Aether core updated to v1.3.0
- New "ironclad" scan mode — the other modes only check that a candidate gateway answers a handshake; ironclad opens a real tunnel through each candidate and sends a real HTTP request end to end before trusting it. Slowest of the five, but the only one that guarantees the gateway actually works before you connect.
- Smarter reconnect after a drop — instead of always starting a full rescan (which can take minutes in ironclad mode), Aether now first re-checks the gateway that was working a moment ago and only rescans if it's actually dead.
- Fixed probe tunnels leaking past their timeout during scans (the wall of "connection closed" log lines), and fixed UDP over SOCKS5 when the proxy is exposed to the local network.
New in the GUI
- Ironclad joins the Scan Mode toggle.
- Obfuscation toggle — how heavily the handshake is disguised from DPI. Profiles adapt to the selected protocol (Firewall/GFW/Off for MASQUE, Balanced/Aggressive/Light/Off for WireGuard & gool); escalate if the default can't get through.
- Custom SOCKS5 bind address — change the port, or bind to
0.0.0.0to share the proxy with other devices on your network (works properly for UDP too, thanks to the core fix above). - Minimize to system tray — optionally keep Aether-GUI running in the tray when you close the window.
- Connect timeouts now scale with the scan mode, so a thorough or ironclad scan is never cut off while still legitimately searching.
Thanks to @rqzbeh for the ironclad, obfuscation, and bind-address/tray contributions (#12, #13, #15).
First multi-platform release
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| Windows | Aether-GUI_0.5.0_x64-setup.exe (recommended) or .msi |
| macOS — Apple Silicon | Aether-GUI_0.5.0_aarch64.dmg |
| macOS — Intel | Aether-GUI_0.5.0_x64.dmg |
| Linux — Debian/Ubuntu | Aether-GUI_0.5.0_amd64.deb |
| Linux — Fedora/openSUSE | Aether-GUI-0.5.0-1.x86_64.rpm |
| Linux — portable | Aether-GUI_0.5.0_amd64.AppImage |
macOS note: the apps are unsigned, so the first launch needs right-click → Open (or
xattr -cr /Applications/Aether-GUI.app).
The bundled aether core v1.3.0 is fetched from the official Aether release and SHA256-verified at build time.
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