Aether Desktop is a Windows VPN client that replicates the Aether Mobile app's features, offering a system-wide tunnel with multiple protocols, split tunneling, network sharing, and diagnostics, built with Tauri and Rust.

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Why it is worth attention

First desktop release achieving full feature parity with its Android counterpart, using a compact Tauri stack (few MB installer) while providing a professional-grade VPN with advanced networking capabilities, automated builds, and a bilingual interface.

Who it is for

  • Privacy-conscious Windows users
  • Existing Aether Mobile users seeking a desktop version
  • Network enthusiasts and advanced VPN users
  • Developers interested in Tauri/Rust VPN implementations

Use cases

  • Secure web browsing on public Wi-Fi with system-wide VPN
  • Bypassing internet censorship using Smart protocol fallback
  • Sharing VPN tunnel to other devices on the same LAN via SOCKS5/HTTP proxy
  • Testing and diagnosing VPN connectivity with built-in self-tests and logs

Strengths

  • Feature parity with Android edition across connection states, protocols, and settings
  • Lightweight installer (few MB) thanks to Tauri and system WebView2
  • System-wide tunnel using Microsoft-signed Wintun driver with Windows proxy integration
  • Portable edition available that leaves no trace on the host machine

Considerations

  • Windows only (10 build 1809 or newer), no cross-platform support
  • Requires administrator privileges to create network adapter
  • No in-app updater; users must manually check GitHub Releases for updates

README quick start

Aether Desktop

Freedom, in one tap

The Windows edition of Aether Mobile — same interface, same icon, same core engine.

فارسی · Releases · Setup guide


🎉 Version 1.0.0 — first desktop release

This is the first release of Aether for Windows. It is version 1.0.0 because the desktop edition starts its own version line, independent of the Android app.

Every feature of the Android edition is implemented here, with nothing left out.

Interface

  • Identical design, colour palette and icon to the mobile edition (always dark theme)
  • Adapted for large desktop displays: two-column layout with a persistent side rail
  • Custom Windows 11-style title bar (minimise / maximise / close) — double-clicking it maximises/restores, like any native Windows window
  • Full right-to-left support
  • Fully bilingual interface — English and فارسی — switchable live from the Advanced tab; the choice is stored outside the profile, so "Reset to defaults" never changes your language

Connection

  • Connect button with the same 8 states as Android: Disconnected · Starting engine · Connecting · Verifying · Connected · Reconnecting · Disconnecting · Connection failed
  • Protocols: Smart (automatic pick — same name as the mobile edition) · MASQUE · WireGuard · WARP×2
  • Scan modes: Turbo · Balanced · Thorough · Stealth · Ironclad
  • IPv4, IPv6 or dual-stack
  • Smart automatic protocol fallback when a protocol fails
  • Automatic reconnect (capped at 5 attempts, exactly as on Android)
  • Live connection details: protocol, endpoint, latency, uptime
  • Traffic panel: live per-second download/upload rates plus session totals
  • IP badge with a country flag — "Your IP" while disconnected, the tunnel's "Server IP" once connected. Flags are built-in SVGs (75+ countries, neutral globe fallback), because Windows has no emoji flag font

Advanced settings

SettingValues
NoizeOff · Light · Firewall · Balanced · GFW · Aggressive
EndpointAuto · Manual peer · Manual range
MTUpresets plus a free numeric field (default 1280)
Keepalivepresets plus a free numeric field
Fragmenton / off
ECHon / off
MASQUE HTTP/2on / off
Quick reconnecton / off
Split tunnellingOff · Include · Exclude
LanguageEnglish · فارسی

Split tunnelling selects appl

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