# mullvad/mullvadvpn-app

The Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile

Repository: https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/mullvadvpn-app
Homepage: https://mullvad.net/
Language: Rust
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: rust, electron, openvpn, nodejs, vpn, wireguard
Last push: 2026-08-26T19:18:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 99/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3179, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": 6, "n_releases_24m": 50}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7507, forks 514 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:00.379500+00:00)

## What it is
The official Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile, including a Rust system service/daemon, an Electron-based GUI, a CLI, and dedicated Android and iOS frontends. It supports WireGuard and OpenVPN with features like quantum-resistant tunnels, multihop, obfuscation, and split tunneling.

## Use cases
- hide my IP address from trackers and my ISP
- encrypt my internet traffic on public wifi
- bypass censorship and firewalls
- route traffic through multiple VPN servers (multihop)
- split tunnel specific apps outside the VPN
- use a VPN with an anonymous account and no logging

## When to choose
- you want a privacy-focused, audited, open-source VPN client with no account tracking
- you need WireGuard with obfuscation or quantum-resistant tunnels across all major platforms
- you want a single flat-price VPN service with anonymous payment options

## When to avoid
- you need a free VPN or self-hosted VPN server (this is a client for the paid Mullvad service)
- you need site-to-site VPN or server infrastructure rather than a personal client
- you require iOS split tunneling, which is not supported

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, security, privacy, networking, cli, gui
- domain: privacy, security, censorship-circumvention, networking, cross-platform
- platform: windows, rust, cross-platform
- tags: wireguard, openvpn, kill-switch, split-tunneling, quantum-resistant, obfuscation, multihop, no-logging, macos, linux, android, ios

## Member repositories
- mullvad/mullvadvpn-app (main) score 99

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:00.379500+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:37:30.367832+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:00.379500+00:00, sha 5fb2702d2892)
  - homepage: https://mullvad.net/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:44.458513+00:00, sha 43b15757786f)
  - site_page: https://mullvad.net/en/about (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:44.472480+00:00, sha 7b55d0408abe)
  - site_page: https://mullvad.net/en/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:44.467397+00:00, sha ad60805cb0b8)
  - site_page: https://mullvad.net/en/help/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T08:32:44.469305+00:00, sha fee79afec783)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.