Observed arrival · 2026-11-04
Sluice puts several VPN tunnels in the Mac menu bar
A native macOS client for connecting to IKEv2 and FortiGate SSL-VPN gateways, with multiple tunnels, gateway-directed routes, and per-tunnel DNS.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Mac users managing several VPN gateway connections
- Worth noticing
- The page says passwords stay in macOS Keychain and the helper is approved once in System Settings.
Field notes
The page describes a root-privileged helper approved in System Settings; the app handles profiles while passwords stay in the Mac Keychain. It names strongSwan and openfortivpn as the tunnel engines, built from published sources. Sluice says it checks a license before starting a new tunnel, but existing tunnels are not cut off if that check cannot reach its server.
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○OpenPublic substance visible
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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