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CLUSTER CLIENT-DESKTOP-PROXY · 47 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-03-30

Desktop proxy management clients

Desktop proxy client applications that manage proxy subscriptions, route traffic through multiple protocols, and offer kill-switch and leak-protection features. Dated entries before the index are sparse: one in January 2024, one in July 2025, then monthly entries from March to June 2026. Zephyr leads traction with 711 stars, followed by ClashDesk (223) and Vxray (12).

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2017: 1NOV 2018: 1DEC 2021: 1JAN 2024: 1FEB 2024: 1JUL 2025: 1DEC 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1APR 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 11SEP 2026: 22OCT 2026: 4
MAR 2017OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 1 hand-coded · 18 unlabelled

Operator · 13 hobby · 2 indie · 1 open source · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 20 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01Zephyr711★23 daysliveai-builthobbyDesktop GUI client for configuring and managing proxy and VPN routing rules across Windows, macOS, and Linux.
  2. 02ClashDesk224★17 days—Cross-platform desktop client for managing proxy workflows, offering a clean native interface.
  3. 03Vxray12★22 days—hobbyDesktop proxy client for Windows that routes traffic through a VPN-like tunnel with kill-switch protection, leak prevention, and latency testing.
  4. 04v2rayN-oldos3★20 dayslivehobbyCross-platform GUI proxy client that ships signed builds of v2rayN compatible with older Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.
  5. 05kite7★9 days—indieCross-platform desktop VPN client that connects to V2Ray and Xray servers with TUN mode and supports multiple proxy protocols.
  6. 06raycat4★6 days—Server-side VPN gateway that routes host and container traffic through subscription providers and automatically switches to live nodes.
  7. 07vpngate-clean-mihomo12★1 mo—hobbyProxy subscription service that scans public VPN nodes, scores IP cleanliness, and generates filtered configurations for proxy clients.
  8. 08paqetfire4★12 days—hand-codedhobbyNative Windows app that unifies private transport, regional routing, and per-application proxying into one networking control center.
  9. 09NetShunt2★17 days—hobbyWindows desktop tool that routes different network traffic through specified network interfaces using policy rules, allowing internal, VPN, and internet traffic to coexist.
  10. 10collector-UI2★11 days—hobbyDesktop app that collects free VPN proxy configurations from public hosting services and checks which ones are still active.
  11. 11S-UI-Hub2★8 days—hobbyDesktop workspace app that manages multiple proxy service panels across servers with isolated webviews.
  12. 12clash-meta-widget2★18 daysliveindieDesktop widget that toggles a system proxy, switches nodes and modes, and measures connection latency for a proxy client.
  13. 13NetHub2★19 days—hobbyWindows desktop app that transparently routes TCP connections to configured subnets through user-owned SOCKS5 or HTTP proxies with rules-based control.
  14. 14NNLINK-releases2★12 days—Windows VPN client that connects to user-provided subscriptions and configuration files to select servers and route network traffic.
  15. 15thronium2★11 days—Desktop proxy and VPN client that manages servers, subscriptions, and routing with an intuitive interface.
  16. 16codex-connect-fix1★1 daylivehobbyLauncher that injects a local proxy into Codex Desktop to fix unreliable remote connections without altering system settings.
  17. 17linkedin-autopilot11★1 mo—open sourceBrowser extension that automates sending and managing professional networking connection requests continuously, recovering automatically from daily platform limits.
  18. 18CikPier1★14 days—hobbyDesktop GUI that manages reverse-proxy tunnels through a guided setup, per-rule controls, and diagnostics, no config files required.
  19. 19clash-verge-rev5★1 mo—hobbyDesktop proxy client that manages network traffic routing with reduced background connections, no advertisements, and lower system resource usage.
  20. 20eclipse-client0★4 days—hobbyiOS VPN client that imports server subscriptions and connects through multiple proxy protocols.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.