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Nym VPN's Mac app gets the split tunneling feature users have been waiting for
Nym VPN's latest update also includes improved authentication and other quality-of-life improvements across all apps
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Nym VPN just launched a new update, adding split tunneling for mac OS
The update also includes a quality-of-life upgrade related to logging in
Nym VPN also launched an Alpha testing programme for testers
Nym VPN has just released a new update, bringing the app up to version v 2026.6. The patch covers a few different features.
Nym VPN is still in its early days, but while it may not exactly compete with the best VPNs yet, the ongoing streak of updates bodes well. Here's what's new in today's batch of upgrades, and how you can join Nym's Alpha testing group to help make the product as good as it can be.
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The biggest addition in the new Nym VPN patch is definitely the arrival of split tunneling for mac OS, currently in beta.
This lets you choose which apps go through the VPN tunnel and which connect directly to the internet instead. Split tunneling can help keep sensitive traffic protected through the VPN while letting other apps keep their connection for speed, compatibility, or access to local services.
To try split tunneling on mac OS, you'll need to grant Full Disk Access permission to view and select which apps will benefit.
On top of that, Nym says it has improved secure authentication based on recommendations from a 2025 Cure 53 audit, although it notes that some mac OS authentication changes are still coming in a later release. Just a heads up that if you're on Linux, you'll need to install policykit-1-gnome to reap the benefits of this improved authentication.
More minor updates include new diagnostic tools for Android, streamlined coding for DNS resolution across all versions of Nym VPN, and various improvements on both mac OS and Android.
If you want to actively help the Nym VPN team shape the future of the app before features are rolled out more widely, Nym is opening things up through an alpha testing program. You can join the community testing group, where builds are shared early and tested alongside the devs.
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According to Nym, new testers can join via its Telegram group. Every two weeks, both execs and devs interact in the group and test the new release with people from across the world.
Nym has been pushing out frequent updates over the past few months, gradually filling in gaps and improving usability across its apps.
Earlier releases focused on anti-censorship features and general usability improvements, but they also highlighted missing pieces, especially for Apple users. With split tunneling now arriving on mac OS, Nym is starting to deliver on features it had previously promised.
The company has also recently shared its two-year roadmap, outlining how it hopes that its privacy protection features will be able to beat all existing VPNs by 2027.
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