OpenVPN/openvpn-gui
OpenVPN GUI is a graphical frontend for OpenVPN running on Windows (10 and 11). It creates an icon in the notification area from which you can control OpenVPN to start/stop your VPN tunnels, view the log and do other useful things. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 99
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4205
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 8
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1793 stars · 462 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
OpenVPN GUI is a graphical frontend for OpenVPN on Windows 10 and 11, providing a notification-area icon to start and stop VPN tunnels, view logs, and manage connections. It is bundled by default with official OpenVPN installers.
Use cases
- control openvpn tunnels from the windows system tray
- start and stop vpn connections with a gui on windows
- view openvpn connection logs
- auto-start vpn client on windows logon
- manage multiple .ovpn profiles on windows
When to choose
- you use OpenVPN on Windows and want a simple tray-based client
- you need to start/stop VPN tunnels and view logs without the command line
- you want the VPN client to launch automatically at Windows logon
When to avoid
- you need a VPN client on Linux or macOS
- you want a full-featured VPN management dashboard or centralized policy control
- you use a non-OpenVPN protocol like WireGuard
Facets
application · maturity active
gui security vpn security privacy windows networking windows vpn-client openvpn system-tray network-access-control desktop
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-gui · fetched 2026-08-28 · cb76802e4572
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN/openvpn-gui | main | 77 |
For agents
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