# guardianproject/orbot-android

The Github home of Orbot: Tor on Android (Also available on gitlab!)

Repository: https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/orbot-android
Homepage: https://gitlab.com/guardianproject/orbot
Language: Kotlin
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: censorship-circumvention, anonymity, security, tor, anticensorship
Last push: 2026-08-25T15:14:10+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 97/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 92, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4487, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": 57, "gap_med": 12, "n_releases_24m": 30}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3497, forks 478 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:07.299576+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: proxy, vpn, security, privacy, networking
- domain: privacy, security, censorship-circumvention, android-tools, networking
- platform: -
- tags: tor, onion-routing, anonymity, anti-censorship, socks-proxy, kotlin, guardian-project, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- guardianproject/orbot-android (main) score 97

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.299576+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 2026-08-29T18:35:52.165773+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:07.299576+00:00, sha 40c38b70c54c)
  - homepage: https://gitlab.com/guardianproject/orbot (fetched 2026-08-29T09:29:54.414849+00:00, sha 4fa8a1ae57ab)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.