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20 articles, written in the order you would actually do things, with diagrams where a screenshot would not help and error messages spelled out.

Installation

Installing Clash Verge on Windows — the complete walkthrough (2.5.2)

From checking your CPU architecture to first launch, every step of installing Clash Verge on Windows, including the firewall prompt, administrator permissions and where to install it.

2026-07-283 min read

Getting Started

What is Clash Verge, and how does it relate to Clash and Clash for Windows?

Untangling Clash, Clash Premium, Clash for Windows, Clash.Meta, Mihomo and Clash Verge in one pass — and why Clash Verge is the one to install today.

2026-07-242 min read

Getting Started

What to configure on first launch — six settings, once

Just installed Clash Verge and not sure where to click? Six settings in interface order: subscription, proxy mode, system proxy, LAN access, auto-launch and the core version.

2026-07-202 min read

Getting Started

How to import a subscription URL, with auto-update and multiple profiles

Import failing, node list empty, no data shown — this covers the correct import flow, auto-update settings, managing several subscriptions, and six reasons an import fails.

2026-07-162 min read

Features

Rule, Global and Direct — which proxy mode should you use?

What the three buttons on the Clash Verge home screen actually do, when Global is the right call, why Rule should be your default, and how to correct a single site that routes the wrong way.

2026-07-122 min read

Features

What TUN mode is, and when you actually need it

One diagram explaining the difference between TUN mode and the system proxy, which programs only work through TUN, and the permission, DNS and gaming caveats to know before enabling it.

2026-07-083 min read

Features

System proxy or TUN? Six real situations, one answer each

No theory, just conclusions. Browsing, Steam downloads, git clone, streaming, multiplayer games and managed work laptops — what to enable in each case and what it costs you.

2026-07-032 min read

Installation

Installing Clash Verge on macOS — check your chip first

Apple Silicon and Intel builds are not interchangeable. How to identify your chip, install from a DMG, grant the system permissions macOS asks for, and handle the network extension prompt.

2026-06-282 min read

Installation

macOS says "Clash Verge is damaged and can't be opened" — three fixes

Almost every open-source Mac app hits this. What Gatekeeper is actually blocking, three ways to get past it, and why disabling Gatekeeper entirely is the wrong answer.

2026-06-242 min read

Installation

Installing on Linux — DEB, RPM or AppImage?

Which package your distribution needs, plus missing dependencies, tray icons that do not appear, the capability TUN requires, and what to run when there is no desktop at all.

2026-06-192 min read

Getting Started

Which Android client? FlClash, CMFA, v2rayNG and NekoBox compared

Who each of the four Android clients suits, judged on subscription format support, per-app proxy, battery behaviour and how hard they are to learn. No hype either way.

2026-06-152 min read

Installation

Which APK architecture? arm64-v8a, armeabi-v7a and universal explained

The same app is listed several times with different suffixes. Three ways to find out what your phone needs, why the universal build is larger, and when to use it.

2026-06-102 min read

Advanced

Running the Mihomo core from the command line, from unpack to systemd

For machines with no desktop. Download and extract, write a config, run it in the foreground, turn it into a systemd service, and expose the control API — suitable for routers, NAS boxes and VPS.

2026-06-053 min read

Features

Auto-launch, silent start and tray settings

Make Clash Verge start with the system and stay out of the way. Settings for all three platforms, plus what to check when auto-launch silently does nothing.

2026-05-312 min read

Features

Updating Clash Verge — the client and the core are two different things

Two version numbers, two update paths. Which one to update for which symptom, how to upgrade without losing your config, and how to roll back when an update breaks something.

2026-05-272 min read

Advanced

Sharing your computer's Clash Verge with phones, TVs and consoles

Configure one machine and the whole household benefits. Enabling LAN access, what to enter on each kind of device, which firewall rule to add, and what to do about devices that cannot set a proxy at all.

2026-05-223 min read

Features

Port settings explained — mixed, SOCKS, HTTP and the control API

What each of those four or five ports is for, when you need to change one, what to do about a conflict, and a lookup table of which port each tool wants.

2026-05-183 min read

Advanced

Read the logs and connections pages and you can solve most problems yourself

What each column on the Connections page means, how to confirm whether a site went direct or through a node, which log level to use, and a translation table for common errors.

2026-05-133 min read

Installation

Uninstalling Clash Verge properly and clearing what it leaves behind

Network broken after uninstalling, proxy setting stuck on, virtual adapter still there — all leftovers. Complete cleanup steps for all three platforms, covering the registry, services, adapters and config.

2026-05-083 min read

Advanced

Is what you downloaded safe? Three ways to check, and a list of warning signs

A proxy client sees all of your traffic, so where it came from matters more than for anything else. Verifying with SHA256, spotting repackaged installers, and judging antivirus alerts.

2026-05-043 min read