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bore vs Chisel: catalog facts
bore	Chisel
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Provides a small, self-hostable tunnel client and server.	Single static binary acts as both ends of the tunnel Works through HTTP proxies and restrictive egress filtering
You need a reachable server for the remote end of the tunnel.	Tunnelling out of a network can breach policy; get permission first No traffic shaping or access control beyond the SSH layer
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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