Which App to Choose?

GLOSSARY
Officially supported: Apps we recommend. We provide installation and troubleshooting support on these apps only. Other apps are only on a best-effort basis.
Stability: A measurement of the frequency of disconnections and speed fluctuations, as well as the  likelihood of encountering various issues.
Windows
Recommendation: Netch, Clash or V2rayN for V2ray. Netch or Clash for Shadowsocks. Netch for gaming.
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v2rayN
Netch
SSR
Clash
SSTap
OpenVPN
Officially supported
✅
✅
✅
✅
❌
✅
v2ray
✅
✅
❌
✅
❌
❌
SSR
❌
✅
✅
✅
✅
❌
Eclipse
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
✅
Ease of Use
✅
✅
🟧
🟧
✅
🟨
Speed
✅
✅
✅
✅
🟨
🟧
Stability
🟨
🟨
✅
✅
🟧
🟨
TCP
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
UDP
🟨
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Netflix support
✅
✅
✅
✅
🟨
🟧
Gaming
🟧
May need separate software
✅
🟨
May need separate software
✅
🟨 High ping issues
🟥
Mac OS
Recommendation: Latest ClashX version (at the very least, version 1.30.1 and up).
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ClashX
V2rayU
Tunnelblick
Officially supported
✅
❌
✅
v2ray
✅
✅
❌
SSR
✅
❌
❌
Eclipse
❌
❌
✅
Ease of Use
✅
✅
🟨
Speed
✅
🟨
🟨🟧
Stability
✅
✅
🟨
TCP
✅
✅
✅
UDP
✅
✅🟨
✅
Netflix support
✅
✅
🟧
Gaming
🟨
May 
need 
separate 
software
🟧
May 
need 
separate 
software
🟥
iOS
Recommendation: Shadowrocket 
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Shadowrocket
Quantumult
OpenVPN
Officially supported
✅
❌
✅
v2ray
✅
✅
❌
SSR
✅
✅
❌
Eclipse
❌
❌
✅
Ease of Use
✅
✅🟨
🟨
Speed
✅
🟨
🟨🟧
Stability
✅🟨
✅
🟨
TCP
✅
✅
✅
UDP
✅
✅🟨
✅
Netflix support
✅
✅
🟧
Gaming
🟨
🟨
🟧
Android
Recommendation: ClashR. Performance of all apps highly dependent on Phone type, Android version, and CPU.
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v2rayNG
ClashR
SSR
OpenVPN
Officially supported
✅
✅
❌
✅
v2ray
✅
✅
❌
❌
SSR
❌
🟨
✅
❌
Eclipse
❌
❌
❌
✅
Ease of Use
🟨
✅
✅
🟨
Speed
🟨
✅
🟨
🟨🟧
Stability
🟨
✅
🟨
🟨
TCP
✅
✅
✅
✅
UDP
🟨
✅
✅
✅
Netflix support
✅
✅
🟨
🟧
Gaming
🟧
🟨
🟨
🟥
Linux
To be done...
Routers
Recommendation: Merlin-Koolshare routers, unless you can get a OpenWRT router already setup with the V2ray-koolshare plugin. 
Routers are NOT officially supported. Support provided on a best-effort basis.
If you get a OpenWRT or Padavan router, it is HIGHLY recommended to get it pre-installed. Installing it yourself is very complicated.
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Merlin
OpenWRT
Padavan
Officially supported
❌
❌
❌
v2ray
✅
✅
✅
SSR
✅
✅
✅
Eclipse
✅
✅
✅
Installation
🟧
🟥
🟨
Usually pre-installed
Ease of Use
🟨
🟨/🟧
Koolshare/Normal
🟨
Speed
✅
✅
🟨
Stability
✅
✅
🟨
TCP
✅
✅
✅
UDP
🟨
✅
🟨
Netflix support
✅
✅
✅
Gaming
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Which Protocol to Choose?

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Last updated 1 month ago

	v2rayN	Netch	SSR	Clash	SSTap	OpenVPN
Officially supported	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌	✅
v2ray	✅	✅	❌	✅	❌	❌
SSR	❌	✅	✅	✅	✅	❌
Eclipse	❌	❌	❌	❌	❌	✅
Ease of Use	✅	✅	🟧	🟧	✅	🟨
Speed	✅	✅	✅	✅	🟨	🟧
Stability	🟨	🟨	✅	✅	🟧	🟨
TCP	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
UDP	🟨	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅	✅	✅	🟨	🟧
Gaming	🟧 May need separate software	✅	🟨 May need separate software	✅	🟨 High ping issues	🟥

	ClashX	V2rayU	Tunnelblick
Officially supported	✅	❌	✅
v2ray	✅	✅	❌
SSR	✅	❌	❌
Eclipse	❌	❌	✅
Ease of Use	✅	✅	🟨
Speed	✅	🟨	🟨🟧
Stability	✅	✅	🟨
TCP	✅	✅	✅
UDP	✅	✅🟨	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅	🟧
Gaming	🟨 May need separate software	🟧 May need separate software	🟥

	Shadowrocket	Quantumult	OpenVPN
Officially supported	✅	❌	✅
v2ray	✅	✅	❌
SSR	✅	✅	❌
Eclipse	❌	❌	✅
Ease of Use	✅	✅🟨	🟨
Speed	✅	🟨	🟨🟧
Stability	✅🟨	✅	🟨
TCP	✅	✅	✅
UDP	✅	✅🟨	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅	🟧
Gaming	🟨	🟨	🟧

	v2rayNG	ClashR	SSR	OpenVPN
Officially supported	✅	✅	❌	✅
v2ray	✅	✅	❌	❌
SSR	❌	🟨	✅	❌
Eclipse	❌	❌	❌	✅
Ease of Use	🟨	✅	✅	🟨
Speed	🟨	✅	🟨	🟨🟧
Stability	🟨	✅	🟨	🟨
TCP	✅	✅	✅	✅
UDP	🟨	✅	✅	✅
Netflix support	✅	✅	🟨	🟧
Gaming	🟧	🟨	🟨	🟥

	Merlin	OpenWRT	Padavan
Officially supported	❌	❌	❌
v2ray	✅	✅	✅
SSR	✅	✅	✅
Eclipse	✅	✅	✅
Installation	🟧	🟥	🟨 Usually pre-installed
Ease of Use	🟨	🟨/🟧 Koolshare/Normal	🟨
Speed	✅	✅	🟨
Stability	✅	✅	🟨
TCP	✅	✅	✅
UDP	🟨	✅	🟨
Netflix support	✅	✅	✅
Gaming	?	?	?