Products

Shadowsocks

Shadowsocks A fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls

shadowsocks.org Source★ 73MITSecurity & Privacy / VPN & Privacy Protection

AI Benchmark
Desktop
Mobile
Monthly visits
74.8K
Down23.4%MoMSep 2026
Public revenue
Undisclosed
No public revenue evidence yet
Entry price
Free
No monthly subscription pricing
Creators
madeye
No social account linked
Launched
13y ago
2013-04-19 · Est.

Traffic

Monthly visitsData through Sep 2026 · Oct 2026 pending
Events1 change

Marketing moves

Launches, search & content, referrals, promotions
  • Launched on Show HN (7 pts · 2 comments)Launch

    Shadowsocks - A high-performance cross-platform secured socks5 proxy

    Apr 19, 2013 · 13y agoLaunch page

Open Source & Self-Hosting

GitHub · MCP / Skill
Last commit 2026-09-06
GitHub Stars
★ 73
Forks
66
License
MIT
Primary language
Go

Traffic sources

Sep 2026

Traffic breakdown

Channels

  • Organic Search59%
  • Direct21%
  • Referrals12%
  • Social7%
  • Other1%

Countries

  • United States16%
  • China15%
  • Russia12%
  • Portugal12%
  • Singapore6%

Search

Domain authority —Domain registered 2013-02-10

KeywordMonthly volume
shadowsocks17K
shadowsocks vpn1,440
shadowsock680
найдите ключ shadowsocks-2022320
shadow proxy260

Traffic data: Vaneform

Pricing

Pricing page not identified yet, or no public pricing listed.

Pages & changes

Tracked since 2026-07-31

Key pages

Weekly snapshots

Changes

  1. Nov 1 · 13d ago

    Homepage headline (H1) changed to “Shadowsocks A fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls”Positioning

    Shadowsocks→Shadowsocks A fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls

Design

First-screen visual analysis & :root CSS

Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

First-screen preview · click to zoom

First-screen pitch & conversion flow

“A fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls”

Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.

Conversion path: Centered Headline + CTA + Pure Typography & Geometry → Download App / Install Extension

  • Category Positioning Anchor

Palette · click to copy

5-D design score6.3 / 10
Typography
7.0
Color & Contrast
7.0
Layout & Spacing
7.0
Craft & Polish
6.0
Distinctiveness
4.0

Structure

Fonts
Inter
Primary visual
Pure Typography & Geometry
Social proof
No Explicit Trust Bar
Navigation
Full-Width Top Bar
Theme & density
Light · Airy
Corners & depth
Medium Radius · Hairline borders
Preview full AI design brief (includes :root CSS variables & layout rules)Style tokens only; never copy brand names, logos, copy, or images
# Design Brief: Minimal Monochrome

Monochrome palette with a single accent color, hairline dividers, and generous whitespace.

## Design Tokens

```css
:root {
  --background: #ffffff;
  --surface: #f6f6f7;
  --foreground: #3c3c43;
  --muted-foreground: #67676c;
  --accent: #10b981;
  --radius: 8px;
  --font-heading: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", ui-sans-serif, system-ui, sans-serif;
}
```

Color area ratio: Background #FFFFFF (~82%) · Surface #F6F6F7 (~11%) · Text #3C3C43 (~4%) · Muted Text #67676C (~2%) · Accent #10B981 (~1%). Background and surface dominate the canvas; reserve the accent color for primary buttons and active states.

## Layout & Conversion Structure

- Hero layout: Centered Headline + CTA
- Navigation: Full-Width Top Bar
- Theme & density: Light · Airy
- Border radius & elevation: Medium Radius; no drop shadows—separate layers with hairline borders and whitespace
- Primary visual medium: Pure Typography & Geometry
- Conversion CTA: Download App / Install Extension
- Headline hook: Category Positioning Anchor
- Spatial layout notes: Centered Headline + CTA hero structure paired with download app / install extension CTA and no explicit trust bar.
- Visual summary: Minimal Monochrome (Light canvas, airy density) featuring centered headline + cta layout and pure typography & geometry visuals.

## Avoid

- Multi-stop neon gradients
- Heavy drop shadows
- More than one competing accent color

Implement the UI following the design tokens and layout specifications above: use only these color variables, and reserve the accent color strictly for primary actions and active states. Adopt only this visual style—never copy any reference product’s brand name, logo, copy, or imagery.

Questions & evidence

How much website traffic does Shadowsocks get?
Vaneform estimates 74.8K website visits in 2026-09. Visits can include repeat visits; this estimate measures web traffic separately from paying customers or revenue.Source
What is Shadowsocks and what platforms does it support?
Shadowsocks is catalogued under VPN & Privacy Protection: Shadowsocks A fast tunnel proxy that helps you bypass firewalls. Supported platforms: Web.
Is Shadowsocks open source?
Shadowsocks has a public repository (https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-org) under the MIT license, recording 73 GitHub stars.Source

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