Frequently Asked Questions

Sign up for an account, download the desktop app onto your child's computer, and create their profile. 3Eyes comes with a starter allowlist of common educational and homework sites so you're not starting from a blank page.

From there, your child uses the computer normally. When they hit a site that isn't on the list, they can send you a request. Most parents have a solid allowlist built up within the first week just from approving requests as they come in.

Windows and Mac desktop and laptop computers. This is where 3Eyes focuses because most other parental controls are phone-first and treat desktop as an afterthought. If your kid does homework, plays games, or watches YouTube on a computer, that's exactly what 3Eyes is built for.

Check our pricing page for current plans. There's a free trial so you can set it up and see how it works with your family before paying anything. No credit card required to start.

Most parental controls use a blocklist. They try to keep up with millions of bad websites and hope they catch them all. Kids bypass them with VPNs, incognito mode, or just finding sites that aren't blocked yet.

3Eyes works the opposite way: everything is blocked unless you say it's OK. There's nothing to bypass because unapproved sites never load in the first place. We also don't take hidden screenshots or read your child's messages like some other tools do.

They see a friendly page that says the site isn't on their approved list, with a button to send you a request. You get a notification and can approve or deny it from your phone or the parent dashboard. If you approve it, the site is available right away - no reboot or waiting.

This turns blocking into a conversation instead of a dead end. Kids learn to ask instead of trying to sneak around.

No. Because 3Eyes blocks everything that isn't explicitly allowed, VPNs and incognito mode don't help. A VPN changes your connection route, but it doesn't add a site to your allowlist. Incognito just hides browsing history from the browser - 3Eyes still controls which sites load at the network level.

This is the main advantage of an allowlist over a blocklist. With blocklist tools, kids only need to find one gap. With 3Eyes, there are no gaps.

You pick the specific YouTube channels your child is allowed to watch. When they go to youtube.com, they only see videos from those channels. No algorithm recommendations, no autoplay rabbit holes into weird content.

YouTube Kids doesn't work on desktop browsers, so this fills a real gap for families where kids watch YouTube on a computer.

No. 3Eyes doesn't take screenshots, read messages, log keystrokes, or use the camera or microphone. Your child can see that 3Eyes is running. The idea is to set clear rules together, not to watch them in secret.

No. We will never sell, rent, or share your personal information with anyone. Your data is used only to run the service for your family. No ads, no tracking, no data brokers. Read the full details in our privacy policy.

3Eyes includes interactive games that teach addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, plus tutorials on saving, spending, budgeting, and earning. They're built right into the app so there's no extra cost or separate login. You can see your child's learning progress in the parent dashboard.

The idea is that screen time doesn't have to be wasted time. Instead of just limiting it, 3Eyes gives kids something productive to do with it. Learn more on the math games and money tutorials pages.

No. 3Eyes comes with a starter list of common educational and homework sites so you're not starting from a blank page. From there, you add or remove sites based on what your family actually needs.

Most parents find that the list builds itself quickly. Your child requests a site, you approve or deny it, and the list grows naturally. Within a week you'll have most of the sites your kid uses covered.

Email us at info@3eyes.app or use the contact form. We respond to every message.