openvpn
brew install openvpnSSL/TLS VPN implementing OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension
https://openvpn.net/community/
License: GPL-2.0-only WITH openvpn-openssl-exception
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/openvpn.json
Formula code: openvpn.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
golden gate | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| tahoe | ✅ | |
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 2.7.8 |
Revision: 1
Depends on:
| lz4 | 1.10.0 | Extremely Fast Compression algorithm |
| lzo | 2.10 | Real-time data compression library |
| openssl@4 | 4.1.0 | Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit |
| pkcs11-helper | 1.31.0 | Library to simplify the interaction with PKCS#11 |
Depends on when building from source:
| pkgconf | 3.0.10 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Binaries:
openvpn
Service:
| Start now and at startup: | sudo brew services start openvpn |
| Run directly: | $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/openvpn/sbin/openvpn --config $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/openvpn/openvpn.conf |
GitHub Packages downloads:
| Last 30 days | 46,032 |
|---|---|
| Downloads | 4,333,812 |
| Analytics install events (30 days) | 4,291 |
| Downloads / install events (30 days) | 10.7× |
Source: GitHub Packages, fetched 2026-10-31T09:47:04Z. Analytics dates: 2026-10-01 to 2026-10-31. Totals exclude downloads from Bintray before the migration to GitHub Packages. Downloads and install attempts measure different things; the difference does not count analytics opt-outs. Definitions and limitations.
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 4,283 | 10,173 | 48,207 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 8 | 21 | 100 |
| Installs on Request | 4,239 | 10,108 | 48,111 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 8 | 21 | 100 |
| Build Errors | 9 |