Asuswrt-Merlin
Third party firmware for Asus routers (newer codebase) observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
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: n/a
- age_days: 3284
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
6166 stars · 738 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Asuswrt-Merlin is an enhanced third-party firmware for Asus routers, based on Asus's stock Asuswrt firmware, focusing on bug fixes, tweaks, and incremental enhancements rather than radical changes. This repository is the legacy 380.xx code branch, which is no longer actively developed; all current development has moved to the asuswrt-merlin.ng (New Generation) repository.
Use cases
- flash custom firmware on my asus router
- fix bugs in stock asus router firmware
- run an openvpn server on my router
- set up split tunneling / selective routing for vpn clients
- install entware packages on my router
- force devices to use a filtering dns server
- improve ntfs usb drive sharing performance on my router
When to choose
- you own an older Asus router (RT-N66U, RT-AC66U) only supported by this legacy branch
- you want to keep the stock Asus interface and features like AiProtection and AiMesh while gaining bug fixes and customization
- you want advanced OpenVPN client/server options and policy-based routing
When to avoid
- you have a newer Asus router - use the asuswrt-merlin.ng branch instead
- you want a completely different firmware feature set like DD-WRT or Tomato
- you need support for a router model not on the supported devices list
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
networking security self-hosted developer-tools networking security embedded-systems self-hosted privacy embedded self-hosted router-firmware asus-routers openwrt-alternative vpn openvpn wireguard entware legacy-branch linux
9 sources
- readme: https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng · fetched 2026-08-28 · 0a38f67fef93
- homepage: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 67fe2c842579
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · a171f0d9a12a
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features · fetched 2026-08-29 · 76d0c2e4fef5
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/docs · fetched 2026-08-29 · a59559403e4c
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/changelog · fetched 2026-08-29 · 04b0c6660d05
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/changelog-3006 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 657d78d7c3ae
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/changelog-386 · fetched 2026-08-29 · dde851b6a2e5
- site_page: https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/changelog-380 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 5cab849903c3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| RMerl/asuswrt-merlin.ng | main | 77 |
| RMerl/asuswrt-merlin | mirror | 10 |
For agents
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