Alternatives to Viscosity
A native OpenVPN client for macOS and Windows with a graphical editor, traffic statistics and DNS control. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Viscosity
A native OpenVPN client for macOS and Windows with a graphical editor, traffic statistics and DNS control.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Viscosity.
Tunnelblick
A free, open-source graphical OpenVPN client for macOS that bundles everything needed to connect.
Tunnelblick is a free, open-source OpenVPN client that bundles everything needed to connect, but it runs only on macOS.
OpenVPN Connect
The official OpenVPN client app for connecting to OpenVPN servers from desktop and mobile devices.
OpenVPN Connect is the free official OpenVPN client that imports .ovpn profiles and adds Linux and mobile apps, though it is geared towards OpenVPN's commercial products.
Passepartout
An open-source OpenVPN and WireGuard client for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV.
Passepartout is an open-source client for Apple platforms supporting both OpenVPN and WireGuard, with on-demand rules, but has no Windows version.
OpenVPN Community
The VPN protocol and client that has been the default for two decades, and still runs on everything.
OpenVPN Community's free open-source client adds Linux, Android and iOS support, but lacks Viscosity's polished graphical editor and traffic statistics.
Pritunl
A self-hosted VPN server for OpenVPN, WireGuard and IPsec, managed through a web interface.
Pritunl provides free open-source clients alongside a self-hosted server for OpenVPN, WireGuard and IPsec, a larger setup than a standalone client.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
OpenVPN Access Server
A self-hosted business VPN server with a web admin interface, free for two simultaneous connections.
WireGuard
A small, fast VPN protocol and set of official clients that connect two machines by exchanging public keys.
OpenVPN for Android
An open-source OpenVPN client for Android, developed as a spare-time project by Arne Schwabe.
WireSock Secure Connect
A WireGuard VPN client for Windows with per-app split tunnelling and DPI evasion options.
DNS Leak Test
A web test that shows which DNS servers your connection is actually using.
OpenConnect
An open-source command-line client for Cisco AnyConnect, GlobalProtect, Fortinet and other SSL VPNs.
