tailcat
tailcat is like netcat, but over Tailscale's data plane, without Tailscale's control plane - tailscale/tailcat. It is ranked #223 on the Dev Radar, in Security, first seen 1 days ago and shared in 1 post (26.9k views).
What people said about tailcat on X
Tailscale 搞了个挺反直觉的项目：Tailcat。 简单理解就是：不用账号、不装 VPN、不配端口，两台机器也能直接安全连起来。 发个短 token，连接自动建立；能直连就直连，不行就走 DERP 中继，全程 WireGuard 加密。 连上之后还能： 1️⃣ 传文件 2️⃣ SSH 3️⃣ 暴露本地端口 4️⃣ 当 SOCKS5 / 出口节点 5️⃣ 浏览器直接传文件 Go 写的，用户态运行，官方开源。 有点像加强版 netcat，但底层直接借了 Tailscale 的数据面。 🔗 https://github.com/tailscale/tailcat/
— @bkdgiffug, 1 days ago · 321 likes · see the post
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tailcat in numbers
- Rank on the Dev Radar: #223 of 2143
- Shared in 1 post by 1 account: @bkdgiffug
- 26.9k views on those posts
- First seen 1 days ago, last shared 1 days ago
- Pricing seen by Jev: open source
- Market: Security
FAQ
What is tailcat?
like netcat, but over Tailscale's data plane, without Tailscale's control plane - tailscale/tailcat It was first shared on X 1 days ago and is ranked #223 on the Dev Radar.
Is tailcat free?
It is open source.
Who shared tailcat?
1 account on X, including @bkdgiffug, in 1 post totalling 26.9k views.
Every post is read and classified by Jev (TypeSafe): what it is, which market it belongs to, and whether the link is a real tool. 18.9k posts from 4.9k X accounts over the last 21 days, 2.1k tools, 12 markets. Collected every 5 minutes, fully re-ranked every hour — last update 2026-09-21 06:12 UTC. Full method.