Check its license. It has its own license: read it before using it for work.

Is netbird still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change today. Latest release v0.83.0, today.

Widely used. 31k stars, 5 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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netbirdio/netbird

NetBird securely connects people, machines and AI agents across any network with one identity-based Zero Trust platform. Powered by peer-to-peer WireGuard®

Go#golang#mesh#mesh-networks#nat-traversal

Before you start

Is it free?: Check its licenseIt has its own license: read it before using it for work.
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change today. Latest release v0.83.0, today.
Can I trust it?: Widely used31k stars, 5 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 30,928
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on macOS?

Yes, it installs on your macOS

A ready-made macOS download is in the latest release.

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Website ↗netbird.ioThe project's own site.

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Download for macOS

v0.83.0 · 11/12/2026 ↗

netbird_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.pkg

pkg · Apple Silicon · 23.2 MB · 2,179 downloads · best match

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.pkg"
sudo installer -pkg "netbird_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.pkg" -target /

Other macOS downloads (13)

netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_arm64_signed.zip

zip · Apple Silicon · 10.1 MB · 198 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_arm64_signed.zip"
unzip "netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_arm64_signed.zip"

netbird_0.83.0_darwin.pkg

pkg · 48.6 MB · 138 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird_0.83.0_darwin.pkg"
sudo installer -pkg "netbird_0.83.0_darwin.pkg" -target /

nblink_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 12.6 MB · 6 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/nblink_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "nblink_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"

netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_all_signed.zip

zip · 21.0 MB · 5 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_all_signed.zip"
unzip "netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_all_signed.zip"

netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 10.4 MB · 8 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"

netbird_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.pkg

pkg · Intel · 25.7 MB · 219 downloads

Download

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.pkg"
sudo installer -pkg "netbird_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.pkg" -target /

netbird_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Apple Silicon · 13.6 MB · 247 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "netbird_0.83.0_darwin_arm64.tar.gz"

netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_all.tar.gz

tar.gz · 21.2 MB · 8 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_all.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_all.tar.gz"

netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_amd64_signed.zip

zip · Intel · 11.1 MB · 13 downloads

Download

If it contains an .app, move it to Applications.

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_amd64_signed.zip"
unzip "netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_amd64_signed.zip"

netbird_0.83.0_darwin_all.tar.gz

tar.gz · 28.0 MB · 21 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird_0.83.0_darwin_all.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "netbird_0.83.0_darwin_all.tar.gz"

nblink_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 13.4 MB · 5 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/nblink_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "nblink_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"

netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 10.9 MB · 9 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "netbird-ui_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"

netbird_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz

tar.gz · Intel · 14.5 MB · 18 downloads

Download

Move the extracted binary onto your PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin). If macOS blocks it: xattr -d com.apple.quarantine <binary>

curl -LO "https://github.com/netbirdio/netbird/releases/download/v0.83.0/netbird_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"
tar -xzf "netbird_0.83.0_darwin_amd64.tar.gz"

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Good to know

Dev Container config found — you can open it in VS Code Dev Containers or GitHub Codespaces for a zero-setup environment.
Has AGENTS.md — instructions for coding agents. You can open Claude Code (or another agent) in the cloned folder and ask it to do the setup for you.
Nested projects: client/internal/metrics/infra/ingest/go.mod, client/ui/frontend/package.json, proxy/web/package.json

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.github/workflows/check-license-dependencies.yml

.github/workflows/golang-test-darwin.yml

.github/workflows/golang-test-freebsd.yml

.github/workflows/golang-test-linux.yml

.github/workflows/golang-test-windows.yml

.github/workflows/golangci-lint.yml

CONTRIBUTING.md

Makefile

README.md

go.mod

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