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AdGuard DNS CLI vs Acrylic DNS Proxy: catalog facts
AdGuard DNS CLI	Acrylic DNS Proxy
Free The client is free and open source.	Free Free and released as open source.
Windows, Command line	Windows
Lightweight local DNS server forwarding to AdGuard DNS YAML configuration file	Hosts file with wildcard and regular expression support Caching speeds up repeated name lookups
Built around the AdGuard DNS service Command-line and config file only, with no graphical interface	Windows only Configured through text files rather than a graphical interface
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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