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TailMux

Access multiple Tailscale tailnets simultaneously on macOS & Linux

One-time purchase ยท โ‚ฌ4.991 year of updates includedmacOS & Linux supportCLI-first with GUI wrapperHard isolation between tailnets
Category
Developer Tools / Networking Utility
Business model
One-time software license with paid updates after the first year (implied by '1 year of updates', future versions may require a new purchase)
Target audience
Developers, DevOps engineers, and IT professionals who use Tailscale and need to concurrently access multiple tailnets (e.g., work and personal) on macOS or Linux
Opportunity score
42/100

A neatly executed niche utility with a clear audience but limited revenue potential due to one-time pricing and reliance on a single ecosystem.

Founder verdict
MAYBE

A beautifully executed micro-tool solving a real headache for Tailscale power users, but too niche to become a high-growth business on its own.

What is TailMux?

TailMux is a lightweight, CLI-first utility that enables developers and IT professionals to access resources across multiple independent Tailscale tailnets concurrently from a single macOS or Linux machine. It uses hostname-suffix-based routing through embedded tsnet nodes, ensuring hard isolation without modifying the system's official Tailscale client. The product addresses the common pain point of juggling accounts or spinning up VMs when working with separate work, personal, and lab tailnets.

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