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vortix for Mac

Terminal UI for WireGuard and OpenVPN with live telemetry and leak guarding

Quick answer: vortix is a terminal emulator for macOS. Install it with brew install vortix. It is distributed under the MIT licence. It has 104 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What vortix is

vortix is a terminal emulator for macOS: terminal UI for WireGuard and OpenVPN with live telemetry and leak guarding.

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/Harry-kp/vortix.

How to install vortix

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

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 vortix on Mac?

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

Is vortix open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the MIT licence.

Does vortix 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 vortix?

It was installed 104 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #3395 in this catalogue.

What version of vortix is current?

The latest packaged version is 0.5.5.