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destan19/OpenAppFilter

OAF(OpenAppFilter) is a parental control software based on OpenWrt. It supports popular applications across gaming, video streaming, instant messaging, such as TikTok, YouTube, Facebook. Currently, it supports hundreds of different applications. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/destan19/OpenAppFilter · homepage · C · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

88/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 68
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 68.0
  • age_days: 2820
  • days_rel: 133
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 5

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2786 stars · 742 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

OpenAppFilter (OAF) is a parental control and application filtering plugin for OpenWrt routers, built as a kernel module, service daemon, and LuCI web interface. It uses DPI-based Layer 7 protocol parsing and HTTPS domain resolution to identify and block or allow hundreds of applications such as TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook.

Use cases

  • block tiktok and youtube on kids' devices through the router
  • parental control screen time filtering on openwrt
  • filter gaming and streaming apps by category on a home network
  • identify which applications clients are using on my router
  • block specific apps like facebook or instagram at the network level
  • custom l7 protocol signatures for app filtering

When to choose

  • you run an OpenWrt router and want network-wide app-level parental controls
  • you need DPI-based app identification that works independently of DNS
  • you want a LuCI-integrated, low-overhead filtering solution on consumer router hardware

When to avoid

  • you need filtering on non-OpenWrt systems or standard Linux servers
  • you require TLS 1.3/encrypted-traffic inspection beyond domain resolution
  • commercial use without contacting the author for authorization

Facets

plugin · maturity active

security networking monitoring middleware networking security self-hosted privacy embedded self-hosted parental-control dpi deep-packet-inspection app-filtering openwrt-plugin luci kernel-module screen-time l7-filtering openwrt linux

4 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
destan19/OpenAppFiltermain88

For agents

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