Questions people actually ask.

Can I download it right now?

No. cocloc is in early access and there is no public download link, on either tier. The first installs are being done by hand, with people we have actually spoken to, so that somebody is on the other end of every early build.

Free and Lock both start from the waitlist. It costs nothing, charges nothing and signs you up to nothing.

Does it really block porn?

Partly, and here is exactly how. cocloc writes a blocklist into your Windows hosts file, so blocked domains stop resolving for every browser and every app on the machine, including private windows. It also turns DNS-over-HTTPS off in Chrome, Edge, Brave and Firefox, because a browser resolving DNS inside itself would route around the hosts file.

The built-in list is 121 domains, plus a 15-domain never-block list for health, recovery and education. It covers the majors. It is not exhaustive, and no blocker catches everything.

What gets around it?

Three things. A browser configured to use a DNS-over-HTTPS provider the policy does not cover. A VPN. A raw IP address.

All three still work. We would rather name them here than have you find them at 1am and decide the rest of this site was written the same way.

What is not built yet?

The screen layer. There is detection code in the repository, tested, wired to nothing that ships. No screen capture, no model running, nothing drawn on your screen, and no sensitivity setting, because there is nothing yet for it to control.

The accountability partner is also not built. Both are coming. Neither is in the product today, and neither appears anywhere on this site with a tick beside it.

Can I just uninstall it?

On cocloc Free, yes, instantly. Free has no gate.

On cocloc Lock, not quickly. Uninstalling is a request now, confirmable no earlier than 24 hours later. Settings, then Apps, then Uninstall launches the request rather than a removal. If you hold your own administrator account and know what you are doing you can ultimately force it off, and we do not hide that. It costs a deliberate administrative action and it is logged.

Is this spyware?

No, and the design makes it structurally hard for it to become spyware. There is no server of ours observing you. We do not decrypt your traffic and no certificate is installed. There is no remote kill switch and no admin console where someone else can loosen or tighten your setup.

On cocloc Free, the only thing that can leave your machine is an email if you write to support.

What leaves my computer?

It depends on the tier. On Free: one thing, an email if you write to support.

On Lock: four. The payment. A support email if you write one. Partner events, if and only if you name a partner, which is not built yet. And a periodic licence check — your licence key and a random install id, so we know the subscription is live.

The licence check is not an account and not a profile. Nothing about what you did, no browsing, no screen, no domains you visited or tried to visit. The privacy page lists all four.

Does it work on my phone?

No. Windows 11 desktop and laptop only, and Windows 10 has never been tested. Your phone and your work laptop are real gaps and we name them rather than bury them.

Will it slow my computer down?

No. The network layer is a hosts file and a browser policy. Neither one sits in the path of your traffic, so there is nothing running per-packet and nothing to slow down.

When the screen layer ships that answer will need revisiting, and we will revisit it honestly.

Does it work with a VPN, or in private browsing?

Private browsing, yes. The hosts file does not care which browser you are in or whether it is saving history.

A VPN, no. A tunnel resolves elsewhere and the hosts file cannot see it. That is one of the three routes around this, and it is listed above rather than hidden.

Does it change my Windows account?

No. You stay an administrator on your own machine. cocloc does not demote you, does not seal your password, and does not lock you out of anything.

That is deliberate. Taking someone’s admin rights on their own computer causes more problems than it solves, and the craving does not survive a logged, deliberate, 24-hour detour anyway.

Do I need an accountability partner?

You cannot have one yet, because it is not built. When it ships it will be optional and Lock-only.

Without one you still get the network blocking and, on Lock, the 24-hour gate, the tamper log and the friction.

What happens if I stop paying?

If you cancel, the lock comes off at the end of your billing period, or 24 hours from now — whichever is later.

If the subscription ends without you asking — a failed card, a dunning cycle that runs out — the lock releases immediately, with no gate. Cancelling is never a shortcut to an instant unlock, and neither is letting a card fail on purpose, because that route takes days by construction.

Can I get a refund?

Yes: 14 days, in full, no questions. Read the policy.

Worth knowing before you ask. A refund returns your money. It does not remove the software and does not release the gate. Removal still takes 24 hours, the same as everything else here.

Why is the installer unsigned?

Because a code-signing certificate costs money we have not spent yet, and SmartScreen reputation is earned one download at a time.

Windows will show “Windows protected your PC” and name the publisher as unknown, and Defender may quarantine the file. The early-access page walks through every screen. We are not going to tell you to turn your antivirus off.

Is this a religious product?

No. It is not affiliated with any religion or programme and it does not moralise at you. It is a tool that does a mechanical job.

Is it only for men?

It was designed around one person: an adult who wants to stop, and is willing to bind themselves to that decision while sober. That is the only requirement. It is not gendered, and it is not a parental-control tool.

Am I old enough?

You must be 18 or over. That is a boundary, not a disclaimer.

Can I suggest a site you should block, or one you should not?

Both, to hello@cocloc.com. The list is curated by hand, one request at a time, and changes apply to everyone rather than to your machine — because a per-user unblock request would be the obvious way around all of this.