Project Privacy

Tailcat

Tailcat, netcat over Tailscale's data plane without its control plane. Direct encrypted peer-to-peer connections with no coordination server in the path.

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Source type

10 days

Avg cadence

Aug 2026

First tracked

32d ago

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Release history

Privacy release Sep 20, 2026

Tailcat 0.7.0

Exit-node servers now forward UDP flows; Previously only TCP worked, breaking DNS and QUIC

Privacy release Aug 30, 2026

Tailcat 0.3.0

Security update; Upgrade recommended

Privacy release Aug 30, 2026

Tailcat 0.2.0

Tailcat 0.2.0 validates ConnBlob public keys to prevent malformed peer connections and adds prebuilt binaries