Terminal UI for WireGuard and OpenVPN with real-time telemetry, leak detection, and a kill switch.
Vortix is a terminal user interface (TUI) for managing WireGuard and OpenVPN connections. It provides a unified, keyboard-driven dashboard to monitor and control VPN sessions with real-time telemetry and security features, eliminating the need to juggle separate CLI tools or heavy GUI clients.
System administrators, developers, and power users who manage VPN connections via SSH or prefer terminal-based tools, particularly those using macOS or Linux who need lightweight, real-time monitoring and security features.
Developers choose Vortix for its combination of a lightweight, resource-efficient TUI with advanced real-time telemetry, leak detection, and an integrated kill switch, all operable without a mouse and over SSH, unlike most GUI clients or basic CLI tools.
Terminal UI for WireGuard and OpenVPN with real-time telemetry and leak guarding.
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Provides live monitoring of throughput, latency, jitter, and packet loss, as featured in the Key Features section, offering detailed insights beyond basic CLI tools.
Includes active IPv6 and DNS leak detection and a platform-native kill switch using iptables/nftables on Linux or pfctl on macOS, enhancing VPN security without external tools.
Auto-detects and manages both WireGuard (.conf) and OpenVPN (.ovpn) profiles from a single interface, simplifying multi-protocol VPN setups.
Fully operable without a mouse with comprehensive keybindings, making it ideal for remote SSH sessions and terminal-focused workflows, as emphasized in the Philosophy section.
The README admits that Linux support is a current focus with distro-specific issues, requiring user testing and reporting, which can lead to instability on non-CI-tested distributions like Alpine or Void.
Requires multiple runtime dependencies like curl, openvpn, wireguard-tools, and DNS tools, with installation steps varying by OS, adding setup complexity and potential for missing tools warnings.
Needs root access for VPN operations, and on Linux, this involves manual setup like symlinking to /usr/local/bin to work with sudo's secure_path, as detailed in the installation guide, adding friction.