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On the recordRead 12 Oct 202623 facts
LiFE Parental Control
On the record
- Activity reports
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- App blocking
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- App controls
- The daemon can block configured apps and enforce daily per-app usage caps.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Backup limit
- JSON backup export and import excludes the parent password and usage history.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Content filtering
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Dashboard
- The dashboard shows today's total and per-app screen time and an activity log of historical sessions and enforcement events.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Dashboard and backup
- The dashboard shows daily screen time and per-app usage; JSON backup export excludes passwords and usage history.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Settings can be preconfigured in default.json and distributed for the daemon to apply automatically.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- DNS filtering
- DNS-based filtering uses dnsmasq to rewrite blocked domains to 0.0.0.0, with an optional DNS4EU family-safe upstream resolver.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- DNS options
- The web filter can use DNS4EU’s family-safe resolver and can optionally block known public DNS-over-HTTPS resolver IPs.github.com · read 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- The repository lists LiFE Parental Control 1.1.5 as its latest release and shows five release assets.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- KDE restrictions
- KDE kiosk restrictions are applied through /etc/xdg/kdeglobals, with an optional Plasma layout hard lock.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Location tracking
- Nogithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Password storage
- The README says the parent password hash is stored separately in root-only /etc/life-parental/auth.json using SHA-256 with a salt.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- LiFE Parental Control is a desktop parental control app for Linux, including KDE Plasma and GNOME.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Screen time
- Screen-time controls include daily limits, allowed hours, weekday schedules, bonus minutes, and a one-time parent bypass.github.com · read 12 Oct 2026
- Screen-time schedules
- Yesgithub.com · read 22 Sep 2026
