Alternatives to Google's Public DNS servers (and to your ISP services too)

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/degoogle
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  • namecoin.org

    Namecoin.org website in Jekyll -- send PR's to beta branch, then merge into master and gh-pages

    • The OpenNIC project. Free. Offers multiple servers in several regions. Proects against DNS hijacking. Namecoin. A distributed domain name system based on Bitcoin.

  • nextdns

    NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)

    • NextDNS. Free. Blocks ads. Offers custom deny/allow lists. Overrides, and DNSSEC.

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  • libcurl

    A command line tool and library for transferring data with URL syntax, supporting DICT, FILE, FTP, FTPS, GOPHER, GOPHERS, HTTP, HTTPS, IMAP, IMAPS, LDAP, LDAPS, MQTT, POP3, POP3S, RTMP, RTMPS, RTSP, SCP, SFTP, SMB, SMBS, SMTP, SMTPS, TELNET, TFTP, WS and WSS. libcurl offers a myriad of powerful features

    • You can't just mention "protection against DNS hijacking" then list providers that only offer plain unencrypted DNS, those are easily redirected by ISP or even routers. Using the encrypted endpoint from AdGuard's list of providers or curl wiki DoH list with modern OS and browsers is a better approach.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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