vde
brew install vdeEthernet compliant virtual network
https://github.com/virtualsquare/vde-2
License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/vde.json
Formula code: vde.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| big sur | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| ventura | ✅ | |
| monterey | ✅ | |
| big sur | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.3.3 |
| head | ⚡️ | HEAD |
Depends on when building from source:
| autoconf | 2.73 | Automatic configure script builder |
| automake | 1.20 | Tool for generating GNU Standards-compliant Makefiles |
| libtool | 2.6.2 | Generic library support script |
Binaries:
dpipe,
unixcmd,
vde_autolink,
vde_over_ns,
vde_pcapplug,
vde_plug,
vde_plug2tap,
vde_router,
vde_switch,
vdecmd,
vdeterm,
wirefilter
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 108,925 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 4,367,466 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 3,509 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 31.0× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-11-11T00:52:24Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-12 to 2026-11-11. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 3,509 | 8,574 | 36,733 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Installs on Request | 166 | 392 | 2,702 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Build Errors | 13 |