About
Tailscale is a Zero Trust, identity-based connectivity platform that the site positions as a replacement for legacy VPN, SASE, and PAM. It connects remote teams, multi-cloud environments, CI/CD pipelines, Edge and IoT devices, and AI workloads. Its Business VPN offers secure internal access to apps and data, and its privileged access features provide auditable access to SSH, Kubernetes, databases, and more without requiring bastions. Access is enforced with least privilege based on identity.
The site says installation takes minutes, and that Tailscale is cross-platform and infrastructure agnostic. Its mesh overlay network is described as bridging hybrid environments across clouds or on-premises. Integrations apply policies to teams at scale. One user testimonial describes installing it on Linux, macOS, and Windows machines and then SSHing into them from outside their home network.
The website text does not describe any features specific to the Mac app itself, so the information above reflects the Tailscale platform as a whole.
What's new
All release notesHomebrew cask tailscale-app 1.104.4 (sha256 ee8800f6597acd040ab45f3fece21cb89fb691968a6a2e2a30d1f2f2707b41d2).