v2rayN

2dust/v2rayNReviewed by AI

What it does

v2rayN is a window-based client for proxy protocols such as VMess, VLESS, Trojan and Shadowsocks. You install it, paste the server details or a subscription link your provider gave you, pick a server and the app routes your traffic through it. It does not include any servers: you rent them or run your own. Ready downloads exist for Windows, Linux (.deb and .rpm) and macOS (.dmg), each between 70 and 161 MB because the connection programs (Xray, sing-box) travel inside. Configuration is explained in the project wiki, not in the README.

How easy it is to install

B · installer plus one simple step · Windows

Windows B
macOS B
Linux B

On Windows you unzip the ready v2rayN-windows-64.zip and open the program, and the one extra step is pasting the server details or the subscription link from your provider before anything works. macOS has a .dmg and Linux has .deb and .rpm packages, so the install is just as direct there; on every system the server setup is explained in the wiki and not in the README.

Numbers on GitHub

Stars: 119,653on Oct 31, 2026
Downloads: 69,378,549416,602 this week
Growth: +484stars in 5 days

Stars over time

Facts

Runs on: Windows, macOS, Linux
You need to install: Nothing extra
Disk space: 161 MB–483 MB · from the installer
Accounts or keys: None
Cost: Free · The app costs nothing and the code is GPL-3.0. The proxy servers it connects to are a separate expense: you rent them from a provider or host your own.
License: GPL-3.0 (Copyleft)
Can replace: Proxifier, Surge
Last update: Oct 20, 2026

Risk signals (4)

Attentionproxy tool restricted in some countries
The project's own topics are "proxy, shadowsocks, socks5, trojan, v2fly, v2ray, vless, vmess, xray, xtls" and the README highlights that signatures help "prevent mirror, ISP, or CDN hijacking". These are protocols made to carry traffic past network filtering, and running or distributing such tools is restricted or forbidden in some countries, so the legal position depends on where you are.
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Attentiontraffic passes through whoever owns the server
The app's whole job is to route your connection through a remote server chosen by you or by a subscription link. Whoever runs that server sees the connection, and the repository says nothing about which providers people use.
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Infoneeds a proxy server you provide
The README describes it only as "A GUI client for Windows, Linux and macOS, support Xray and sing-box and others" and sends you to the wiki for "usage guides and configuration details". No server is included, so the app does nothing until you enter an address or subscription link of your own.
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Inforelease files are gpg signed
README, "GPG Verification": "Release files are signed with GPG to verify authenticity and integrity", with the fingerprint printed in the README. Checking the signature is a manual step you have to do yourself.
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What Radar could not check

Whether it really connects on each of Windows, macOS and Linux with your own server
Which versions of the Xray and sing-box connection programs are inside the download, and whether the app updates them by itself from the internet
What the owner of the proxy server you add does with your traffic or logs
Real disk use after first run, estimated at 161 to 483 MB
Whether the file you downloaded matches the GPG signature, unless you check it