# 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.

Repository: https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-gui
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openvpn-gui
Language: C
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: security, vpn-client
Last push: 2026-08-25T20:37:03+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4205, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1793, forks 462 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.265217+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: gui, security, vpn
- domain: security, privacy, windows, networking
- platform: windows
- tags: vpn-client, openvpn, system-tray, network-access-control, desktop

## Member repositories
- OpenVPN/openvpn-gui (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.265217+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:55.843925+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn-gui (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.265217+00:00, sha cb76802e4572)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.