Outline
Outline Server, developed by Jigsaw. The Outline Server is a proxy server that runs a Shadowsocks instance and provides a REST API for access key management. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
71/100
- Activity 82
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
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: 6
- age_days: 3095
- days_rel: 555
- days_push: 112
- n_releases_24m: 6
Adoption not part of the score
6249 stars · 877 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Outline is a pair of open-source applications from Jigsaw (Google) for creating and using your own VPN server: Outline Manager sets up and manages servers, and Outline Client is a cross-platform Shadowsocks-compatible proxy client. It is designed to be resistant to censorship and blocking.
Use cases
- set up my own VPN server
- bypass internet censorship
- share VPN access keys with friends
- connect to a shadowsocks proxy
- run a private VPN on a cloud provider
- access the open internet from a censored country
When to choose
- you want to self-host a VPN that is hard to block
- you need clients across Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS
- you want a GUI instead of manual server configuration
- you need to distribute access keys to a trusted network
When to avoid
- you want a commercial VPN provider with no server management
- you need protocols other than Shadowsocks
- you need a command-line-only tooling workflow
Facets
application · maturity active
vpn proxy security privacy gui self-hosted privacy censorship-circumvention security networking cross-platform windows cross-platform shadowsocks vpn-server-manager anti-censorship access-keys jigsaw open-internet macos linux android ios electron
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/OutlineFoundation/outline-server · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4154ddc4f3ff
- homepage: https://getoutline.org/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 71de513af37d
- site_page: https://getoutline.org/faq · fetched 2026-08-29 · 127b47287ae7
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OutlineFoundation/outline-server | main | 71 |
| OutlineFoundation/outline-apps | frontend | 67 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="OutlineFoundation/outline-server")
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