily, third-party solutions are available. Android users can use an app called BlockSite.

1. On your Android device, install BlockSite.

2. Tap I Accept to grant access to your browsing usage data.

3. Grant the permissions it requires.

4. In the Home tab, tap Create.

5. In the screen that appears, you can do the following things.

• Type a specific website or word to block.
• Choose an unwanted category of sites from the list, like Social.
• Quickly add websites to block by choose them in the Website Suggestions list.

These websites will be blocked on Brave (and other web browsers installed on your Android phone if any).

More ways to block access to a website on your Browse browser

In addition to the methods above, there are other methods available. I’m going to name a few.

Use a website blocker extension. You can add such an extension to your Brave desktop browser. All extensions that are available for Chrome will also work in Brave. There are a number of choices such as Cisdem Web Blocker.

Editing the hosts file. The hosts file is an operating system file on Mac and Windows PC and can be edited by a text editor such as Notepad. Here are the step-by-step instructions.

Also read: How to Fix Hosts File Not Blocking Websites on Windows 10?

Configure your router. If your Wi-Fi router supports filtering web content, you can add sites to block on it. But note that the blocking only works when your computer or phone is connected to this network. Here are the step-by-step instructions.

FAQs

How to block websites on Brave mobile?

To block websites on Brave mobile, the best way is to use your phone’s built-in settings such as Screen Time. If you phone doesn’t provide such features to block websites, you can consider third-party website blockers like BlockSite.

How do I block porn on Brave?

To block porn on Brave, the most effective way is to use Cisdem AppCrypt. After installing this tool on your computer, go to the Web Block tab. Click the Import button. Then select the Porn Sites category. It’ll block most porn websites in Brave as well as other browsers on your device.

How do I block distracting websites on Brave?

In addition to porn sites, Cisdem AppCrypt also provides other preset block lists. You can block sites that you think are distracting by category, such as games sites, shopping sites, social sites, and more.

Conclusion

Time-sucking websites like YouTube and Twitter may make one less productive. Gambling sites or adult sites can affect one’s life negatively. It’s a good idea to block access to them, permanently or during certain hours. This article talks about how to block sites on Brave on a computer or a phone. I hope it helps you find a good way to get rid of unwanted sites.