Compatibility
What Tunnelbird runs on, and what was really tested.
“Tested” means run on a real machine. “Expected” means every requirement is met but it was not tried yet.
Processors
- Intel and AMD 64-bit (x86_64) Tested
- ARM 64-bit (aarch64): Raspberry Pi 4 and 5, ARM laptops Expected
- Other processors: from source, untested Expected
Distributions
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS Tested
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Expected
- Linux Mint 22, Pop!_OS 24.04, elementary OS 8, Zorin OS Expected
- Debian 13 Expected
- Debian 12 (GTK too old) Not supported
- Fedora 41+ Expected
- openSUSE Tumbleweed, Arch, Manjaro (self-contained package) Planned
- RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux 10 (self-contained package) Planned
- WSL, ChromeOS, systems without NetworkManager Not supported
Desktops
The window works with any desktop, on Wayland and X11. The top bar icon needs a StatusNotifierItem host: built into KDE, Cinnamon and others; on GNOME, the AppIndicator extension (enabled by default on Ubuntu).
Tunnel files
- WireGuard® .conf files, from providers, routers and wg-easy Tested
- OpenVPN .ovpn profiles, certificates inside or as separate files Tested
- Not supported: AmneziaWG obfuscation, OpenVPN PKCS#12 bundles Not supported
Windows and macOS Planned
The macOS app (Apple silicon, macOS 13 and later) is released, the Windows one is being written, both on the same core. Planned: Windows 10 and 11.