WireGuard/wireguard-go
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Mirror only. Official repository is at https://git.zx2c4.com/wireguard-go observed · 2026-10-03
Health v2 · maintenance only
66/100
- Activity 75
- 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 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3079
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 151
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
4429 stars · 1697 forks observed · 2026-10-03
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A userspace implementation of the WireGuard VPN protocol written in Go. It creates WireGuard tunnel interfaces on Linux, macOS, Windows, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD, and is also used as a module by other WireGuard applications.
Use cases
- set up a wireguard vpn tunnel on macos
- run wireguard on a platform without kernel module support
- embed wireguard protocol into a go application
- create a userspace vpn interface on freebsd or openbsd
- build a custom vpn client using wireguard protocol
When to choose
- you need wireguard on macOS, Windows, or BSD where the kernel module is unavailable
- you want to embed WireGuard functionality in a Go program
- you need a userspace VPN implementation for portability
When to avoid
- you are on Linux and can use the faster, better-integrated kernel module
- you want a full-featured GUI VPN app on Windows (use WireGuard for Windows instead)
Facets
library · maturity stable
networking cryptography security vpn networking security privacy cross-platform windows bsd go cross-platform wireguard vpn tunnel userspace-implementation encryption linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-go · fetched 2026-10-03 · 7dab8b249e16
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| WireGuard/wireguard-go | main | 66 |
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