LiFE Parental Control

Spec sheet

Product

LiFE Parental Control is a desktop parental control app for Linux, including KDE Plasma and GNOME.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Deployment

Settings can be preconfigured in default.json and distributed for the daemon to apply automatically.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Activity reports

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

App blocking

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

App controls

The daemon can block configured apps and enforce daily per-app usage caps.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Backup limit

JSON backup export and import excludes the parent password and usage history.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Content filtering

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Dashboard

The dashboard shows today's total and per-app screen time and an activity log of historical sessions and enforcement events.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Dashboard and backup

The dashboard shows daily screen time and per-app usage; JSON backup export excludes passwords and usage history.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

DNS filtering

DNS-based filtering uses dnsmasq to rewrite blocked domains to 0.0.0.0, with an optional DNS4EU family-safe upstream resolver.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

DNS options

The web filter can use DNS4EU’s family-safe resolver and can optionally block known public DNS-over-HTTPS resolver IPs.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Downloads

The repository lists LiFE Parental Control 1.1.5 as its latest release and shows five release assets.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

KDE restrictions

KDE kiosk restrictions are applied through /etc/xdg/kdeglobals, with an optional Plasma layout hard lock.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Location tracking

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Screen time

Screen-time controls include daily limits, allowed hours, weekday schedules, bonus minutes, and a one-time parent bypass.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Screen-time schedules

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · github.com

Security details

The README says the parent password hash is stored separately in a root-only auth.json file with chmod 600.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Security setup

The first-run Lockdown Wizard can remove the child account from sudo or wheel, remove SSH keys, and optionally restrict FUSE and AppImages.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Setup and lockdown

A first-run wizard can create a parent admin account, de-privilege a child account, and optionally set a GRUB password or restrict AppImage/FUSE.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Web filtering

Its web filter supports custom domains, allowlists, category packs, and HaGeZi blocklists.Read 12 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Parental control apps#104 of 1076.9