# Arti: Frequently Asked Questions

## What is Arti?

Arti is a project to rewrite the entire codebase of the
[Tor anonymity network](https://torproject.org) in
[Rust](https://rustlang.org/).

Arti is also the name of the software produced by this project.

## What is the status of Arti today?

As of mid-June 2021: Arti ready for developers to play around with, but it is
not yet ready for general use.  Arti can run as a simple Tor client and
send anonymized traffic over the network; it has no support for running as a
relay or for using onion services.

## Should I use Arti?

As of mid-October 2021: only if you are interested in helping us find bugs!