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mellow-io/mellow

Mellow is a rule-based global transparent proxy client for Windows, macOS and Linux. Also a Proxifier alternative. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/mellow-io/mellow · JavaScript observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2591
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 1362
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

3545 stars · 444 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

Mellow is a rule-based global transparent proxy client for Windows, macOS and Linux, functioning as a Proxifier alternative that routes all system traffic. It supports routing rules based on domain, IP, GEOIP, and process, with multiple protocols and outbound endpoints, built on go-tun2socks.

Use cases

  • proxy all traffic on my desktop transparently
  • route traffic by process or domain rules like Proxifier
  • split traffic across multiple proxy protocols and exits
  • use GEOIP-based routing rules for a global proxy
  • find a Proxifier alternative for Linux or macOS

When to choose

  • you need system-wide transparent proxying with fine-grained rule-based routing on Windows, macOS, or Linux
  • you want a free open-source Proxifier alternative

When to avoid

  • you need maintained software - the project is explicitly unmaintained (Windows users are pointed to Maple)
  • you need a license-guaranteed usage or commercial support
  • you need mobile or server-side proxying

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

proxy networking privacy networking privacy censorship-circumvention cross-platform windows transparent-proxy proxifier-alternative tun2socks rule-based-routing traffic-splitting unmaintained macos linux desktop

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
mellow-io/mellowmain23

For agents

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