Personal Parental control software for Mac OS X



Filters Harmful Sites
Protect your family from huge harmful sites



Version 1.7.2


What's new in version 1.7
More accurate filtering, more speed and more safe..


Support OS X 10.4 Tiger

What is KidsServer Personal Edition (PE)?

KidsServer PE block the most of all harmful web sites.
It is a most powerful parental control program for Mac OS X ever made.

KidsServer PE has a name "Server", because it works as Proxy Server, however, it is Client software.
You can control the KidsServer PE by browser to edit the URL or Add the Word to restrict.

What web contents will be filtered?

Information/entertainment for adult-only (adult sites) will be filtered out regardless of commercial or non commercial content. Targeted contents include sexually explicit expression, one word, plural, wrong words material, web search results related to erotic or suggestive BBS or chat links, adult-only productys or services, online casinos, hatred or violence sites.

How does the KidsServer work?

KidsServer PE has more than 10 kinds of filters followed.

• Restrict by URL address
• Restrict by site contents
• Restrict by META keyword
• Restrict by RSAC rating
• Restrict by Search word
• Restrict by file type
• Restrict by Java script
• Restrict by domain
• Restrict by Movie
• Restrict by Search parameters
• Restrict by time
• Restrict XML
• Restrict specific blog sites
• Restrict explicit PodCasts
• and more...
  

Multiple filters provide a highly successful and extreamly accurate filtering process.

Control KidsServer anywhere by browser

Using your favourite browser you can change the settings of KidsServer from anywhere in your network.

Download KidsServer PE free trial
You can try full functions for 14 days.

Not only for blocking

Make automatic changes to the web pages for your users.

KidsServer PE supports adding annotations to the web pages.
KidsServer allows you to customize the contents of web sites.
For example, you can attach notes to a technical term or add links to a dictionary site.

Example of an annotation

Before (Original web contents)	After (Annotated web contents)
Muwse can handle multilingual HTML documents and Unicode.	Muwse can handle multilingual HTML documents and Unicode.
Magellan can reject the spam such as UCE, UBE, MLM, mail-bomb.	Magellan can reject the spam such as UCE (Unsolicited Commercial e-mail), UBE ( Unsolicited Bulk e-mail), MLM (Multi-Level Marketing), mail-bomb.

Additional web sites for your kids

It's URLs via translation site.
Your students can now use millions of additional useful foreign language sites.

Key features of KidsServer PE

Highly blocking rate	Block the most of all harmful sites.
Forced Safe Searches	Regardless of the user setting, safe search is always turned ON when using major search engines. The best way to stay away from harmful sites !
Restrict Blog sites	Both HTTP and XML data can be inspected. Block RSS feeds as well as web sites. Block downloading of explicit Podcasts by browser and by iTunes.
Restrict Movie playing	Restrict many harmful broadband movies. The settings will allow you to permit specific movie sites. You can cut down on a lot of bandwidth!
Advantage of OS X	KidsServer is not a kernel extension nor open source Unix soft ware. It is a pure OS X application that takes advantage of the latest OS X operating systems.
More than 10 filters	Multiple filtersettings are effective in restricting the unknown sites that need to be blocked.
Log recording	KidsServer records both system logs and access logs.
Edit the data	You can automatically edit URLs to permit or strict, add words and block by extention. Any cahnges take place immediately without any reboots.
Control by browser	You can control the KidsServer by your favorite browser.
Stop Popup windows	KidsServer PE stop the most of Popup windows. We choose the smart passive method to stop Popup windows because that many sites still using the Popup windows for help or general purpose.
Disable downloading	Downloading can be restricted based on the file extension or suffix. You can cut down on a lot of wasted bandwidth!
Support multi user	You, administrator can be setting as you like. Then all users will be restrict automatically. You can also disable the restriction by user.
annotation	It is possible to access foreign URLs via translation sites.
Relay	Its possible to access the URL via the translation site.
Client software	KidsServer PE works on single computer.

 

How can I control the KidsServer?

You can control the KidsServer with your favorite browser.
See, the screen shot of the KidsServer administrator.

How much does KidsServerPE cost?

KidsServerPE is licensed for an annual fee. The year begins whenever you make the first payment.
Please check the price list for more details.

Can I try the KidsServerPE for free before I make the payment?

Yes, you can. (and we recommend to try)
Please download a fully working copy of KidsServer PE.
You can test KidsServer PE for 14 days for free.

We have two methods for trying KidsServer without purchasing: standard installation and quick evaluation.
Quick evaluation introduces the steps to learn about KidsServer without actually installing for a network.
It works by blocking on your computer only. The standard installation will perform all the blocking tasks for
your complete network for up to 14 days. This method is the best if you want to test its capacity and
speed along with the actual filters.
More details of the software are described in our user's manual. Please read the manual carefully before trying
the software.

Can I update the database?

The database updates almost every day in background.

Is KidsServer set up simple?

It is very simple.
However, you must know how to work with IP addresses to perform the setup and to adjust some filters.

What is differences between KidsServer and KidsServer PE?

KidsServer PE is a personal edition of "KidsServer."
The KidsServer PE works for single computer and KidsServer works for all computers in your network.

I want to learn more about KidsServer PE

KidsServer PE FAQ

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System requirements

Mac OS X 10.3 or later. Internet connectivity. 128MB or more memory installed.

Contact Information about KidsServer PE: MAKI Enterprise Inc. P.O Box 6 Awaikeda, Tokushima, Japan Zip code: 7780000 Phone +81 883 72 5452 Fax+81 883 72 6380 e-mail: info@makie.com