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Privoxy vs Tinyproxy: catalog facts
Privoxy	Tinyproxy
Free Free software; donations are welcome.	Free Free and open source under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Linux, Self-hosted
Filters both HTTP headers and page content Works for one machine or a whole network	Very small memory footprint Runs on routers and embedded devices
Configuration takes effort to learn No trusted build infrastructure for binary packages	No caching, unlike larger proxies POSIX systems only, no Windows build
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-or-later	License: GPL-2.0-or-later
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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