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Shadowsocks

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Application Description

Shadowsocks: A Secure Socks5 Proxy

Shadowsocks is a high-performance, cross-platform secured socks5 proxy designed to help you browse the internet privately and securely.

Important Note: After upgrading to version 3.x or above, you may need to uninstall and reinstall the app.

Features

  1. Advanced Technology: Utilizes bleeding-edge techniques such as Asynchronous I/O and Event-driven programming for optimal performance.
  2. Resource Efficiency: Consumes low resources, making it ideal for low-end devices and embedded systems.
  3. Multi-Platform Compatibility: Available on various platforms including PC, MAC, mobile devices (Android and iOS), and routers (OpenWRT).
  4. Open Source Availability: Implemented in multiple programming languages such as Python, Node.js, Go, C#, and pure C.

For more detailed information, please visit our project site at https://www.shadowsocks.org.

Setup

  1. Server Setup: To set up your own server, follow the instructions at https://shadowsocks.org/en/download/servers.html.
  2. Source Code and APK Building: To view the source code or build your own APK, refer to https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android.

FAQ

For frequently asked questions, please check out our FAQ section at https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android/wiki/FAQ.

License

Copyright (C) 2016 by Max Lv

Copyright (C) 2016 by Mygod Studio

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Additional open source licenses can be found at https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-android/blob/master/README.md#open-source-licenses.

What's New in the Latest Version 5.3.3

Last updated on Feb 10, 2023

Minor bug fixes and improvements have been made. Install or update to the latest version to experience these enhancements!

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