
NovaAccess - Tailnet Tools
VPN-Free SSH|SFTP|Monitor|Web
Free · In-App Purchases
Connect to your Tailscale network without VPN permissions. SSH, monitor servers, browse private sites, and edit remote files - all in one native app.
NovaAccess lets you securely access your Tailnet without requiring VPN permissions.
It works alongside any VPN, including the Tailscale VPN, avoiding conflicts while keeping your existing setup intact.
Built natively with Swift, NovaAccess delivers a fast, reliable, and battery-friendly experience for managing servers on iOS.
Built upon tailscale private network technologies using pure user-space networking, NovaAccess can resume your detach SSH session back when your bring back to foreground even when app goes completely background(no network activity) , this is quite handy for the popular agent coding(with claude/codex/gemini and others) without losing your work on a remote machine.
What You Can Do
1. Secure SSH Access
- Connect to servers reachable through your Tailnet, even without public IPs
- Automatic Tailnet host discovery with live updates
- Swift-native VT100-compatible terminal emulator
- No bastion hosts/jump server required, secured by WireGuard technology
2. Linux Server Monitoring
- Real-time dashboards for CPU, memory, disk, and network usage
- Detailed process lists for debugging performance or stability issues
- Works for both cloud servers and homelabs
3. In-App Web Access
- Access web services running inside your Tailnet or behind subnet routers
- Built-in browser with support for Tailnet DNS names(aka MagicDNS)
- Transparently access the public Internet which is handy for preview some internal web apps
4. SFTP File Management
- Preview, upload, and download files over SFTP
- Swift-native text editor with Tree-sitter-based syntax highlighting
- Supports well know format such as bash/yaml/toml/html/css/javascript/json and more
Free Features
- Tailnet connectivity with automatic host discovery
- Native SSH terminal with customizable themes and fonts
- Custom login server support for self-hosted Headscale users
Pro Features (Subscription or Lifetime Unlock)
- Multiple Tailnets with one-tap switching
- Linux server monitoring
- In-app web access (need iOS 17+ to work due to WebView limitations)
- File management over SFTP
Note:
1. NovaAccess is not affiliated with Tailscale Inc
2. We take you privacy seriously, we do not collect your data and all your sensitive data is stored securely on the device
3. NovaAccess is built upon fork of Tailscale's libtailscale core(by removing Telemetry), it's Open Sourced in https://github.com/GalaxNet-Ltd/libtailscale
4. For any issues or advice, you can write to nova-support@galaxnet.cc and we are glad to help you to make the app better
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Access your Tailscale network directly from your device - no VPN permission required.
New in this version:
- Custom login server (free)
- import/generate SSH keys for password-less SSH authentication (free)
- Web browser with tab support for private web services
- Improved tailnet switching experience
- Enhanced monitoring dashboard for favorites
- UI refinements across the app
NovaAccess lets you connect to your Tailscale nodes, SSH into servers, monitor Linux hosts, browse internal websites, and manage files via SFTP - all within a native iOS experience.
The developer, GalaxNet Ltd., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Accessibility
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Information
- Size
- 54 MB
- Category
- Developer Tools
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- NovaAccess Pro (Lifetime) 17,99 €
- NovaAccess Pro (Annual) 6,99 €
- Provider
GalaxNet Ltd.
- GalaxNet Ltd. has not identified itself as a trader for this app. If you are a consumer in the European Economic Area, consumer rights do not apply to agreements between you and the provider.
- Copyright
- © 2026 GalaxNet Ltd.