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Leaf vs V2Ray: catalog facts
Leaf	V2Ray
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free to use; the source code is published on GitHub.
Windows, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Wide range of proxy protocols and transports QUIC, TLS, WebSocket and Reality support	Flexible platform with several protocols and transports Works as both server and client
No graphical interface; configured by file No release builds published on GitHub	No graphical interface; configuration is done in files Requires your own server to be useful
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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