Proxygen

proxygen-app · v6.3 • auto-updates

8.0

HTTP proxy tool

Developer Tools macOS 13+ Homepage →

brew install --cask proxygen-app

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Trust Score 3/10

✗ Open source (NOASSERTION) +0

✗ Active development +0

✓ Licensed +1

✓ Auto-updates +1

✓ Not deprecated +1

✗ New (<1yr) +0

✗ Low installs +0

Version History

v6.3

6d ago6.2→6.3

17d ago6.1.1→6.2

1mo ago6.1→6.1.1

2mo ago6.0.2→6.1

2mo ago6.0.1→6.0.2

2mo ago6.0→6.0.1

2mo ago5.5→6.0

3mo ago5.4→5.5

3mo ago5.3→5.4

3mo ago5.2→5.3

+ 2 older versions

Review

Mar 11, 2026

Proxygen is a high-performance HTTP proxy tool built using Facebook's C++ framework, ideal for developers and system administrators needing reliable and fast HTTP services.

Proxygen functions as an HTTP proxy tool, leveraging Facebook's C++ framework for efficient performance.

Maturity: The project is mature, actively maintained, and supported by a large community, with recent updates and significant GitHub traction.

Community: Proxygen has been discussed on Hacker News with moderate engagement, indicating developer interest, though Reddit mentions are absent.

Pros

+ Actively maintained with recent updates
+ High-performance C++ framework for efficiency
+ Open-source with strong community support

Cons

- License status marked as NOASSERTION
- Past issues with macOS support, though now resolved

GitHub

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Forks

Issues

NOASSERTION

License

C++Last commit: Mar 11, 2026

Community Mentions

hackernews

Feb 2016 Introducing Proxygen, Facebook's C++ HTTP framework

hackernews

Nov 2014 Facebook Open Sources Its Proxygen HTTP Framework and Server

hackernews

Nov 2014 Facebook/proxygen

hackernews

Nov 2014 Proxygen, Facebook's C++ HTTP Framework

hackernews

Nov 2014 Introducing Proxygen, Facebook's C++ HTTP Framework

Positive sentiment Negative sentiment Neutral / unknown

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