Clash FAQ Common Questions and Troubleshooting

Learn how Clash, Mihomo, Clash clients, proxy cores, subscriptions, and nodes relate; whether nodes are included; and when to choose a graphical client or command-line core.

Safe Clash downloads for Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS: compare official releases and mirrors, choose the right architecture/package, and resolve permission blocks.

Troubleshoot Clash subscription imports, failed updates, empty nodes or groups, YAML errors, incompatible formats, and token safety with symptom-based checks.

Troubleshoot Clash timeouts, connection failures, latency, and subscriptions that update without working traffic by checking nodes, time, protocols, network, and real browsing.

Compare Clash Rule, Global, and Direct modes, then troubleshoot system proxy failures, bypassed apps, port conflicts, exit-time outages, browser proxies, DoH, and extensions.

Troubleshoot inactive Clash rules, wrong policy matches, rule-provider updates, and GeoIP or GeoSite behavior by checking rule order, policy groups, and rule sets.

Troubleshoot Clash DNS failures, blocked sites, DNS leaks, fake-ip versus redir-host, IPv6, and fallback settings, and learn how each choice affects routing.

Learn when Clash TUN is needed and fix permission, driver, VPN, DNS, route, and network-tool conflicts; compare system proxy and TUN before choosing.

Interpret Clash configuration, client, and network errors; choose info, warning, or debug logging; and share logs safely while tracing the stage that failed.

Covers risks involving Clash subscription tokens, node passwords, external-controller secrets, logs, and system permissions, along with security precautions for Dashboard access, certificates, and third-party installers.

Compare Clash clients for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS by maintenance, source, and platform differences, including alternatives to discontinued projects.

Covers Clash issues in LAN, router, Docker, NAS, IPv6, UDP, WireGuard, Hysteria, and TUIC setups, with the ports, routes, and permissions to check first in each environment.