macOS: Hummingbird 2.0.0 beta available

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Hello!

We're very glad to inform you that Hummingbird 2.0.0 beta 1 for macOS (Mojave or higher version required) is available. Different native versions for Intel and M1/M2 based Mac computers are available for maximum performance.

WARNING: Please note that Hummingbird 2.0.0 beta version is in a development stage. Therefore, the software may have bugs potentially causing critical and unstable conditions. If you feel adventurous and you wish to be a beta tester, please do not hesitate to report any bug or glitch you find in this thread.

Hummingbird is free and open source released under GPLv3: https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/AirVPN-Suite

Main features

 

• Lightweight and stand alone binary client supporting both OpenVPN and WireGuard
• No heavy framework required, no GUI
• Small RAM footprint
• Lightning fast
• Based on OpenVPN 3 library fork by AirVPN and WireGuard
• Robust leaks prevention through Network Lock based on pf
• Proper handling of DNS push by VPN servers

 

What's new

 

• linked against OpenVPN3-AirVPN 3.9 library
• all libraries and dependencies have been updated
• added complete WireGuard support by means of the official WireGuard tools provided by its developers. Installation of wg and wireguard-go binaries is currently required, as WireGuard library is not available on macOS. Please check the user's manual (README.md file included in the packages) WireGuard support section for comfortable, step by step instructions.

 

Important note for high speed line users

Because of some architectural specifications and implementation in macOS Hummingbird may warn the user about shortage of buffer space, specifically when connected with the UDP. This condition is signaled by Hummingbird with the below messages in the log:

UDP send exception: send: No buffer space available ERROR: NETWORK_SEND_ERROR

The error is caused by the maximum network sockets size set in macOS, a value usually small and unsuited for modern high speed networks. The solution consists in increasing the maximum allowed size for socket buffers and, in case the problem persists, the number of mbuf clusters. The procedure is simple, please find out all the details in the manual. Open the README.md file with any viewer and consult the "Note on macOS and UDP" section.

 

Download the software here:

 

Apple M1/M2 based machines notarized package:
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-arm64-notarized-2.0.0-beta-1.zip.sha512
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-arm64-notarized-2.0.0-beta-1.zip

Apple M1/M2 based machines package:
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-arm64-2.0.0-beta-1.tar.gz
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-arm64-2.0.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512

Apple Intel based machines notarized package:
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-x86_64-notarized-2.0.0-beta-1.zip
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-x86_64-notarized-2.0.0-beta-1.zip.sha512

Apple Intel based machines package:
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-x86_64-2.0.0-beta-1.tar.gz
https://eddie.website/repository/hummingbird/2.0-Beta1/hummingbird-macos-x86_64-2.0.0-beta-1.tar.gz.sha512

Kind regards & datalove
AirVPN Staff