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dnscrypt-proxy vs RouteDNS: catalog facts
dnscrypt-proxy	RouteDNS
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free to download and run.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSCrypt, Anonymized DNS and Oblivious DoH in one proxy Hides your address through Tor, SOCKS proxies or relays	Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DTLS upstreams Flexible routing of queries between resolvers
Configured by editing a TOML file; there is no interface Running it on one machine protects only that machine	Configured through files, no graphical interface Takes DNS knowledge to set up well
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Closed source
License: ISC	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it 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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