What Is Public DNS Server (publicdns.xyz)?

publicdns.xyz is a reference page that lists publicly available DNS resolver addresses. Its stated purpose is to collect "the best publicly available and completely free" public DNS servers, and the page carries an update label of September 1, 2026. If you need a quick lookup table of primary, secondary, and IPv6 resolver addresses from major providers, this page serves that purpose. It is a directory, not a DNS service itself — you still have to enter the addresses into your own device or router.

What the page actually contains

The page is organized as a provider list with three columns of addresses:

• Primary DNS server (sometimes called the preferred DNS server)
• Secondary DNS server (sometimes called the alternate DNS server)
• IPv6 addresses, where the provider publishes them

The page notes that primary and secondary servers can be "mixed and matched" to add a layer of redundancy, and that these addresses go by many names — DNS server addresses, internet DNS servers, DNS IP addresses, and so on. That naming note is useful if you are following setup instructions written with different terminology.

Providers listed

The table below reproduces the provider names and addresses shown on the page. Where the page lists IPv6 addresses, they are included.

The page also shows a "most visited country/region" list (United States, Philippines, Russia, South Korea, Indonesia, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Taiwan, Canada, Turkey, France, India, United Kingdom, Thailand, Singapore, Poland, Iran, Iraq, and others). That list reflects visitor geography, not a ranking of resolver quality, so treat it as site traffic data rather than a recommendation.

How to use this page

1. Pick a provider from the table based on what you need — for example, a resolver with IPv6 support, or one operated in a specific region.
2. Copy the primary and secondary addresses into your operating system's network settings, your router's DNS configuration, or your browser's secure DNS (DoH) field if it accepts IP addresses.
3. Verify the change by checking your DNS resolution after applying it — for example, by visiting a site you know resolves correctly, or by querying a domain from a terminal with a tool like nslookup or dig pointed at the new address.
4. Keep the secondary address as a fallback. The page explicitly supports mixing primary and secondary servers from different providers for redundancy.

What to keep in mind

• The page is a list, not a test. It does not report measured latency, uptime, logging policy, or filtering behavior for each provider. Two resolvers with similar-looking addresses can behave very differently in practice.
• "Free" here describes the resolver service, not the page's own terms. The page describes the listed servers as publicly available and free, but it does not state pricing, account, or login requirements for the site itself.
• Addresses can change. A directory is only as current as its last update. The page labels itself September 2026; if you are reading it much later, cross-check an address before relying on it.
• Filtering and policy differ by provider. Some resolvers on lists like this block malware or adult content, some log queries, and some are run by ISPs or regional registries. The page does not break these differences down, so if filtering or privacy matters to you, check the provider's own documentation.

Who this page is for

It is most useful if you already know you want to change your DNS resolver and just need the addresses. It is less useful if you are trying to decide which resolver to use, because it does not compare performance, privacy, or reliability. For that decision, you would need to combine this address list with each provider's own published policies and, ideally, your own latency test from your network.