Acrylic DNS Proxy

What it does

Caching

Its sliding expiration cache can answer from cache immediately and update entries in the background.checked 7 Oct 2026

Current release

The home page lists version 2.2.1, released February 12, 2025, with Windows setup, portable, and Delphi source downloads.checked 7 Oct 2026

Data collection

The product site states that it uses no cookies or tracking and collects no data.checked 7 Oct 2026

DoH privacy

The maker describes DNS-over-HTTPS as helping prevent eavesdropping and DNS data manipulation by man-in-the-middle attacks.checked 7 Oct 2026

HOSTS rules

HOSTS entries support wildcards, regular expressions, NXDOMAIN mappings, forwarding rules, and included external HOSTS files.checked 7 Oct 2026

Installation requirement

The maker says installation should be performed by a user with administrative rights.checked 7 Oct 2026

License and source

Acrylic is described as open source, with source code available under the GNU General Public License.checked 7 Oct 2026

Limit

The maker warns that using many HOSTS patterns or regular expressions may significantly slow Acrylic down.checked 7 Oct 2026

Multiple DNS servers

Acrylic can forward requests simultaneously to multiple configured DNS servers and use the first valid response.checked 7 Oct 2026

Protocols

The configuration page lists UDP, TCP, SOCKS5, and DNS-over-HTTPS as supported upstream protocols.checked 7 Oct 2026

Purpose

Acrylic is a local DNS proxy for Windows that caches DNS responses and supports a custom HOSTS file for blocking unwanted ads.checked 7 Oct 2026

Resolver integrations

The FAQ provides configuration examples for using Acrylic with TOR, DNSCrypt, and DNS-over-HTTPS resolvers.checked 7 Oct 2026

Security setting

By default, Acrylic refuses requests from other computers; the configuration allows specific addresses to be added, and warns against allowing any IP address.checked 7 Oct 2026

Support

The maker asks users to check the FAQ first and provides an email address for questions, suggestions, and problem reports.checked 7 Oct 2026