# WireGuard/wireguard-go

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

Repository: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-go
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/wireguard-go
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-05-22T21:04:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 83, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3031, "days_push": 103, "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 4366, forks 1648 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:46.625099+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: networking, cryptography, security, vpn
- domain: networking, security, privacy, cross-platform
- platform: windows, bsd, go, cross-platform
- tags: wireguard, vpn, tunnel, userspace-implementation, encryption, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- WireGuard/wireguard-go (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.625099+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 2026-08-29T18:21:24.746495+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/WireGuard/wireguard-go (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:46.625099+00:00, sha 7dab8b249e16)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.