zypak VS mullvadvpn-app

Compare zypak vs mullvadvpn-app and see what are their differences.

zypak

Run Electron binaries in a sandboxed Flatpak environment (by refi64)

mullvadvpn-app

The Mullvad VPN client app for desktop and mobile (by mullvad)
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zypak mullvadvpn-app
8 199
104 4,461
- 3.0%
5.0 10.0
4 months ago 3 days ago
C++ Rust
BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License GNU General Public License v3.0 only
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zypak

Posts with mentions or reviews of zypak. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-06-26.
  • Advice: TW or Aeon
    2 projects | /r/openSUSE | 26 Jun 2023
    Yes, it's fixed by not using the native sandbox entirely, and using a much weaker Flatpak's sandbox instead through zypak, thus not recommended and not officially supported.
  • How to install Brave and Vivaldi browsers in openSUSE
    1 project | /r/openSUSE | 17 Jun 2023
    Flatpak version seems to be working fine, but it's not officially supported. Also, the Flatpak version runs without Chromium sandbox through zypak, instead it runs with a much weaker Flatpak sandbox. I won't recommend anyone to run Chromium based browser through Flatpak.
  • With the port to GTK 4 that will bring better performance, and extensions, Epiphany takes a big leap forward and becomes a viable option for many others.
    8 projects | /r/linux | 2 Jul 2022
    Most chromium based browsers and apps use zypak when runnung as a Flatpak so how is it more insecure ?
  • Why Flatpak is bad (and how to fix it)
    1 project | /r/linux | 5 Feb 2022
    Although the other commenter gave a great reply, I want to add: once I actually tried this to make Electron use the portals, and it just didn't work out:
  • Packaging mullvadvpn on openSUSE Tumbleweed
    2 projects | /r/openSUSE | 22 Dec 2021
    BTW, it is currently not possible to flatpak mullvad-daemon, because it requires sudo permission and install systemd services. Flatpaking the GUI is also hard, because it uses chrome-sandbox and zypak(https://github.com/refi64/zypak) doesn't work because of segfault.
  • Electron app Failed to get ipaddress when exported as Flatpak
    3 projects | /r/flatpak | 19 Jul 2021
    In electron package.json we have an option to add this modules "makers": [ { "name": "@electron-forge/maker-flatpak", "config": { "name": "OpenSpeedTest_Server", "options": { "categories": [ "Utility" ], "icon": { "512x512": "src/android-chrome-512x512.png" } }, "modules": [ { "name": "zypak", "sources": [ { "type": "git", "url": "https://github.com/refi64/zypak", "tag": "v2021.02" } ] }, { "name": "iproute2", "make-install-args": [ "PREFIX=/app", "CONFDIR=/app/share/iproute2", "SBINDIR=/app/bin" ], "sources": [ { "type": "archive", "url": "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-5.7.0.tar.xz", "sha256": "725dc7ba94aae54c6f8d4223ca055d9fb4fe89d6994b1c03bfb4411c4dd10f21" } ], "cleanup": [ "/include", "/share/bash-completion", "/share/man" ] } ] } },
  • Dev Channel update to 92.0.902.2 is going live today!
    2 projects | /r/MicrosoftEdge | 2 Jun 2021
    If it's not clear from (1.), please distribute Edge officially as Flatpak app via Flathub. Use this chance that you have a generic distro-decoupled runtime to provide aarch64 builds. The issue is reported here.

mullvadvpn-app

Posts with mentions or reviews of mullvadvpn-app. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-02-08.
  • A New Chapter for Mozilla
    2 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 8 Feb 2024
    * Mozilla VPN: wrapper around https://mullvad.net/ (and had security issues: https://www.techradar.com/news/security-audit-finds-major-is...)
  • Pirating on Mac extremely slow
    2 projects | /r/Piracy | 5 Dec 2023
    hey there, after doing some research it seems like the conclusion is your vpn. Nord VPN has a lack of port forwarding, while other vpns have port forwarding (proton, mullvad). that is most likely interrupting your speed. also, apparently nord does keep some sort of logs if your interested in that. i would recommend cancelling nord and getting something else like proton or mullvad (i would recommend proton more) if you really want to download movies/shows. another option for you (if you dont want to switch) is to find your movie on websites that don't require a vpn (aka not torrenting) but you can if you want to. you can use this for that, they have tons of movies and shows. or just use a streaming site off of the megathread.
  • Help With Routing
    1 project | /r/opnsense | 13 Oct 2023
  • New Mullvad release v. 2023.5 (for desktop only)
    1 project | /r/mullvadvpn | 12 Oct 2023
  • Why does the Mullvad installer need 500mb and access to my downloads folder?
    1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 22 Sep 2023
    The 500 MiB thing is because the frontend is an Electron app. That's sadly how it is with Electron. The UI can of course be re-written into a language/framework that produces way smaller programs, but it's not currently really worth the tradeoff. Most people are not that constrained in disk or internet speeds. https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/issues/1572

    The downloads folder access thing is because Apple made it so. If you run an installer from the downloads folder it will need access to the downloads folder. This has nothing to do with Mullvad, but is a permission check macOS puts on all software. The Mullvad VPN app has no code for doing anything in the Downloads folder specifically.

  • Unlimited Kagi searches for $10 per month
    8 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 21 Sep 2023
    Requiring an account for search is a deal breaker. They say they need it for payment, but mullvad[0] does just fine without an account as well.

    [0]: https://mullvad.net/

  • Finally got Mullvad working in Silverblue
    1 project | /r/Fedora | 13 Sep 2023
    From this post: https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/issues/1570
  • Why is there still no official support for openSUSE?
    1 project | /r/mullvadvpn | 21 Aug 2023
    I don't understand why the .rpm package of Mullvad VPN still only officially supports Fedora. This issue on GitHub has been open for almost three years now and there is even someone else trying to help you making the necessary changes to support openSUSE in this PR. I kinda agree with cornfeedhobo's sentiment that the necessary changes to make it work on openSUSE are being gated. I'm a paying user for quite some years already and made the switch to openSUSE and I'd really like to continue using Mullvad VPN there without having to force install the .rpm package and thus living with a lot of uncertainty about how well it will run.
  • Is there any reason why there isnt a "Connect to fastest server" option?
    1 project | /r/mullvadvpn | 11 Jul 2023
  • mullvad marked as malicious by virustotal?? I mary's says it's a trojan
    1 project | /r/mullvadvpn | 5 Jul 2023
    It's just a false-positive. If you're still wary, feel free to review the source code of the app and you can even build it yourself: https://github.com/mullvad/mullvadvpn-app/

What are some alternatives?

When comparing zypak and mullvadvpn-app you can also consider the following projects:

org.chromium.Chromium

Matsuri - Matsuri (茉莉) / V2Ray / universal proxy toolchain for Android / Fork of SagerNet

iproute2 - Iproute2 Source Code Mirror - This is a publish-only repository. Please follow README.devel procedure for any changes.

nextdns - NextDNS CLI client (DoH Proxy)

brutal - 🏢 An operating system inspired by brutalist design that combines the ideals of UNIX from the 1970s with modern technology and engineering

tracker-control-android - TrackerControl Android: monitor and control trackers and ads.

extension-manager - A utility for browsing and installing GNOME Shell Extensions.

SurfShark-VPN-GUI - GUI for connecting to the SurfShark VPN

boringtun - Userspace WireGuard® Implementation in Rust

Simple-YouTube-Age-Restriction-Bypass - A simple browser extension to bypass YouTube's age verification, disable content warnings and watch age restricted videos without having to sign in!

blocky - Fast and lightweight DNS proxy as ad-blocker for local network with many features

linux-cli-community - Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN. Written in Python.