# torproject/tor

unofficial git repo -- report bugs/issues/pull requests on https://gitlab.torproject.org/ --

Repository: https://github.com/torproject/tor
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tor
Homepage: https://gitweb.torproject.org/tor.git
License Family: other
Topics: c, tor, rust, rust-lang
Last push: 2024-03-05T22:24:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4837, "days_push": 911, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5008, forks 955 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:04.593629+00:00)

## What it is
Tor is the core implementation of the Tor anonymity network, routing internet traffic through onion circuits to hide a user's IP address and location from the services they use. This GitHub repository is an unofficial read-only mirror; development happens on the Tor Project's GitLab instance.

## Use cases
- route my internet traffic anonymously through the tor network
- run a tor relay or exit node
- hide my IP address when connecting to services
- access onion services and .onion sites
- circumvent internet censorship and blocking
- build applications that connect through a SOCKS proxy on tor

## When to choose
- you need network-level anonymity or censorship circumvention
- you want to run a relay, bridge, or onion service
- you need a local SOCKS proxy that routes traffic over the tor network

## When to avoid
- you want a ready-to-use browser - use Tor Browser instead
- you need high-throughput low-latency traffic - tor adds significant latency
- you expect to contribute or file issues here - use the official GitLab repository

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: privacy, networking, proxy, security, cryptography
- domain: privacy, networking, security, censorship-circumvention
- platform: windows, bsd, cross-platform, c, rust
- tags: anonymity, onion-routing, censorship-circumvention, mirror-repository, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- torproject/tor (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.593629+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 2026-08-29T18:17:34.206474+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/torproject/tor (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:04.593629+00:00, sha e7c5fb523f85)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.