OpenVPN for Android
OpenVPN for Android Summary
OpenVPN for Android is a mobile Android app in Communication by Arne Schwabe. Released in Apr 2012 (13 years ago). It has about 23M+ installs and 55.5K ratings with a 4.05★ (good) average. Based on AppGoblin estimates, it reaches roughly 442.4K monthly active users . Store metadata: updated Feb 5, 2026, version 218.
Recent activity: 14.3K installs this week (1.1M over 4 weeks) showing exceptional growth , and -5 new ratings this week View trends →
Data tracking: SDKs and third-party integrations were last analyzed on Mar 26, 2026. The app's network data flows (API traffic to/from the app and its SDKs) were last crawled on Mar 19, 2026.
Store info: Last updated on Google Play on Feb 5, 2026 (version 218).
OpenVPN for Android was last scanned for SDKs 2026-03-26. Below is the overview of third party companies detected in the app. The full list of raw SDKs, app permissions and unknown SDKs is available here.
Square
Kotlin
JetBrains4.05★
Ratings: 55.5K
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App Description
Full featured open source OpenVPN client for Android.
Openvpn for Android is an open source client based on the open source OpenVPN project.
It uses the VPNService API of Android 4.0+ and requires neither Jailbreak nor root on your telephone.
FAQ
Can I get free Internet
No, this app is for connecting to an OpenVPN server.
How to connect
OpenVPN is a client software to connect to an OpenVPN server. It is not an APP selling or provding any VPN services.
It allows to your own/company/university/provider OpenVPN server or to the VPN service of many of the commercial
VPN providers.
What is the difference between all the OpenVPN apps?
For more information about the different OpenVPN clients in the Playstore see this: http://ics-openvpn.blinkt.de/FAQ.html#faq_androids_clients_title
Access to your photos/media (Android older than 6.0)
This app implements a feature to import OpenVPN profiles from the SDCard/internal memory. Google categorizes this access "accessing your media and photos"
TAP Mode
Only tun mode support (Sorry no tap, with Android 4.0 only tun can be supported).
Joining Beta
The beta is open, you can the beta by using the join beta beta. Please note that often a beta is not available since I mostly use the beta function to pretest release candidates.
Translate the app
If you want to help to translate OpenVPN into your native language look at the homepage of this project.
Bug reports
Please report bug/suggestions via email or at the code Google Code project. But please read the FAQ before writing me.
Security
OpenSSL Heartbleed: OpenVPN for Android uses its own non vulnerable OpenSSL version. For more details about OpenVPN and Heartbleed see: https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/heartbleed