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TunnlTo
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Security & Privacy2023–2023
TunnlTo / desktop-app

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A powerful WireGuard client for Windows with advanced split tunneling and an intuitive, user-friendly interface.

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REPOSITORY AT A GLANCE

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What it is

A powerful WireGuard client for Windows with advanced split tunneling and an intuitive, user-friendly interface.

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Where it is used

No documented product use has been verified yet.

What people are saying

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This week on Hacker News

Nov 7–Nov 14 UTC · Direct repository links and separately labeled related project stories. Indexed through 11/14/2026, 5:04:57 PM UTC.

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Mentions over time

HN mentions by 3-hour interval5 dated mentions

Observed mentions: 2023-01-31 21:28:41 UTC to 2023-02-02 08:44:25 UTC.

012023-01-31 21:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 1 submissions, 0 commentsJan 31, 21:002023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-01 03:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-02-01 06:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 comments2023-02-01 09:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 12:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-01 12:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 15:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsFeb 1, 12:002023-02-01 15:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 18:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-01 18:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-01 21:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-01 21:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-02 00:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-02 00:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-02 03:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-02 03:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-02 06:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 0 mentions; 0 submissions, 0 comments2023-02-02 06:00:00 UTC to 2023-02-02 09:00:00 UTC (exclusive): 1 mentions; 0 submissions, 1 commentsFeb 2, 06:00

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Jan 31, 21:002023-01-31 21:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 00:00:00 UTC110
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Feb 1, 03:002023-02-01 03:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 06:00:00 UTC101
Feb 1, 06:002023-02-01 06:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 09:00:00 UTC101
Feb 1, 09:002023-02-01 09:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 12:00:00 UTC000
Feb 1, 12:002023-02-01 12:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 15:00:00 UTC101
Feb 1, 15:002023-02-01 15:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 18:00:00 UTC000
Feb 1, 18:002023-02-01 18:00:00 UTC2023-02-01 21:00:00 UTC000
Feb 1, 21:002023-02-01 21:00:00 UTC2023-02-02 00:00:00 UTC000
Feb 2, 00:002023-02-02 00:00:00 UTC2023-02-02 03:00:00 UTC000
Feb 2, 03:002023-02-02 03:00:00 UTC2023-02-02 06:00:00 UTC000
Feb 2, 06:002023-02-02 06:00:00 UTC2023-02-02 09:00:00 UTC101

What Hacker News says

5 sources
brndnbuilds·Feb 2, 2023
> This is app is just a wrapper starting an exe with args, it's not doing much ... You're free to run WireSock in the terminal. It's linked to in this post and in the github repo. TunnlTo aims to make WireSock more accessible and to add some quality of life features. I'm collaborating with the WireSock creator and while it may seem simple at the moment it is early days... we had to start somewhere. > I would actually say it's pretty dangerous to have something installing .msi from git, touching registry etc ... Did you look at this code?: https://github.com/TunnlTo/desktop-app/blob/main/dist/setup.... It tells the user why it needs to install the msi, explains what it is, and gives them the option to proceed. The msi is signed by the same EV code signing certificate as the TunnlTo app. There is also information about WireSock and links in
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the GitHub readme. > installing .msi from git The .msi doesn't come from "git", it is included in the TunnlTo installer which is standard practice. > touching registry etc ... I'm not sure why there would be a concern if a msi interacts with the registry? That is pretty standard stuff.
In Show HN: TunnlTo – Windows WireGuard split tunnel client built with Rust, Tauri
brndnbuilds·Jan 31, 2023Submission

Show HN: TunnlTo – Windows WireGuard split tunnel client built with Rust, Tauri

Hi Everyone, TunnlTo is a tool for controlling which Windows applications, processes, and IP addresses can use a WireGuard VPN tunnel. Here are some examples of how it could be used: - Route only FireFox through a privacy VPN - Route Slack and Microsoft Office through a work VPN - Route a game through a gaming VPN - Stop a game from routing through a privacy VPN - Stop a browser from routing through a work VPN - Route a specific IP address range through a privacy VPN - Route all traffic through a privacy VPN except a specific IP address range I have been collaborating on this project with the creator of WireSock - Vadim Smirnov. "WireSock VPN Client is a lightweight command line WireGuard VPN client for Windows that has advanced features not available in the official WireGuard for Windows such as selective application tunneling and disall
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owed IP addresses. WireSock VPN Client combines the power of Windows Packet Filter and BoringTun (user space WireGuard implementation in Rust) to provide exceptional performance, security and scalability." The TunnlTo app is built with Tauri and I've used boring old HTML, CSS (bootstrap) and JavaScript as I had major JS framework fatigue. I have previously built a production app with Electron and Vue. Tauri appealed to me for its use of Rust and its small installation sizes. I tried Tauri pre version 1.0 and had a bit of trouble but this time around its been a positive experience. The docs and the Discord community have come a long way. I would appreciate any feedback about the project so I can get an idea of what direction to take it in next. Vadim will be around a little later if anyone is curious about the WireGuard implementation and wants to know more. Thanks for reading!
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