Aperture (Tailscale)

Announced in 2026 Not released yet

5

Tailscale's experimental WebKit browser for iPhone, iPad and Mac that joins the tailnet via an embedded userspace Tailscale node, without enabling the system VPN; released as source code only.

Facts

Developer

Tailscale

Website

github.com

Engine

WebKit

Platforms

iOSmacOS

Popularity

5/100 — 27 GitHub stars, experimental

Key versions

1. Dec. 12, 2025
   —First commit of a browser embedding Tailscale entirely in user space.[1]
2. Dec. 19, 2025
   —First prototype.[2]
3. July 21, 2026
   —The TailBrowser project is renamed Aperture.[3]
4. July 24, 2026
   —TestFlight distribution set up for iOS.[4]
5. Aug. 6, 2026
   —Browser ported to a native macOS app.[5]
6. Aug. 18, 2026
   —Thundersnap virtual machines built into workspaces on macOS.[6]
7. Aug. 24, 2026
   —Code released under the BSD-3-Clause license.[7]

Version sources: [1] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub), [2] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub), [3] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub), [4] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub), [5] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub), [6] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub), [7] tailscale/aperture-plus (GitHub)

Sources

1. https://github.com/tailscale/aperture-plus
2. https://aperture.tailscale.com