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Stubby vs DNSveil: catalog facts
Stubby	DNSveil
Free Free and open source under the BSD licence.	Free Free to download from its GitHub repository.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Windows
Encrypts the last mile of DNS for the whole machine, not just one browser Strict profile refuses to fall back to unencrypted DNS	Encrypted DNS from a Windows desktop application Custom filtering rules
Configuration is a YAML file with no interface Only protects the path to the resolver; the resolver still sees your queries	Windows only Renamed from SecureDNSClient, so older guides use the previous name
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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