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Open-source startups in Networking and privacy

VPNs, tunnels, proxies, DNS, ad blockers and browsers — controlling your own traffic. 38 open-source startups in this directory are filed under Networking and privacy. 27 pushed code within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22, 5 have been quiet for 31–120 days, 6 have not pushed in over 120 days. The category is chosen by Jev, TypeSafe’s classifier, reading only the repository’s own name, description and homepage — one category per project, so something that spans two appears under whichever the classifier judged closest.

27 of 38 pushed within 30 days of the snapshot of 2026-09-22. How we measure it →

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The last column is the most recent push GitHub reported to us on 2026-09-22. It counts a push to any branch, by a person or a bot — it is not a claim that anyone is maintaining the project, and a quiet repository may be a finished one. The “built for” column and the “alternative to” chips are Jev’s answers about the same repository description, published with the rest of them.

ProjectWhat it doesBuilt forStarsShip statusLast verified push
DigitalPlatDev/FreeDomain

Free domain registration and practical DNS learning resources for everyone.

Consumers200.6KSlowedAug 12, 2026
traefik/traefik

The Cloud Native Application Proxy

IT and operations64.9KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
pi-hole/pi-hole

A black hole for Internet advertisements

Consumers61KStill shippingSep 19, 2026
MHSanaei/3x-ui

Supporting multi-protocol multi-user(Vmess, Vless, Trojan, ShadowSocks, Wireguard, Hysteria, Tunnel, Mixed, HTTP, Tun, MTProto، AmneziaWG)

IT and operations46.8KStill shippingSep 18, 2026
zen-browser/desktop

Welcome to a calmer internet

Consumers44.6KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
juanfont/headscale

An open source, self-hosted implementation of the Tailscale control server

IT and operations44KStill shippingSep 17, 2026
AdguardTeam/AdGuardHome

Network-wide ads & trackers blocking DNS server

Consumers37KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android

A shadowsocks client for Android

Consumers36.8KSlowedAug 9, 2026
tailscale/tailscale

The easiest, most secure way to use WireGuard and 2FA.

IT and operations36.8KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
ehang-io/nps

一款轻量级、高性能、功能强大的内网穿透代理服务器。支持tcp、udp、socks5、http等几乎所有流量转发,可用来访问内网网站、本地支付接口调试、ssh访问、远程桌面,内网dns解析、内网socks5代理等等……,并带有功能强大的web管理端。a lightweight, high-performance, powerful intranet penetration proxy server, with a powerful web management terminal.

IT and operations34.2KGone silentMay 30, 2024
NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager

Docker container for managing Nginx proxy hosts with a simple, powerful interface

IT and operations34.2KStill shippingSep 21, 2026
hiddify/hiddify-app

Multi-platform auto-proxy client, supporting Sing-box, X-ray, TUIC, Hysteria, Reality, Trojan, SSH etc. It’s an open-source, secure and ad-free.

Consumers32.8KSlowedAug 10, 2026
netbirdio/netbird

Connect your devices, users, and agents into a secure WireGuard®-based overlay network with SSO, MFA and granular access controls.

IT and operations29.4KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
wg-easy/wg-easy

The easiest way to run WireGuard VPN + Web-based Admin UI.

Consumers27KStill shippingSep 18, 2026
iv-org/invidious

Invidious is an alternative front-end to YouTube

Consumers24.7KStill shippingSep 18, 2026
inconshreveable/ngrok

Unified ingress for developers

Developers24.4KGone silentApr 26, 2024
brave/brave-browser

Brave browser for Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows.

Consumers23.7KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
fosrl/pangolin

Modern networking and security platform providing secure access and connectivity to apps, infrastructure, and AI workloads. Connect and protect your users.

IT and operations22.9KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
darkreader/darkreader

Dark Reader Chrome and Firefox extension

Consumers22.4KStill shippingSep 21, 2026
m1k1o/neko

A self hosted virtual browser that runs in docker and uses WebRTC.

IT and operations22.4KStill shippingSep 10, 2026
imputnet/helium

Private, fast, and honest web browser

Consumers20.9KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
HelloZeroNet/ZeroNet

ZeroNet - Decentralized websites using Bitcoin crypto and BitTorrent network

Consumers18.8KGone silentJan 31, 2024
getlantern/download

Lantern官方版本下载 蓝灯 翻墙 代理 科学上网 外网 加速器 梯子 路由 proxy vpn circumvention gfw

Consumers17.8KGone silentApr 18, 2022
jeessy2/ddns-go

Simple and easy to use DDNS. Support Aliyun, Tencent Cloud, Dnspod, Cloudflare, Callback, Huawei Cloud, Baidu Cloud, Porkbun, GoDaddy, Namecheap, NameSilo...

Consumers17.4KStill shippingSep 14, 2026
zerotier/ZeroTierOne

A Smart Ethernet Switch for Earth

IT and operations17.1KStill shippingSep 3, 2026
getlantern/lantern

Open-source VPN for speed, privacy, and censorship circumvention. Free to download on Android, iOS, Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Consumers16KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
v2rayA/v2rayA

A web client for its own Xray-based core with global transparent proxy on Linux, Windows and macOS.

Consumers15.6KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
amnezia-vpn/amnezia-client

Amnezia VPN Client (Desktop+Mobile)

Consumers15.1KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
ajayyy/SponsorBlock

Skip YouTube video sponsors (browser extension)

Consumers13.8KStill shippingSep 19, 2026
safing/portmaster

🏔 Love Freedom - ❌ Block Mass Surveillance

Consumers13.8KStill shippingSep 10, 2026
SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN

Cross-platform multi-protocol VPN software. Pull requests are welcome. The stable version is available at https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.

IT and operations13.6KStill shippingSep 13, 2026
objective-see/LuLu

LuLu is the free open-source macOS firewall

Consumers13.2KSlowedAug 5, 2026
libnyanpasu/clash-nyanpasu

Clash Nyanpasu~(∠・ω< )⌒☆​

Consumers13.2KStill shippingSep 21, 2026
mozilla-mobile/firefox-ios

Firefox for iOS

Consumers13KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
gravitl/netmaker

Netmaker makes networks with WireGuard. Netmaker automates fast, secure, and distributed virtual networks.

IT and operations11.8KStill shippingSep 22, 2026
atlas-engineer/nyxt

Nyxt - the hacker's browser.

Developers11KGone silentFeb 26, 2026
rustdesk/rustdesk-server

RustDesk Server Program

IT and operationsalt to Zoom10.4KSlowedAug 7, 2026
apernet/OpenGFW

No description on the repository.

Developers0Gone silentUnknown

Snapshot of 2026-09-22 · 721 repos in the directory · every number on this page is measured against that date, not against today. What this measurement cannot tell you →