Trojan-Qt5
Trojan-Qt5 is a macOS client for the Trojan proxy protocol, used to establish encrypted network tunnels and bypass network restrictions. It supports multiple proxy protocols including Trojan, Shadowsocks (SS), Shadowsocks R (SSR), V2Ray (VMESS), Snell, NaiveProxy and Felix, making it popular among users who need to circumvent censorship or access geographically restricted content. The application runs from the system menubar and allows users to manage server subscriptions, switch between proxy nodes, and configure encryption settings through a graphical interface.
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1 suggestionTrojan-Qt5 is currently Intel-only — the primary distribution channel serves an x86-64 build with no native Apple Silicon version. However, a community-developed ARM64 variant called V2RayXS (based on the same codebase) is available as an alternative for M-series Macs, according to recent tutorials. The original Trojan-Qt5 will stop working on macOS 28 (September 2028) when Apple removes Rosetta 2 support. If you rely on Trojan-Qt5, you have two practical paths: (1) Switch to V2RayXS, which is an ARM64-native derivative available from community sources and includes the same subscription management features; (2) Contact the original developer to ask whether a native Apple Silicon build of Trojan-Qt5 is planned. Given that the last public release of Trojan-Qt5 appears to be from 2020 with no recent updates, V2RayXS may be the more actively maintained option for Apple Silicon users going forward.
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