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It's the next generation of ShadowsocksX — a macOS GUI client for the Shadowsocks proxy. You add your server profiles, and it routes your Mac's traffic through them via a local proxy.
It's the next generation of ShadowsocksX — a macOS GUI client for the Shadowsocks proxy. You add your server profiles, and it routes your Mac's traffic through them via a local proxy.How is it different from the original ShadowsocksX?The original was hard to maintain: too much unused code, and the ss-local source was embedded in it. This version takes ss-local from Homebrew instead and keeps only the GUI, which the author rewrote in Swift.
The original was hard to maintain: too much unused code, and the ss-local source was embedded in it. This version takes ss-local from Homebrew instead and keeps only the GUI, which the author rewrote in Swift.How do I get it on my Mac?Download a build from the GitHub releases page — it needs macOS 10.12+. Building from source requires Xcode 12.5.1+ and CocoaPods 1.10.1+.
Download a build from the GitHub releases page — it needs macOS 10.12+. Building from source requires Xcode 12.5.1+ and CocoaPods 1.10.1+.Do I need to install ss-local or plugins like kcptun separately?No — ss-local (from shadowsocks-libev 3.2.5) and the SIP003 plugins kcptun, simple-obfs and v2ray-plugin all come embedded. An HTTP proxy is provided by privoxy.
No — ss-local (from shadowsocks-libev 3.2.5) and the SIP003 plugins kcptun, simple-obfs and v2ray-plugin all come embedded. An HTTP proxy is provided by privoxy.Does the proxy stop when I quit the app?Not necessarily — ss-local runs as a background service through launchd, not inside the app, so it can keep running after you quit.
Not necessarily — ss-local runs as a background service through launchd, not inside the app, so it can keep running after you quit.How do I add my Shadowsocks server?Import a profile URL from the pasteboard or scan a QR code shown on screen. Your own profiles can be shared with others as a QR code or URL.
Import a profile URL from the pasteboard or scan a QR code shown on screen. Your own profiles can be shared with others as a QR code or URL.How does it decide which traffic goes through the proxy?It uses a PAC file that can update itself by downloading the GFW List from GitHub, and you can add custom rules for the PAC.
It uses a PAC file that can update itself by downloading the GFW List from GitHub, and you can add custom rules for the PAC.Is there a mode that leaves system proxy settings untouched?Yes — manual mode skips configuring the system proxy, so you point your apps at the SOCKS5 proxy yourself.
Yes — manual mode skips configuring the system proxy, so you point your apps at the SOCKS5 proxy yourself.Which encryption methods does it support?It supports AEAD ciphers.
It supports AEAD ciphers.What are similar projects?V2rayU, goproxy, cfnew, v2rayN, fancyss_history_package, v2ray-core, v2ray, clash
V2rayU, goproxy, cfnew, v2rayN, fancyss_history_package, v2ray-core, v2ray, clashWhich topics is it in?http-proxy, gfw, qr-code, socks5, v2ray, shadowsocks, censorship-circumvention, encryption, swift, proxy, gplv3, networking
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