How to use the Mullvad CLI

Follow these instructions to use the Mullvad command line interface (CLI) in your operating system's terminal.
 

Download

If you haven't already, first download the Mullvad VPN app and install it.
 

Add the CLI binary to your PATH

In order for your terminal/console to find the mullvad CLI binary, the Mullvad VPN app resource directory must be present in the PATH environment variable, which is where your OS searches for binaries.

In macOS

Open the terminal and run the following commands:

echo 'export PATH="/Applications/Mullvad VPN.app/Contents/Resources:$PATH"' >> ~/.bash_profile

source ~/.bash_profile

In Windows

1. In the Windows Start menu, search for and open advanced system settings.
2. In the System Properties window that opens, click on the Environment Variables button.
3. Under the System variables section, find and double-click on the row called Path.
4. In the new window that opens, click on New and enter "C:\Program Files\Mullvad VPN\resources\"

In Linux

The Mullvad VPN CLI is added to a system wide PATH directory (/usr/bin/) by default, so nothing has to be done here.

Available commands

These are the various commands available to you

Specify your account

Replace the number string with your Mullvad account number.