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Acrylic DNS Proxy
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Acrylic DNS Proxy
Free
Windows DNS proxy · open source under GNU General Public License
Read 7 Oct 2026 · mayakron.altervista.org
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- Caching
- Its sliding expiration cache can answer from cache immediately and update entries in the background.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Current release
- The home page lists version 2.2.1, released February 12, 2025, with Windows setup, portable, and Delphi source downloads.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Data collection
- The product site states that it uses no cookies or tracking and collects no data.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- DoH privacy
- The maker describes DNS-over-HTTPS as helping prevent eavesdropping and DNS data manipulation by man-in-the-middle attacks.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- HOSTS rules
- HOSTS entries support wildcards, regular expressions, NXDOMAIN mappings, forwarding rules, and included external HOSTS files.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Installation requirement
- The maker says installation should be performed by a user with administrative rights.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- License and source
- Acrylic is described as open source, with source code available under the GNU General Public License.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Limit
- The maker warns that using many HOSTS patterns or regular expressions may significantly slow Acrylic down.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Multiple DNS servers
- Acrylic can forward requests simultaneously to multiple configured DNS servers and use the first valid response.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Protocols
- The configuration page lists UDP, TCP, SOCKS5, and DNS-over-HTTPS as supported upstream protocols.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Acrylic is a local DNS proxy for Windows that caches DNS responses and supports a custom HOSTS file for blocking unwanted ads.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Resolver integrations
- The FAQ provides configuration examples for using Acrylic with TOR, DNSCrypt, and DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Security setting
- By default, Acrylic refuses requests from other computers; the configuration allows specific addresses to be added, and warns against allowing any IP address.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker asks users to check the FAQ first and provides an email address for questions, suggestions, and problem reports.mayakron.altervista.org · read 7 Oct 2026
