# PowerTunnel

Powerful and extensible proxy server with anti-censorship functionality

Repository: https://github.com/krlvm/PowerTunnel
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/powertunnel
Language: Java
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: anti-censorship, dpi-filtering, dpi, proxy, government-censorship, anticensorship, deep-packet-inspection, censorship-circumvention
Last push: 2023-09-06T22:37:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2504, "days_push": 1092, "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 1436, forks 105 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.570864+00:00)

## What it is
PowerTunnel is an extensible local proxy server built on LittleProxy that bypasses government censorship by evading Deep Packet Inspection, with an Android app that routes traffic through a local VPN without root. It supports plugins (LibertyTunnel, DoH DNS resolver) and can even intercept HTTPS traffic for development use.

## Use cases
- bypass government censorship and DPI filtering on Android
- circumvent deep packet inspection without root
- route all phone traffic through a local anti-censorship proxy
- resolve DNS over HTTPS to evade DNS blocking
- extend proxy behavior with custom plugins
- intercept HTTPS traffic for web development debugging

## When to choose
- you need DPI-based censorship bypass on Android without root
- you want a plugin-extensible local proxy with DoH support
- you prefer an open-source, self-hosted circumvention tool

## When to avoid
- you need a full VPN with encrypted tunnels to a remote server
- you require stealth against advanced active probing rather than DPI
- you need iOS or desktop-first support with polished UX

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, security, networking, plugin-system
- domain: censorship-circumvention, privacy, networking, security
- platform: cross-platform, jvm
- tags: anti-censorship, deep-packet-inspection, dpi-evasion, local-vpn, littleproxy, no-root, government-censorship, https-mitm, android

## Member repositories
- krlvm/PowerTunnel (main) score 23
- krlvm/PowerTunnel-Android (plugin) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.570864+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 2026-08-30T03:05:34.339138+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/krlvm/PowerTunnel (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.570864+00:00, sha 5cf5eef28f96)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.