Free public DNS (with DoH, DoT and so on)
Here is a note of the best domain name servers for public and free use, with DNS over HTTPS, over TLS, private DNS and other secure protocols.
- DoH = DNS over HTTPS
- DoT = DNS over TLS
quad9 (Switzerland)
Malware blocking, DNSSEC validation
- IPv4: 9.9.9.9, 149.112.112.112 (DoH)
- IPv6: 2620:fe::fe, 2620:fe::9 (DoH)
- Private DNS hostname (DoT): dns.quad9.net
- HTTPS: https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query
Malware blocking, DNSSEC validation, ECS activated
- IPv4: 9.9.9.11, 149.112.112.11
- IPv6: 2620:fe::11, 2620:fe::fe:11
- Private DNS hostname (DoT): dns11.quad9.net
No malware blocking, no DNSSEC validation
- IPv4: 9.9.9.10, 149.112.112.10
- IPv6: 2620:fe::10, 2620:fe::fe:10
- Private DNS hostname (DoT): dns10.quad9.net
Freenom (The Netherlands)
Freenom World
- IPv4: 80.80.80.80, 80.80.81.81
OpenDNS (by Cisco, USA)
OpenDNS Home
- IPv4: 208.67.222.222, 208.67.220.220
- IPv6: 2620:119:35::35, 2620:119:53::53
- HTTPS: https://doh.opendns.com/dns-query
OpenDNS Family Shield. Block adult content
- IPv4: 208.67.222.123, 208.67.220.123
- IPv6: 2620:119:35::123, 2620:119:53::123
- HTTPS: https://doh.familyshield.opendns.com/dns-query
1.1.1.1 (by Cloudflare, USA)
- IPv4: 1.1.1.1, 1.0.0.1 (DoH)
- IPv6: 2606:4700:4700::1111, 2606:4700:4700::1001 (DoH)
- Private DNS hostname (DoT): 1dot1dot1dot1.cloudflare-dns.com
⚠️ Vodafone: Cloudflare IP 1.1.1.1 will not work if your provider is Vodafone, it is reserved for internal services.
8.8.8.8 (by Google, USA)
- IPv4: 8.8.8.8, 8.8.4.4 (DoH)
- IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888, 2001:4860:4860::8844 (DoH)
- Private DNS hostname (DoT): dns.google
- HTTPS: https://dns.google/dns-query
OVH (France)
- IPv4: 213.186.33.99
Opennic
- IPv4: 109.69.8.34, 95.85.9.86
- IPv6: 2001:4ba0:cafe:0383:0123:4567:89ab:cdef, 2403:2f00:f002:208:216:3eff:fe70:5202