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dnscrypt-proxy vs SmartDNS: catalog facts
dnscrypt-proxy	SmartDNS
Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.	Free Free to use, with source code published on GitHub.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Self-hosted
DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSCrypt, Anonymized DNS and Oblivious DoH in one proxy Hides your address through Tor, SOCKS proxies or relays	Picks the fastest upstream answer rather than the first reply Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DoH3 upstreams
Configured by editing a TOML file; there is no interface Running it on one machine protects only that machine	Main readme is in Chinese, with a separate English version Needs manual configuration with no graphical interface
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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