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RouteDNS vs dnscrypt-proxy: catalog facts
RouteDNS	dnscrypt-proxy
Free Free to download and run.	Free Free and open source under the ISC licence.
Linux, Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Supports DoT, DoH, DoQ and DTLS upstreams Flexible routing of queries between resolvers	DNS-over-HTTPS, DNSCrypt, Anonymized DNS and Oblivious DoH in one proxy Hides your address through Tor, SOCKS proxies or relays
Configured through files, no graphical interface Takes DNS knowledge to set up well	Configured by editing a TOML file; there is no interface Running it on one machine protects only that machine
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: ISC
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 21, 2026

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