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mosdns vs ctrld: catalog facts
mosdns	ctrld
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free The proxy is free; Control D's filtering service is a separate product.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Self-hosted, Command line
Rule-based routing of domains to different upstreams Supports DoT, DoH and DoQ	Forwards queries to encrypted DNS upstreams Split-horizon and policy-based routing of queries
Documentation is in Chinese Configuration requires editing plugin rules by hand	Configuration is file-based and aimed at technical users Most documented use centres on Control D's own service
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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