# WireGuard/wireguard-apple

Mirror only. Official repository is at https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-apple

Repository: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-apple
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wireguard-apple
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2024-08-09T18:44:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3026, "days_push": 754, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1390, forks 724 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:35.590472+00:00)

## What it is
The official WireGuard VPN client application for iOS and macOS, written in Swift, including the WireGuardKit Swift package for integrating WireGuard into other apps. It provides a VPN interface plus a Go-based WireGuard implementation bridged into Apple platforms.

## Use cases
- set up a wireguard vpn on iphone or mac
- integrate wireguard into my own ios app with wireguardkit
- build a vpn client using network extensions on apple platforms
- connect to a wireguard tunnel from macos
- embed wireguard-go in a swift project

## When to choose
- you need an official, maintained WireGuard client for iOS or macOS
- you want to embed WireGuard tunneling in a Swift app via WireGuardKit

## When to avoid
- you need WireGuard on Linux, Windows, or Android
- you want a cross-platform VPN client from a single codebase

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, security, sdk
- domain: networking, security, privacy, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: wireguard, vpn-client, network-extension, wireguardkit, swift-package, ios, macos, swift

## Member repositories
- WireGuard/wireguard-apple (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.590472+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 2026-08-30T04:39:38.224823+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-apple (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:35.590472+00:00, sha 161065997066)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.