torsocks

Transparently route traffic through Tor

TLDR

Run command using Tor

$ torsocks [command]

Toggle Tor in shell

$ . torsocks [on|off]

Spawn Tor-enabled shell

$ torsocks --shell

Check if Tor is enabled

$ torsocks show

Isolate traffic through different circuit

$ torsocks -i [curl https://check.torproject.org/api/ip]

Connect to specific proxy

$ torsocks -a [ip_address] -P [port] [command]

SYNOPSIS

torsocks [OPTIONS] [COMMAND [ARGS...]]

torsocks routes network traffic from applications through the Tor network by intercepting network calls and redirecting them through Tor's SOCKS proxy. By default, it connects to the Tor daemon running at 127.0.0.1:9050.
The tool uses LD_PRELOAD to intercept network system calls, providing transparent Tor routing for applications that don't natively support SOCKS proxies.

PARAMETERS

--shell

Spawn a new Tor-enabled shell

-i, --isolate

Isolate traffic through a different Tor circuit

-a, --address IP

Connect to Tor proxy at specified address

-P, --port PORT

Connect to Tor proxy on specified port

show

Check if current shell is Tor-enabled

on|off

Toggle Tor routing in current shell

CAVEATS

Requires running Tor daemon. Some applications may leak DNS or use protocols incompatible with Tor. UDP traffic is not supported. Applications using raw sockets bypass torsocks.

HISTORY

torsocks was developed as an improved replacement for torify, providing better security and functionality for routing traffic through the Tor anonymity network.