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Shadowsocks

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Shadowsocks

Summary

Shadowsocks is a communication protocol[1]. Shadowsocks ranks in the top 8% of communication_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shadowsocks's instance of is recorded as communication protocol[3].
  • Shadowsocks's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Shadowsocks's instance of is recorded as Internet censorship circumvention[5].
  • Shadowsocks's instance of is recorded as trademark[6].
  • Shadowsocks's developer is recorded as Clowwindy[7].
  • Shadowsocks's developer is recorded as zonyitoo[8].
  • Shadowsocks's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[9].
  • Shadowsocks's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[10].
  • Shadowsocks's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[11].
  • Shadowsocks's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 3.0[12].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Python[13].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[14].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[15].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Q3816639[16].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Q17118377[17].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[18].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[19].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Go[20].
  • Shadowsocks's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[21].
  • Shadowsocks's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[22].
  • Shadowsocks's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[23].
  • Shadowsocks's operating system is recorded as Android[24].
  • Shadowsocks's operating system is recorded as iOS[25].
  • Shadowsocks's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0[26].
  • Shadowsocks's software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.1[27].

Why It Matters

Shadowsocks ranks in the top 8% of communication_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (485 views/month).[2] Shadowsocks has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Shadowsocks is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Android C++ Clowwindy free software Go iOS Linux Microsoft Windows Objective-C Python Rust touchscreen Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shadowsocks_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Shadowsocks}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shadowsocks}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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  1. 5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → —
    Aliases → —
    Operating system → —
    Software version identifier → 2.9.0, 2.9.1, 2.2.6 +294
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.25.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/520b0e43f829|details]])"
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