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Tor

daemon and utilities for an anonymizing network
Creative Work Daemon Q202044

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
daemon, software library, utility software, software package, free software, network, communication protocol[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Award received
FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[1]
Founder
The Tor Project, Inc[9]
Language of work or name
multiple languages, English, French, Russian, Greek
Publication date
September 20, 2002
Official website
www.torproject.org, 2gzyxa5ihm7nsggfxnu52rck2vv4rvmdlkiu3zzui5du4xyclen53wid.onion, www.torproject.org
Has use
Internet anonymity, onion routing, router, Internet censorship circumvention
Copyright license
3-clause BSD License[13]
Copyright status
copyrighted
Daily patronage
+2000000
Described by source
Tatort: Borowski und das dunkle Netz
Developer
The Tor Project, Inc, Roger Dingledine[11][12]
Different from
Tor network, Tor Browser, Tor
Named after
onion routing[10]
Operating system
GNU/Linux, Microsoft Windows, BSD, macOS, Android, Unix-like operating system[17][18][19][20][21][22]
Programmed in
C, Python, Rust[14][15][16]
Social media followers
46k (45k–46k, n=3)
Software version identifier
0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10, 0.2.8.11, 0.2.8.12, 0.2.9.8, 0.2.9.9, 0.2.9.10, 0.3.0.6, 0.3.0.7, 0.3.0.8, 0.3.0.10, 0.3.1.8, 0.3.2.9, 0.2.9.15, 0.3.1.10, 0.3.2.10, 0.3.3.7, 0.3.4.9, 0.3.3.11, 0.3.4.10, 0.3.5.7, 0.4.0.5, 0.4.1.5, 0.4.1.6, 0.4.2.5, 0.4.2.6, 0.3.5.10, 0.4.1.9, 0.4.2.7, 0.4.3.5, 0.2.4.22, 0.2.4.23, 0.2.4.24, 0.2.4.27, 0.2.6.6, 0.2.8.5-rc, 0.3.0.4-rc, 0.3.3.1-alpha, 0.3.3.2-alpha, 0.3.3.3-alpha, 0.3.3.5-rc, 0.3.3.6, 0.3.4.1-alpha, 0.3.4.2-alpha, 0.3.4.3-alpha, 0.3.5.6-rc, 0.4.0.1-alpha, 0.3.5.8, 0.4.0.4-rc, 0.4.1.2-alpha, 0.4.2.4-rc, 0.4.3.2-alpha, 0.4.3.3-alpha, 0.4.3.4-rc, 0.4.4.1-alpha, 0.3.5.11, 0.4.2.8, 0.4.3.6, 0.4.4.2-alpha, 0.3.3.4-alpha, 0.4.4.3-alpha, 0.4.4.4-rc, 0.4.4.5, 0.4.4.6, 0.4.3.7, 0.3.5.12, 0.4.5.1-alpha, 0.4.5.2-alpha, 0.4.5.3-rc, 0.4.5.4-rc, 0.4.5.5-rc, 0.3.5.13, 0.4.3.8, 0.4.4.7, 0.4.5.6, 0.3.5.14, 0.4.4.8, 0.4.5.7, 0.4.6.1-alpha, 0.4.5.8, 0.4.6.2-alpha, 0.4.6.3-rc, 0.3.5.15, 0.4.4.9, 0.4.5.9, 0.4.6.4-rc, 0.4.6.5, 0.4.6.6, 0.4.6.7, 0.3.5.16, 0.4.5.10, 0.4.7.1-alpha, 0.4.7.2-alpha, 0.3.5.17, 0.4.5.11, 0.4.6.8, 0.4.6.9, 0.3.5.18, 0.4.5.12, 0.4.6.10, 0.4.7.13, 0.4.5.16, 0.4.7.14, 0.4.8.4, 0.4.8.5, 0.4.7.15, 0.4.8.6, 0.4.8.7, 0.4.8.8, 0.4.7.16, 0.4.8.9, 0.4.8.10, 0.4.8.11, 0.4.8.12, 0.4.8.13, 0.4.9.1-alpha, 0.4.8.14, 0.4.8.15, 0.4.8.16, 0.4.9.2-alpha, 0.4.8.17, 0.4.8.18, 0.4.9.3-alpha, 0.4.8.19, 0.4.8.20, 0.4.8.21, 0.4.8.22, 0.4.9.4-rc, 0.4.9.5, 0.4.9.6, 0.4.8.23, 0.4.9.7, 0.4.8.24, 0.4.9.8, 0.4.8.25, 0.4.9.9, 0.2.5.10, 0.2.4.26, 0.2.5.11, 0.2.5.12, 0.2.6.7, 0.2.6.9, 0.2.6.10, 0.2.7.5, 0.2.7.6, 0.4.9.11, 0.4.9.10, 0.4.9.12, 0.4.9.13, 0.4.9.14, 0.4.9.15, 0.4.9.16[23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Top-level Internet domain
.onion[8]
Topic has template
Template:Tor (anonymity network)
🏷️ Also known as
en Tor en The Onion Router en TOR ar Tor ar تور cs TOR da TOR da The Onion Router de Tor-Netzwerk de The Onion Router de Tor’s Onion Routing de The Onion Routing de TOR es The Onion Router fa تر fa تُر fr Le Routeur Oignon fr routeur oignon he The Onion Router hi टोर
🔖 Identifiers · 50
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Vidalia control panel.png ↗
AUR package
tor-unstable, tor-git
Alpine Linux package
tor
AlternativeTo ID
tor
Arch Linux package
tor
ArchWiki article
Tor, Tor_(Русский)
BabelNet ID
01325728n
Chocolatey Community package ID
tor
Debian source package
tor
Debian stable package
tor
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Tor-encryption-network
Facebook username
TorProject
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Fedora package
tor
File Format Wiki page ID
Tor
Free Software Directory entry
Tor
FreeBSD port
security/tor, security/tor-devel
Freebase ID
/m/04n38z
Gentoo Wiki article
Tor
Gentoo package
net-vpn/tor
GitHub account
torproject
GitHub topic
tor
GitLab.com topic ID
torproject, tor-project
Guix Variable Name
tor, tor-client
Homebrew formula name
tor
ICANNWiki page ID
Tor
IRC channel URL
irc://irc.freenode.net/tor, irc://irc.freenode.net/tor-dev
Instagram username
torproject
Issue tracker URL
gitlab.torproject.org
Lemmy community ID
tor@lemmy.ml
Mailing list archive URL
lists.torproject.org, lists.torproject.org, lists.torproject.org, lists.torproject.org, lists.torproject.org
Mastodon address
torproject@mastodon.social
Namuwiki ID
Tor(익명 네트워크)
NetBSD package ID
net/tor
Official blog URL
blog.torproject.org
Open Hub ID
tor
OpenBSD port
net/tor
OpenSUSE package
tor
Pro-Linux.de DBApp ID
4264
Quora topic ID
Tor
Repology project name
tor
Source code repository URL
gitlab.torproject.org
Stack Exchange site URL
tor.stackexchange.com
Stack Exchange tag
stackoverflow.com
Subreddit
TOR
Telegram username
torproject
The Guardian topic ID
technology/tor
Topic's main category
Category:Tor (anonymity network)
Ubuntu package
tor
X (Twitter) username
torproject
YSO ID
27995

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 7
free software, communication protocol, software library, utility software, daemon, software package, network
Language of work or name 5
English, French, Russian, Greek, multiple languages
Operating system 5
Microsoft Windows, Android, macOS, Unix-like operating system, BSD
Has use 3
router, onion routing, Internet censorship circumvention
Developer 2
The Tor Project, Inc, Roger Dingledine
Different from 2
Tor, Tor Browser
Programmed in 2
Python, Rust
Award received 1
FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit
Belongs to 1
Tor Browser
Copyright license 1
3-clause BSD License
Founder 1
The Tor Project, Inc
Has these parts 1
Orbot
Named after 1
onion routing
Top-level Internet domain 1
.onion
Topic has template 1
Template:Tor (anonymity network)
Topic's main category 1
Category:Tor (anonymity network)
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Tor (anonymity network)
← Compatible with 1
Molly
← Depends on software 1
SecureDrop
← Different from 1
Tor
← Facet of 1
arm
← FactGrid item ID 1
Cuby
← Product or material produced 1
The Tor Project, Inc
← Replaces 1
Arti
← Template has topic 1
Template:Tor (anonymity network)
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FAQs

What awards did Tor receive?

Honors received include FSF Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit[1].

Related Entities

Android Arti BSD free software macOS Microsoft Windows Molly Python Roger Dingledine router Rust Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [11] ↑ . www2.guidestar.org. www2.guidestar.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  13. [13] ↑ . gitweb.torproject.org. Retrieved . gitweb.torproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . torproject.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. 5d ago · MichielN · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.15"
  2. 5d ago · MichielN · 2026-11-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.16"
  3. 12d ago · ~2026-57713-51 · 2026-10-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.15"
  4. 12d ago · MichielN · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.15"
  5. 12d ago · MichielN · 2026-10-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.15"
  6. 16d ago · ~2026-56895-56 · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.14"
  7. 4w ago · MichielN · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.14"
  8. 6w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine Linux package → tor
    "Created claim: Alpine Linux package: tor, Matched to tor (#324901703) in Alpine Linux package #mix'n'ma"
  9. 6w ago · ~2026-51108-94 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.13"
  10. 8w ago · ~2026-48937-75 · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.12"
  11. 19w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    ICANNWiki page ID → Tor
    "Created claim: ICANNWiki page ID: Tor, Matched to Tor (#294328119) in ICANNWiki #mix'n'match"
  12. 19w ago · ~2026-36985-94 · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.11"
  13. 22w ago · ~2026-33083-13 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.8"
  14. 22w ago · ~2026-32923-82 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Removed claim: Software version identifier: 0.2.4.26"
  15. 23w ago · ~2026-25821-69 · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Changed claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.8"
  16. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 27995, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  17. 26w ago · ~2026-25821-69 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.2.8.6, 0.2.8.7, 0.2.8.10 +150
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.8"
  18. 26w ago · ~2026-25821-69 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Tor (anonymity network)
    Publication date → September 20, 2002
    Daily patronage → 2,000,000
    Described by source → Tatort: Borowski und das dunkle Netz
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: Software version identifier: 0.4.9.7"
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