uku/Unblock-Youku
A Chrome extension helping users access their web services while traveling outside mainland China observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5282
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 881
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3154 stars · 637 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Unblock Youku is an open-source Chrome extension that lets users outside mainland China access Chinese web services such as video and music streaming sites. It works by intelligently routing requests to those services through relay servers so they appear to originate from within China.
Use cases
- watch Chinese streaming sites like Youku or Tencent Video while abroad
- listen to music on services that block overseas IPs
- access region-locked Chinese websites when traveling outside mainland China
- route only China-bound traffic through a proxy while browsing normally
- avoid paying for a full VPN just to unblock Chinese media
When to choose
- you use Chrome and only need to access Chinese web services from overseas
- you want an open-source, transparent alternative to commercial return-to-China VPNs
- you prefer lightweight browser-level routing over a system-wide VPN
When to avoid
- you need to unblock apps outside the browser, such as mobile or desktop clients
- you need general-purpose VPN privacy or encryption for all traffic
- you use a browser other than Chrome or a Chromium-based extension-compatible browser
- you require guaranteed uptime or commercial support
Facets
plugin · maturity active
proxy networking privacy browser-extension privacy censorship-circumvention browser-extensions networking browser browser-extension geo-unblocking chrome-extension china streaming vpn-alternative smart-routing
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/uku/Unblock-Youku · fetched 2026-08-28 · defcb45145aa
- homepage: https://uku.im · fetched 2026-08-29 · a20cb8113a37
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| uku/Unblock-Youku | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="uku/Unblock-Youku")
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