Netpala is a lightweight (hopefully) terminal-friendly NetworkManager wrapper written in Go. It’s a clone of Impala.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Lists available network devices
- Shows known and scanned networks
- Shows VPN connections
- Add and connect to:
- WPA-PSK
- WPA-SAE
- WPA-Enterprise (EAP)
- Open Networks
- Force network scan
- Enable/Disable devices
- Communicates with NetworkManager + wpa_supplicant over DBus
Website: github.com/joel-sgc/netpala
Support:
Developer: Joel Gutierrez
License: WTFPL license

Netpala is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Wi-Fi Terminal-Based Managers | |
|---|---|
| Impala | TUI for managing wifi on Linux |
| wlctl | TUI for managing WiFi using NetworkManager |
| Netpala | Golang based Wi-Fi manager |
| wifitui | Fast featureful friendly wifi terminal UI |
| nmtui-go | TUI to manage NetworkManager Wi-Fi connections |
| Orbit | WiFi and Bluetooth manager for Wayland |
| linktui | Manage Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and WireGuard VPN connections |
| Gazelle | Minimal NetworkManager TUI |
| connex | Modern Wi-Fi manager |
| nettui | Unified interface for managing Wi-Fi and Ethernet connections |
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