sidegate
drag any app.
unblock instantly.
sidegate spins up a private wireguard tunnel for that one app. the rest of your mac stays outside the vpn, fast and quiet.
drag any app below into the tunnel zone
Telegram
TikTok
X
YouTube
Wikipedia
Signal
Discord
sidegate tunnel zone
drag apps here to route through tunnel
why sidegate
in turkey, iran, russia, and many other places, apps like telegram, x, instagram, and wikipedia are blocked or throttled.
a full-device vpn slows every connection and draws attention.
sidegate tunnels only the traffic you choose and leaves everything else untouched.
fast. local. trusted.
features v0.1
built for power users, designed for simplicity
per-app split tunneling
route only what you need
runs completely offline
no data leaves your mac
one-click connect
go live in seconds
auto shutdown on exit
zero overhead when idle
real-time latency badge
see performance at a glance
mit licensed, self-hostable
inspect every line
how sidegate works
engineered for speed and reliability
• per-app network route injection
• domain resolution override
• upstream dns configuration
• traffic classification by pid
• silent activation on app launch
• automatic shutdown on exit
• process monitoring hooks
• zero configuration required
• dynamic domain discovery
• api subdomain routing
• cdn endpoint mapping
• certificate transparency
• wireguard cryptography
• minimal attack surface
• no cloud dependencies
• local key management
supports telegram • tiktok • whatsapp • facebook • x.com • instagram • youtube • wikipedia • signal • discord + any upcoming domains