ContentBarrier
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The facts
Each one read from ContentBarrier's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Activity monitoring
- Depending on configuration, it can log websites, chats, email, applications, screenshots, and keystrokes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Activity reports
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Chat monitoring
- Its AntiPredator feature blocks chats when predatory language is detected and can send automatic email notifications about certain events.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content filtering
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Family profiles
- It supports multiple users with customizable restrictions based on each child’s age or maturity.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- Intego describes ContentBarrier as parental controls for families with children from toddler to teen.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Network controls
- It can filter peer-to-peer transfers, FTP, SSH, streaming media, online games, newsgroups, and selected applications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Other filtering
- It can block email, streaming media, online games, peer-to-peer activity, and selected applications or network protocols.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product status
- Intego says ContentBarrier X9 is no longer sold for macOS; Intego ONE is its current Mac product available for purchase.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ContentBarrier is a parental control program for Mac that filters and blocks internet content according to chosen settings.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Recent compatibility
- Intego’s September 10, 2025 release notes say ContentBarrier X9 version 10.9.28 is compatible with macOS Tahoe.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Remote management
- The manual says users can view logs and manage some settings over the internet using a web browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Schedules
- Parents can limit internet access by day and time.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Screen-time schedules
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Support
- Intego directs users to its ContentBarrier Knowledge Base and offers support by online ticket.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirement
- ContentBarrier X9 requires macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later and 148 MB of free disk space.checked 12 Oct 2026
- System requirements
- The manual lists macOS 10.13 High Sierra or higher and 148 MB of free disk space as system requirements.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Time limits
- It can restrict internet access by time of day or week, set a daily maximum, or temporarily block a user.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- App blocking
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Browser management
- The manual says some settings can be managed over the internet using any web browser.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- macoschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Mac account support
- ContentBarrier works with multiple users and interfaces with Mac OS X user accounts.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 1997checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Austin, Texas, USAchecked 28 Sep 2026
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