.free Domain Name Information
Select a section below to get information about price, domain specifications, domain dispute policies, domain requirements, domain ownership information and registry information for .free domains. Start a search to register your .free domain.
- Registration 44.99 USD / year
- Renewal 51.99 USD / year
- Transfer 44.99 USD / Transfer in your .free
- ICANN Fee 0.18 USD per year
- Time to Register Instant
- Type gTLD
- Renewal Grace Period 40 days
- Redemption Period 30 days
- Registration Period 1 - 10 years
- Privacy Protection Available
- DNSSEC Supported | Learn how to add DNSSEC
- Trustee/Proxy Service Not applicable—no local presence requirement
- Blocking Service Part of the GlobalBlock Service | Learn more
- Individuals can register Yes
- Businesses can register Yes
- Languages Supported Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish,
- Is there a special use for .free? No
- Is there any other information needed to register a .free domain? No
- Does .free have any additional fees? No
- Any additional documents, requirements or information needed to register a .free? No
- Are Individual .free domain registrations allowed? Yes
- Company or legal entities registrations allowed for .free? Yes
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Are some .free domain names restricted?
Yes
Some domain names may be permanently or temporarily reserved or restricted for registry operations, as premium domain names or to comply with ICANN requirements.
To comply with ICANN requirements, all two-character domains shall be initially reserved, however may be released in the future. In addition reserved names for a) International Olympic Committee, b) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and c) Intergovernmental Organizations, for new gTLDs., are not available in accordance with ICANN. The list of these names can be found here.
- Do I need a trademark/brand name to register .free? No
- Private Registration service available? Yes
- .free Trustee / Proxy service offered? Fees? No
What is the registration term allowed for .free domain names?
.free domain names are available for 1-10 years.
How long does it take to register my .free domain name?
The domain registration time frame for .free during general availability is Instant.
What are the characters and valid character lengths for .free domain names?
.free Domain Names must:
- have minimum of 1 and a maximum of 63 characters;
- begin with a letter or a number and end with a letter or a number;
- use the English character set and may contain letters (i.e., a-z, A-Z),numbers (i.e. 0-9) and dashes (-) or a combination of these;
- neither begin with, nor end with a dash;
- not contain a dash in the third and fourth positions (e.g. www.ab- -cd.free); and
- not include a space (e.g. www.ab cd.free).
What is DNSSEC, and is it available for .free domain?
DNSSEC is available for .free domain. Enabling DNSSEC will protect .free domain names against counterfeit DNS data by providing origin authentication and integrity protection on that data. DNSSEC can be configured in your domain name's DNS panel.
What is Trustee Service, and is it available for .free?
Trustee Service is not available for .free extension. Trustee Service can help satisfy most local presence requirements when there are restrictions on registering a domain name.
Can I transfer out my .free domain if I'm using your Trustee Service?
Because Trustee Service is non-transferable, you must update your ownership according to .free requirements before a transfer out can be started.
Can I hide my .free registration information (Private Registration)?
Yes. You can activate Private Registration during the purchase of a new .free domain.
What is the grace period for .free domain name?
In accordance with ICANN, Generic Top Level Domains (gTLD) have a 40 day "Grace period" in which a domain name can be renewed without incurring an additional fee. Its important to note however that your domain will no longer resolve on the day it expires.
After the 40 day grace period, there is a 30 day "Redemption Period" in which you can renew your domain name for an additional $150 USD.
Who is the registry that manages .free domain names?
The registry that manages the registration of domain names with the .free Top Level Domain is Amazon Registry. You may visit them at https://www.amazonregistry.com/.
- Registry Amazon Registry
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- Accredited Yes
- Dispute Policy https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en
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Sponsoring Organization
Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle WA 98109
United States of America (the) -
Administrative Contact
Program Manager, Registry
Amazon Registry Services, Inc.
410 Terry Avenue North
Seattle WA 98109
United States of America (the)
Email: [email protected]
Voice: +1 206 646 5990
Fax: +1 206 946 7702 -
Technical Contact
TLD Registry Services Technical
Nominet
Minerva House
Edmund Halley Road
Oxford Science Park
Oxford OX4 4DQ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Email: [email protected]
Voice: +44.1865332211 -
Name Servers
Host Name IP Address(es) dns1.nic.free 213.248.218.67
2a01:618:402:0:0:0:0:67dns2.nic.free 103.49.82.67
2401:fd80:402:0:0:0:0:67dns3.nic.free 213.248.222.67
2a01:618:406:0:0:0:0:67dns4.nic.free 43.230.50.67
2401:fd80:406:0:0:0:0:67dnsa.nic.free 156.154.100.3
2001:502:ad09:0:0:0:0:3dnsb.nic.free 156.154.101.3
2001:502:2eda:0:0:0:0:3dnsc.nic.free 156.154.102.3
2610:a1:1009:0:0:0:0:3dnsd.nic.free 156.154.103.3
2610:a1:1010:0:0:0:0:3
