Network Manager

Save your network settings as profiles and switch between them in one click.

Made for Fedora with the GNOME desktop (tested on Fedora 44).

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What is it?

Do you move between home, the office and a café, and need different settings in each place? Network Manager lets you save everything a place needs (IP address, DNS, proxy, VPN, printer and more) as a profile. Pick a profile and the app applies it for you. It can even switch profiles on its own when you arrive somewhere.

What it can do

• Network: IP addresses (automatic or fixed), DNS servers, routes, Wi-Fi and VPN connections
• System: hostname, proxy, firewall zone, default printer, timezone
• Automatic switching: change profile based on the Wi-Fi network, your router, or the time of day
• Scheduling: activate a profile at a set time
• Connection watchdog: get notified, or reconnect, when the connection drops
• System tray: show an icon and switch profiles from the tray (GNOME needs the AppIndicator extension)
• Scripts: run your own scripts before or after a profile is applied, optionally sandboxed
• Privacy: your profiles are stored only on your computer, optionally encrypted with a passphrase
• Dashboard: see your current connection at a glance
• Follows your GNOME light or dark style

Install on Fedora

1. Download the latest .rpm file from the Releases page.

2. Install it:

   sudo dnf install ./network-manager-*.rpm

3. Open Network Manager from your app grid.

To remove it later: sudo dnf remove network-manager

Getting started

1. Open Profiles and click New Profile.
2. Give it a name (for example "Office") and add the settings you need.
3. Click Apply to switch to it.
4. Optional: add rules so the profile turns on by itself when you connect to a certain Wi-Fi network.

Build it yourself

sudo dnf install cargo rust gtk4-devel libadwaita-devel glib2-devel gettext-devel rpm-build
cargo build --release
./target/release/network-manager

To build your own RPM package, run ./scripts/package-rpm.sh. The package is saved in dist/rpm/.

Updates and privacy

The app checks GitHub once at startup to see if a newer version is available and shows a small notice if there is one. Connection checks ping 8.8.8.8 (the watchdog target can be changed in Settings), and the optional speed test downloads a file from Cloudflare. The app does not collect or send any personal data.

Feedback and contributing

Found a bug or have an idea? Open an issue. Want to help with the code? See CONTRIBUTING.md.

License

MIT. See LICENSE.

Author

Christos A. Daggas: chrisdaggas.com · info@chrisdaggas.com