songgao/water
A simple TUN/TAP library written in native Go. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4909
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 764
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2167 stars · 326 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
water is a native Go library for creating and reading/writing to TUN/TAP virtual network interfaces using only syscalls and standard Go types. It supports Linux (TUN/TAP), macOS (point-to-point TUN), and Windows (experimental TUN).
Use cases
- create a tun interface in go
- build a vpn in go
- read ethernet frames from a tap device
- implement a userspace network tunnel
- capture packets from a virtual network interface
When to choose
- you need low-level TUN/TAP access in a Go program without cgo
- you want a minimal library that composes with io.Reader/Writer
- you're building a VPN, tunnel, or userspace networking tool in Go
When to avoid
- you need a complete VPN solution rather than a building block
- you need TAP support on macOS or Windows
- you need packet parsing - use a companion library like songgao/packets
Facets
library · maturity stable
networking networking developer-tools windows go tun tap virtual-network-interface vpn-building-blocks linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/songgao/water · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3a0d12478e02
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| songgao/water | main | 32 |
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