# Torify problem in applications launch

**URL:** <https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220>\
**Category:** Core Tor\
**Tags:** tor\
**Created:** [February 18, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220 "2022-02-18T08:59:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alessandro-Greco](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/alessandro-greco/32/788_2.png) [@Alessandro-Greco](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Alessandro-Greco)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220/1 "2022-02-18T08:59:26Z")

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Hello everybody, i’m trying to use torify command on my linux shell but i have some problems.  
If i try the simple command `torify curl ifconfig.me 2> /dev/null` it works correctly because i receve in output the IP torified, but if i try to run an applications whit torify like(just for do an example) google-chrome-stable it will crash.  
I tried this commands:

1. `google-chrome-stable` Works
2. `torify google-chrome-stable` Not Works
3. `torify google-chrome-stable 2> /dev/null` Not Works

I saw that this error is really commun but i never found a solution, thanks for your help \<3

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**Author:** ![atari](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/atari/32/392_2.png) [@atari](https://forum.torproject.org/u/atari)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 9:29am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220/2 "2022-02-18T09:29:35Z")

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guess torify/torsocks won’t work here - you can try starting chrome via command-line with this argument (adapt port to your port (9050/9051)

> –proxy-server=“socks5://localhost:_ **9051** _”

[https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-stack/socks-proxy/](https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/network-stack/socks-proxy/)

but keep in mind a lot can leak from chrome because the socks-proxy isn’t forced properly for everything afaik

so better use TB

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**Author:** ![Alessandro-Greco](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/alessandro-greco/32/788_2.png) [@Alessandro-Greco](https://forum.torproject.org/u/Alessandro-Greco)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220/3 "2022-02-18T11:49:40Z")

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Thanks for the response but i want to understand if is possible to run every application whit tor tunneling, so if i want to run some else application like(just for do a different example) Signal on a normal case i just run `signal-desktop` on shell but if i use `torify signal-desktop` i have a `trace/breakpoint` error.

So, it is possible?  
Or torify is limited to a little bit commands? In this case, what is the commands usable?

Else if it is possible, how can i use correctly torify for every application and/or commands?

Thanks for your assistance.

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**Author:** ![atari](https://forum.torproject.org/user_avatar/forum.torproject.org/atari/32/392_2.png) [@atari](https://forum.torproject.org/u/atari)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2022, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220/4 "2022-02-18T12:29:40Z")

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here is an old article about compatible applications:

> **[torsocks · Wiki · Legacy / Trac · GitLab](https://gitlab.torproject.org/legacy/trac/-/wikis/doc/torsocks)**
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> Welcome to The Tor Project's Gitlab

you have to do research on your own for every app - for signal, this may be a start [[Electron] Add SOCKS proxy support · Issue #1430 · signalapp/Signal-Desktop · GitHub](https://github.com/signalapp/Signal-Desktop/issues/1430)

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.torproject.org/uploads/default/original/2X/d/d3424bed34f4ec18b2e99178c2801ba6dfb655d6.png) [@system](https://forum.torproject.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.torproject.org/t/torify-problem-in-applications-launch/2220/5 "2022-02-21T15:05:11Z")

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