# netchx/netch

A simple proxy client

Repository: https://github.com/netchx/netch
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/netch
Language: C#
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: netch, socks, shadowsocks, shadowsocksr, vless, vmess, fullcone, netfiltersdk, tun2socks
Last push: 2026-08-17T00:10:15+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2626, "days_push": 17, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17688, forks 2838 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:20.185808+00:00)

## What it is
Netch is a Windows GUI proxy client supporting protocols like Shadowsocks, ShadowsocksR, VMess, VLESS, Trojan, WireGuard, and SOCKS5. It offers multiple traffic interception modes including process-based (Netfilter), TUN virtual adapter, web proxy, and network sharing modes.

## Use cases
- route traffic through shadowsocks or vmess proxies on windows
- proxy specific applications by process with a netfilter driver
- create a tun adapter to tunnel all system traffic
- bypass censorship with vless or trojan protocols
- share a proxy connection over the local network
- get fullcone NAT UDP support for gaming behind a proxy

## When to choose
- you need a Windows GUI proxy client with many protocol options
- you want per-process traffic routing or TUN mode
- you need UDP fullcone NAT support

## When to avoid
- you need a proxy client for Linux or macOS
- you want a headless or CLI-only proxy tool
- you rely on stable 1.x behavior during the 2.0 rewrite

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, vpn, networking, security, privacy
- domain: privacy, censorship-circumvention, networking, security, windows
- platform: windows, dotnet
- tags: proxy-client, shadowsocks, vmess, vless, trojan, tun-mode, socks5, wireguard, fullcone-nat, netfilter, desktop

## Member repositories
- netchx/netch (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.185808+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:02:29.602572+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/netchx/netch (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:20.185808+00:00, sha e8a45323c029)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.