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MeshHop

2026-07-19

MeshHop

A lightweight, self-contained desktop application that automatically discovers working public proxies for a chosen region, verifies them end-to-end, and routes a dedicated browser profile through the best one. It automates the tedious parts of finding, testing, ranking, and rotating public exits, and wires a hardened Firefox profile to the result.

Tech Stack

  • Rust — Tauri for the lightweight, secure cross-platform desktop framework and sidecar process execution
  • Next.js — for a responsive, modern desktop dashboard and user interface
  • Node.js — for the custom concurrent proxy discovery and benchmarking engine (bundled as a sidecar)
  • Tailwind CSS — for custom theme-driven user interface components
  • Firefox — for launching isolated, proxy-hardened browser profiles with uBlock Origin pre-configured

Features

  • Automated proxy discovery pulls current candidates (HTTP, HTTPS, SOCKS4, SOCKS5) from multiple public providers.
  • End-to-end proxy verification tests candidates concurrently via HTTPS requests to Cloudflare's trace endpoint to verify country and IP.
  • Performance profiling and benchmarking measures steady-state download speed, speed consistency, and network classification.
  • One-click proxied browsing launches a dedicated, isolated browser profile with reduced WebRTC/DNS leakages and pre-installed extensions.
  • Dynamic IP rotation rotates proxies or refreshes candidates instantly from the desktop interface.