mullvad/gotatun
Userspace WireGuard® Implementation in Rust observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
93/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 98
- Longevity 70
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 13
- age_days: 980
- days_rel: 15
- days_push: 7
- n_releases_24m: 16
Adoption not part of the score
1360 stars · 58 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
GotaTun is a userspace WireGuard implementation in Rust, forked from Cloudflare's BoringTun, providing both a library and a standalone tunnel executable. It works with standard wg and wg-quick tooling and targets Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, and iOS.
Use cases
- run a userspace wireguard tunnel without kernel module
- embed wireguard protocol in a rust application
- use wg-quick with a userspace implementation
- build a vpn client for mobile platforms
- create wireguard tunnels on windows or macos
When to choose
- you need a portable wireguard implementation in Rust
- you cannot install the wireguard kernel module
- you want to embed wireguard in your own app via a library
- you need cross-platform support including mobile
When to avoid
- you already have the Linux wireguard kernel module and prefer kernel performance
- you need a full VPN management GUI
- you need OpenVPN or other VPN protocols
Facets
library · maturity active
vpn networking cryptography cli networking security privacy cross-platform windows rust cli wireguard userspace-tunnel boringtun-fork tunnel linux macos android ios
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/mullvad/gotatun · fetched 2026-08-28 · 55b4005a8475
- registry_crates: https://crates.io/api/v1/crates/gotatun · fetched 2026-08-29 · 09d227c0ac87
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| mullvad/gotatun | main | 93 |
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