Best Drawer and Cabinet Locks

Besides securing cabinets and drawers, these latches can also be used to hold down toilet seats, and seal off the doors of microwaves, refrigerators and other appliances. Each end of the strap stays in place with strong but removable adhesive and requires pushing down on both sides simultaneously to release one end. The flexible strap lets you latch around any corner.

You know why these magnetic locks are so good looking? Because you can’t see them. They’re installed on the inside of cabinets with adhesive tape (unless your cabinets are particle board—then you need the included screws). A magnetic “key” that you keep tucked high and away from little hands is all you need to release the magnets on off-limits cabinets.

Forget screwdrivers and measurements—the installation of these magnetic locks doesn’t require any tools. In fact, it takes less than three minutes to place each one inside drawers and cabinets using the included adhesive pads. Once set up, the magnets on the Jambini locks can be turned off—for when tots aren’t around—with the flick of a switch.

This safety lock is designed to keep double-door cabinets shut without doing any drilling. It wraps around knobs and handles up to 4.75 inches apart to hold them together, making them unopenable. A decoy button on the front distracts toddlers from finding the real way to release it: pinching both sides of the flexible surface.

A simple but effective childproofing method, these u-shaped latches hold two knobs or handles together to keep double doors from opening up. They can accommodate a variety of knob and handle shapes spaced up to 4.5 inches apart on double-door cabinets and side-by-side refrigerators. To unlock, it’s easy for you to squeeze two inner buttons toward each other, but hard for your little one to figure it out. And, no amount of tugging breaks these.

If you’ve decided that magnetic safety locks are the way to go, this set is a fantastic deal. It comes with enough supplies to lock down 12 drawers or cabinets and features extra thick (read: more powerful) magnets, an additional set of adhesive strips and two “keys” to release the magnetic closures.

An easy no-fuss option, these latches adhere to the inside of your cabinets, so they’re out of sight, and open by simply pressing your finger down on the latch to open the cabinet or drawer—no magnets or keys needed! They’re also a universal option meaning they can fit in pretty much any drawer or cabinet you need to keep baby out of.