guardianproject/orbot-android
The Github home of Orbot: Tor on Android (Also available on gitlab!) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
97/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 92
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 12
- age_days: 4487
- days_rel: 57
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 30
Adoption not part of the score
3497 stars · 478 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Orbot is a free Android app that routes device internet traffic through the Tor network, acting as a VPN and proxy to encrypt and anonymize connections. It lets users tunnel specific apps through Tor to defend against traffic analysis and censorship.
Use cases
- route android apps through tor
- bypass internet censorship on my phone
- hide my ip address on android
- anonymize mobile internet traffic
- use tor as a vpn on android
- access blocked websites from android
- protect against traffic analysis on mobile
When to choose
- you need per-app Tor routing on Android
- you are a journalist or activist needing mobile anonymity
- you want a free, open-source censorship circumvention tool for Android
When to avoid
- you need Tor on desktop or iOS
- you need high-bandwidth low-latency browsing without onion routing
- you need a general-purpose VPN with exit servers rather than Tor
Facets
application · maturity active
proxy vpn security privacy networking privacy security censorship-circumvention android-tools networking tor onion-routing anonymity anti-censorship socks-proxy kotlin guardian-project android mobile
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android · fetched 2026-08-28 · 40c38b70c54c
- homepage: https://gitlab.com/guardianproject/orbot · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4fa8a1ae57ab
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| guardianproject/orbot-android | main | 97 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="guardianproject/orbot-android")
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