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wstunnel for Mac

Tunnel all your traffic over Websocket or HTTP2

Quick answer: wstunnel is a networking tool for macOS. Install it with brew install wstunnel. It is distributed under the BSD-3-Clause licence. It has 122 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What wstunnel is

wstunnel is a networking tool for macOS: tunnel all your traffic over Websocket or HTTP2.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. The project is open source and lives at https://github.com/erebe/wstunnel.

How to install wstunnel

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install wstunnel.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install wstunnel on Mac?

Run brew install wstunnel in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is wstunnel open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the BSD-3-Clause licence.

Does wstunnel run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is wstunnel?

It was installed 122 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3144 in this catalogue.

What version of wstunnel is current?

The latest packaged version is 11.1.0.