# Open Ziti client on Linux Desktop

**URL:** <https://openziti.discourse.group/t/open-ziti-client-on-linux-desktop/5240>\
**Category:** Tunneler Apps\
**Created:** [October 17, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/open-ziti-client-on-linux-desktop/5240 "2025-10-17T02:36:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![007bond007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/0/3be4f8/32.png) [@007bond007](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/007bond007)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2025, 2:36am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/open-ziti-client-on-linux-desktop/5240/1 "2025-10-17T02:36:14Z")

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Hello,

I’ve been using OpenZiti for a while on Windows (in terms of end-user tunneller apps), however I recently switched my laptop to Pop OS (based on Ubuntu) and thought I’d be able to have a GUI just like in windows, showing my connections and identities in a user-friendly way - but it seems like there’s only the CLI open ziti tunneller app, which on the linux desktop would give me no visual indicators on if I’m connected or what identities are enabled, etc. Am I missing something here, and if not is it planned to do this?

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**Author:** ![TheLumberjack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/thelumberjack/32/113_2.png) [@TheLumberjack](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/TheLumberjack)\
**Post date:** [October 19, 2025, 3:21pm UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/open-ziti-client-on-linux-desktop/5240/2 "2025-10-19T15:21:48Z")

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Hi @007bond007,

At this time, there is no UI for linux. It's on our backlog but it's pretty deep in the backlog. There's no plan to make a linux-based UI at this time but I expect it will be something we do "some day", just no idea when. Cheers