taillaunch

README

TailLaunch

TailLaunch is a lightweight, cross-platform tailnet browser launcher. It connects to Tailscale in userspace and opens a private web app in its own Chromium-family app window, without installing a system VPN, TUN adapter, or requiring administrator/root access.

TailLaunch is an independent community project and is not affiliated with Tailscale Inc.

GUI quick start

The normal desktop launcher is taillaunch-gui:

taillaunch-gui

Click Connect to Tailscale, complete authentication on the official Tailscale page in your system browser, then enter a tailnet hostname or full http:///https:// address and click Open App. The GUI does not ask for your Tailscale password.

Sessions are temporary by default. Enable Remember me on this device to reuse saved identity and browser data. GUI memory mode defaults to Auto; Normal and Low memory, browser selection, alternate control server, and verbose logging are in Settings. Private apps open maximized in a normal Chromium-family app window. Edge, Chrome, Brave, or Chromium must be installed.

Screenshots

CLI quick start

taillaunch is the command-line frontend:

taillaunch https://my-server.my-tailnet.ts.net

Use --persist to reuse saved state, --app=false for a full browser window, --low-memory for conservative Chromium limits, or --proxy-only to print a loopback proxy for another application.

Documentation

• Getting Started
• GUI usage
• CLI usage
• Headscale and alternate control servers
• Security model
• Troubleshooting
• Development and testing
• Future performance benchmarks
• Security reporting policy

Release platforms

Releases publish both taillaunch and taillaunch-gui binaries for Windows, Linux, and macOS on amd64 and arm64, together with SHA256SUMS.txt.

Project status

The v0.2.0 release is GUI-focused: shared CLI/GUI session logic, launcher-style connection flow, disposable-by-default sessions, opt-in persistence, Auto/Normal/Low memory modes, maximized app windows, and advanced settings outside the main flow.

License

MIT. See LICENSE and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md.