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dnscrypt-proxy vs hBlock: catalog facts
dnscrypt-proxy	hBlock
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free to download and use.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSCrypt, Anonymized DNS and Oblivious DoH in one proxy Hides your address through Tor, SOCKS proxies or relays	Single portable POSIX shell script Combines several blocklist sources
Configured by editing a TOML file; there is no interface Running it on one machine protects only that machine	Only protects the machine whose hosts file it writes No per-app or per-request control
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: ISC	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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