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BoringTun vs wireproxy: catalog facts
BoringTun	wireproxy
Free Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.	Free Free to use.
macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux, Command line
Runs WireGuard without a kernel module Works with standard wg and wg-quick tooling	Routes only chosen applications through WireGuard No system-wide interface or routing changes needed
Project is being restructured and the master branch is not recommended No prebuilt releases; installed with cargo	Command-line and config-file only Applications must support SOCKS5 or HTTP proxies
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: BSD-3-Clause	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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