# Shadowsocks-Qt5

A cross-platform shadowsocks GUI client

Repository: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-qt5
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shadowsocks-qt5
Language: C++
License: LGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: shadowsocks, cross-platform, proxy, qt5
Archived: true
Last push: 2019-11-02T19:58:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4534, "days_push": 2496, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7923, forks 2277 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:09.809082+00:00)

## What it is
Shadowsocks-Qt5 is a native cross-platform GUI client for the Shadowsocks proxy protocol, written in C++ with Qt 5. It supports multiple server profiles, traffic statistics, and server latency testing, but the project is no longer maintained.

## Use cases
- connect to a shadowsocks proxy with a desktop gui
- manage multiple shadowsocks server profiles
- test shadowsocks server latency
- view proxy traffic statistics
- bypass internet censorship on linux or windows

## When to choose
- you need a native Qt-based shadowsocks client on Linux or Windows
- you want a lightweight GUI with profile management and lag testing
- you are pinned to an older system where this client still works

## When to avoid
- you need an actively maintained client with current security fixes
- you need support for modern protocols like shadowsocks-2022 or v2ray
- you want a client for mobile platforms

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: abandoned
- function: proxy, networking, gui, privacy
- domain: privacy, censorship-circumvention, networking, cross-platform
- platform: windows, cross-platform
- tags: shadowsocks, qt5, socks-proxy, vpn-alternative, discontinued, linux, macos, desktop

## Member repositories
- shadowsocks/shadowsocks-qt5 (main) score 10
- shadowsocks/libQtShadowsocks (sdk) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:09.809082+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 2026-08-29T17:33:15.971381+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-qt5 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:09.809082+00:00, sha 1e0a45c727bf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.