Guides

Every guide and comparison page on this site, with one line on each.

Profanity filter for Android TV: how it works and what it can't do — How the filtering works on screen, what it needs and what it cannot do.
Mute swearing in Stremio: step-by-step — Stremio has no built-in profanity filter; these steps add Family Filter TV as the external player.
Mute swearing on TV without cutting the video — What watching looks like when unwanted language is muted and the picture keeps playing.
How to mute swearing on Netflix — The steps for Android TV and Google TV, and what to expect. Not affiliated with Netflix.
Does Netflix have a profanity filter? — What Netflix's own controls do, and the real options, including muting on an Android TV or Google TV.
Swearing in movies: history, records and how much is normal — The Hays Code years, the first F-word in a studio film, the records, and how much swearing is typical in 1,286 films we counted.
Movies with no swearing: films we counted with zero flagged words — The 55 of 1,286 films with no flagged words in their English subtitles, 129 more with one to five, and what zero does and does not mean.
VidAngel and ClearPlay alternative for Stremio households — A side-by-side comparison with VidAngel and ClearPlay for Stremio and Android TV households.
Movie filtering services compared — Family Filter TV, VidAngel, ClearPlay, Enjoy Movies Your Way and TVGuardian compared on price, devices, what they filter, country and trial.
Will it work on my TV? — Which TV brands and systems are supported, including Samsung, LG, Hisense, Roku and Fire TV.
TVGuardian alternative for Android TV and Google TV — A fair comparison of TVGuardian and Family Filter TV: what each mutes, where it runs and what you need.
CleanCut alternative for Android TV and Google TV — CleanCut is a profanity filter for Apple TV; a comparison with Family Filter TV on Android TV and Google TV.
Enjoy Movies Your Way alternative for Android TV and Google TV — A fair comparison of Enjoy Movies Your Way and Family Filter TV for Android TV and Google TV.
Profanity filter browser extension or television: what is the difference? — How browser extensions that work in a desktop browser differ from filtering on the television.
Family movie night without the swearing — The options for a family movie night without the swearing: edited versions, parental controls, watching ahead and a mute filter.
Profanity filter for Google TV — Google TV sets, sticks and boxes run the same system as Android TV; how to check your TV and set it up.
Parental controls vs a profanity filter — What parental controls do, what a profanity filter does, and what each misses.
Profanity filter for a Windows PC — The early beta for Windows 10 and 11: what it needs and its limits.
Get set up — The five-step quick start for follow along, plus Stremio and Windows setup.
Install Family Filter TV — Step-by-step install guides for Android TV and Google TV, Android phone and Windows, from Google Play or directly.
Install Family Filter TV on Android TV or Google TV — Install from Google Play, or directly with the Downloader app if the Play Store does not list it, then link it to your phone.
Install Family Filter TV on an Android phone — Install from Google Play or directly as an APK, sign in and link your TV. Needs Android 7.0 or newer.
Install Family Filter TV on Windows — Install the early beta on Windows 10 or 11, get past the Windows warning and link it to your phone.
Download Family Filter TV — Google Play, direct install for TV boxes without Google Play, and the Windows early beta.
Language Ratings for Stremio — A free Stremio add-on that counts the swearing in a film from its English subtitles; it does not mute.
Family viewing guides by title — Language level and flagged-word counts for individual films, from our own subtitle analysis.
How we count swear words — How the swear-word counts are made from English subtitles, and why our number can differ from other parents guides.
Family Filter TV: the facts — One page of citable facts: what it is, what it does and does not do, versions, price and contact.
Support — How to get help, the follow mode questions and the known limits.
For creators — What Family Filter TV offers people who talk to families about what they watch.
Privacy policy — The privacy policy, including how the microphone is used in follow mode.
Terms of use — The terms of use for Family Filter TV.

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