Orbot

This article is about the software. For the Sonic character, see Orbot and Cubot. For the series, see Mighty Orbots.

Orbot
Developer(s)Guardian Project
Initial release1 October 2008 (2008-10-01)
Stable release
Android: 17.3.2[1] Edit this on Wikidata
(16 July 2024)

iOS: 1.7.2[2] Edit this on Wikidata
(26 September 2024)

Repository
Written inJava
Operating systemAndroid,[3] iOS[4]
SizeVaries with device
License3-clause BSD license
Websiteorbot.app/en/

Orbot is a free proxy app that provides anonymity on the Internet for users of the Android and iOS operating systems. It allows traffic from apps such as web browsers, email clients, map programs, and others to be routed via the Tor network.[3]

This tool is used to keep the communications of users anonymous and hidden from governments and third parties that might be monitoring their internet traffic.[5]

  1. ^ "Release Orbot for Android 17.3.2 RC 1 (tor 0.4.8.12) · guardianproject/orbot". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Release v1.7.2 · guardianproject/orbot-apple". Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b Shakeel, Irfan (April 2011). "Orbot: Tor- Anonymous on Android". eHacking.net. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. ^ Orr, Andrew (28 February 2022). "Need Tor on iOS? 'Orbot' has Arrived on the Platform". The Mac Observer. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  5. ^ Farivar, Cyrus (15 February 2012). "From encryption to darknets: As governments snoop, activists fight back". Ars Technica. Retrieved 21 July 2012.