Shadowsocks
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Shadowsocks is an open-source encrypted tunnel proxy designed to bypass network firewalls. It uses asynchronous, event-driven networking and supports desktop, mobile, and router platforms with configurable encryption algorithms.
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Overview
6 featuresPurpose: Bypassing network firewalls and censorship while securing internet traffic through an encrypted proxy.
Inferred · not functionally tested
Audience: privacy-conscious internet users and developers
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Functions: Unknown
Interfaces: API: unknown · MCP: unknown · CLI: indicated (inferred, not tested) · Self-hosting: indicated (inferred, not tested)
Recorded constraints: pricing: open_source · license: MIT · platforms: WEB · deployment: browser, self_hosted, cli
Constraint provenance is unknown; confirm requirements with the publisher.
Record sources: shadowsocks.org · github.com. These links do not verify the individual claims.
Shadowsocks is a VPN, proxy & anonymity project. Inferred · not functionally tested: It focuses on bypassing network firewalls and censorship while securing internet traffic through an encrypted proxy. Inferred · not functionally tested: Shadowsocks is an open-source project aimed at privacy-conscious internet users and developers. Basis unknown · not verified: Shadowsocks is open source under the MIT license. Basis unknown · not verified: It ships for the web and the command line, and it can be self-hosted.
Behind Shadowsocks is Shadowsocks contributors, and it first shipped in 2013. Development happens publicly on GitHub with 1k stars and 1 commit in the last 90 days. Inferred · not functionally tested: Key capabilities include Encrypted Proxy, Firewall Bypass, and Custom Encryption.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
Tasks: Inferred · not functionally tested
- Encrypted Proxy
- Firewall Bypass
- Custom Encryption
- Asynchronous I/O
- Mobile Optimization
- Cross-Platform Support
Topics: Inferred · not functionally tested
Built with & integrations
- Claude Code
- commit e94f7ea22975 · since Feb 2026
- GitHub Copilot
- commit 2493095adee9 · since Apr 2026
- Vue
- bdata-v- in the HTML
- Cloudflare
- cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about Shadowsocks
- What is Shadowsocks?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Shadowsocks focuses on bypassing network firewalls and censorship while securing internet traffic through an encrypted proxy. It is catalogued under VPN, proxy & anonymity on PulseGate.
- Who should use Shadowsocks?
- Inferred · not functionally tested: Shadowsocks is an open-source project built for privacy-conscious internet users and developers.
- Is Shadowsocks free?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Yes — Shadowsocks is open source under the MIT license and free to use.
- What platforms does Shadowsocks run on?
- Basis unknown · not verified: Shadowsocks runs on the web and the command line. It can also be self-hosted.
- Is Shadowsocks still maintained?
- The GitHub repository shows 1 commit in the last 90 days.
- What projects are similar to Shadowsocks?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Socks Proxy, Shadowsocks VPN, and redsocks.Socks ProxyShadowsocks VPNredsocks
- Who makes Shadowsocks?
- Shadowsocks is developed by Shadowsocks contributors.
- When did Shadowsocks launch?
- Shadowsocks first shipped in 2013.
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