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Shadowsocks-Qt5

A cross-platform shadowsocks GUI client observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-qt5 · C++ · LGPL-3.0 (copyleft) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

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: 4534
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 2496
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

7923 stars · 2277 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

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 It supports multiple server profiles, traffic statistics, and server latency testing, but the project is no longer maintained.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

application · maturity abandoned

proxy networking gui privacy privacy censorship-circumvention networking cross-platform windows cross-platform shadowsocks qt5 socks-proxy vpn-alternative discontinued linux macos desktop

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