https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android

The Github home of Orbot: Tor on Android (Also available on gitlab!)
https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android

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The Github home of Orbot: Tor on Android (Also available on gitlab!)

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android
• Owner: guardianproject
• License: other
• Created: 2014-05-21T05:03:06.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2025-04-18T13:17:31.000Z (9 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-05-09T04:37:56.718Z (9 months ago)
• Topics: anonymity, anticensorship, censorship-circumvention, security, tor
• Language: Java
• Homepage: https://gitlab.com/guardianproject/orbot
• Size: 935 MB
• Stars: 2,492
• Watchers: 138
• Forks: 368
• Open Issues: 266
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# Orbot

### Android Onion Routing Robot

[![Weblate Status](https://hosted.weblate.org/widget/guardianproject/orbot/svg-badge.svg)](https://hosted.weblate.org/engage/guardianproject/)

[![Play Downloads](https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/guardianproject/orbot/total)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.torproject.android)

[![Bitrise Status](https://img.shields.io/bitrise/0e76c31b8e7e1801?token=S2weJXueO3AvrDUrrd85SA&logo=bitrise&color=blue)](https://app.bitrise.io/app/0e76c31b8e7e1801) ([CI docs](./docs/info/CI.md))

Orbot is a free VPN and proxy app that empowers other apps to use the internet more securely. Orbot uses Tor to encrypt your Internet traffic and then hides it by bouncing through a series of computers around the world. Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis.

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Orbot is a crucial component of the Guardian Project, an initiative  that leads an effort

to develop a secure and anonymous smartphone. This platform is designed for use by human rights

activists, journalists and others around the world. Learn more: 

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Tor protects your privacy on the internet by hiding the connection

between your Internet address and the services you use. We believe that Tor

is reasonably secure, but please ensure you read the usage instructions and

learn to configure it properly. Learn more: 

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      Download the Latest Orbot Release

    

    

      Tor FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

    

    

      Please Contribute Your Translations

    

  



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### Build Instructions

Orbot is built with [hev-socks5-tunnel](https://github.com/heiher/hev-socks5-tunnel). Before you can build Orbot, you'll need to clone the submodule

for this dependency. Once cloned, Android Studio + Gradle will take care of building the C code.

```sh

git clone --recursive https://github.com/guardianproject/orbot-android

```

Or, if you already cloned the repo:

```sh

cd orbot-android

git pull

git submodule update --init --recursive

```

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