# lexrus/VPNOn

Turn On your VPN like a hero.

Repository: https://github.com/lexrus/VPNOn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/vpnon
Homepage: https://itunes.apple.com/app/vpn-on/id951344279
Language: Swift
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2020-03-15T07:23:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4278, "days_push": 2362, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4510, forks 922 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:52.577170+00:00)

## What it is
VPNOn is an open-source iOS app that adds a Today Widget to Notification Center, letting users toggle IPSec IKEv1/IKEv2 VPN connections in seconds instead of navigating deep Settings menus. It also supports on-demand VPN activation for specified domains and vpnon:// URL schemes for quick configuration.

## Use cases
- turn on VPN quickly from iOS notification center widget
- automatically connect VPN when visiting specific domains
- add VPN server configurations via URL scheme
- manage multiple IPSec IKEv1/IKEv2 VPN profiles on iPhone or iPad
- avoid digging through nested iOS settings to enable VPN

## When to choose
- you want a fast, widget-based VPN toggle on iOS
- you use your own IPSec IKEv1/IKEv2 VPN server
- you need on-demand VPN per domain
- you want to build and customize an open-source VPN client yourself

## When to avoid
- you need OpenVPN, WireGuard, or other non-IPSec protocols
- you want a ready-made App Store app without building it with Xcode
- you need VPN on Android, macOS, or other platforms
- you need actively maintained software with recent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: vpn, networking, privacy, gui
- domain: privacy, networking, mobile-development, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: vpn-widget, ios-today-extension, ikev2, on-demand-vpn, open-source-ios-app, ios, mobile, swift

## Member repositories
- lexrus/VPNOn (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:52.577170+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 2026-08-29T18:20:21.097226+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lexrus/VPNOn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:52.577170+00:00, sha 89d173b5a718)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.