dnscrypt-proxy

DNSCrypt·DNSCrypt.dnscrypt-proxy

A flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS protocols.

A flexible DNS proxy, with support for modern encrypted DNS protocols such as DNSCrypt v2, DNS-over-HTTPS, Anonymized DNSCrypt and ODoH (Oblivious DoH).

winget install --id DNSCrypt.dnscrypt-proxy --exact --source winget

Latest 2.1.17·July 13, 2026

Release Notes
  • Added support for PQDNSCrypt (DNSCrypt 2026), using post-quantum cryptography with compatible DNSCrypt servers to protect query confidentiality against future quantum computers. It is enabled by default and can be disabled with the new pqdnscrypt setting.
  • Key material is now rotated when the local network changes, reducing linkability across network changes.
  • Fixed a cache issue that could corrupt cached responses or cause data races under concurrent use.
  • The netprobe_timeout configuration setting is now honored instead of being silently overridden by its command-line default.
  • Forwarded queries now correctly fall back to TCP after a truncated UDP response, and SOCKS-proxied anonymized DNS exchanges are sent to the relay.
  • HTTP/3 connections now retry after transient failures, and bootstrap resolution succeeds when at least one address was obtained.
  • Cloaking rules that resolve through a rule ending in an IP address are no longer incorrectly rejected as recursive. Actual loops are still rejected.
  • The monitoring dashboard now resolves API paths against the page origin, allowing it to work correctly when hosted under a path.

Installer types: wix, zip

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Details

Homepage
https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy
License
ISC
Publisher
DNSCrypt
Support
https://github.com/DNSCrypt/dnscrypt-proxy/issues
Copyright
Copyright (c) Frank Denis <j at pureftpd dot org>

Tags

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Older versions (8)

2.1.16
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2.1.15
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2.1.14
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2.1.13
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2.1.12
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2.1.8
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2.1.4
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