# ShadowsocksX NG (open-source security and privacy app)

> ShadowsocksX NG is a free, open-source security and privacy app for macOS. Shadowsocks GUI client for mac OS. It has 32,864 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0 license. Its source code is on GitHub at shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG.

A native Shadowsocks client for Apple Silicon Macs. Manage servers, subscriptions, and routing from the menu bar, and provide SOCKS5 and HTTP proxy endpoints for Mac apps.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG |
| Platforms | macOS |
| Interface | desktop GUI |
| GitHub stars | 32,864 |
| License | GPL-3.0 (open source) |
| Replaces | n/a |
| Language | Swift |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | yes (published by the project behind the app) |
| Category | Password managers, encryption & privacy |
| Latest release | v2.0.0-alpha.2 (Oct 25, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |

## Install

Download a build for your system from the project's releases (https://github.com/shadowsocks/ShadowsocksX-NG/releases) or website, or build it from source by following the README.

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