Tunnelblick Alternatives for Mac

There are many alternatives to Tunnelblick for Mac if you are looking for a replacement. The best Mac alternative is OpenVPN Connect, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Tunnelblick and 11 are available for Mac so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Mac alternatives to Tunnelblick are WireGuard, SoftEther VPN, Viscosity and Wireskip.

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Tunnelblick alternatives are mainly VPN Services but may also be VPN Clients or Virtual LAN Software.  Other popular filters includes iPad + Free + VPN and Windows + Open Source. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Tunnelblick.
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Tunnelblick is a free, open source graphic user interface for OpenVPN on OS X and macOS. It provides easy control of OpenVPN client and/or server connections.

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Tunnelblick alternatives page was last updated Dec 12, 2024
  1. OpenVPN Connect icon
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    OpenVPN Connect provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers.

    54 OpenVPN Connect alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron

    Properties

    1.  Security-focused
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Online Anonymity
    2.  Cisco AnyConnect
    3.  OpenVPN
    4.  Voice Chat
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  No Logs
    8.  Ad-free
    9.  Encrypted VPN
    10.  Private repositories
    11.  OS deployment
    12. KeePass icon  Keepass integration
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    • Most users think OpenVPN Connect is a great Tunnelblick alternative.

    • OpenVPN Connect is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Tunnelblick.

    • OpenVPN Connect is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tunnelblick.

    • OpenVPN Connect is Freemium and Open SourceTunnelblick is Free and Open Source
    • OpenVPN Connect is Security-focused, Privacy focused and LightweightTunnelblick is not according to our users
  2. WireGuard icon
     218 likes

    WireGuard is an extremely simple yet fast and modern VPN that utilizes state-of-the-art cryptography. It aims to be faster, simpler, leaner, and more useful than IPSec, while avoiding the massive headache. It intends to be considerably more performant than OpenVPN.

    53 WireGuard alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • iPad
    • F-Droid
    • OpenWrt

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Encrypted VPN
    2.  Fast speed
    3.  No Logs
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  End-to-End Encryption
    6.  WireGuard
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  AES-256 Encryption
    9.  No Tracking
    10.  Built-in VPN
    11.  No registration required
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  3. SoftEther VPN icon
     118 likes

    SoftEther VPN ("SoftEther" means "Software Ethernet") is one of the world's most powerful and easy-to-use multi-protocol VPN software. It runs on Windows, Linux, Mac, FreeBSD and Solaris.

    53 SoftEther VPN alternatives
    SoftEther VPN screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused
    3.  Configurable

    Features

    1.  Virtual LAN
    2.  AES-256 Encryption
    3.  No registration required
    4.  WireGuard
    5.  Built-in VPN
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  End-to-End Encryption
    8.  Support for Multiple protocols
    9.  L2TP
    10.  Multiple languages
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  4. Viscosity icon
     18 likes

    Viscosity is a VPN client for Mac OS X and Windows. It allows a user to connect to a VPN server and establish a VPN connection. Viscosity provides a clear and intuitive user interface for creating, editing, and controlling VPN connections, and makes it easy for users new to VPN...

    17 Viscosity alternatives
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Viscosity Features

    1.  OpenVPN
    2.  Split routing
    3.  Sits in the MenuBar
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    Comments about Viscosity as an Alternative to Tunnelblick
     
    Guest

    Slick interface (version 1.8.6 on MacOS Catalina). Configuration of OpenVPN client options, including split routing, via menu.

    Positive commentOct 24, 2020
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    Guest

    It just works. No frills, and sits quietly in the background doing its job. +1

    Positive commentJun 10, 2020
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    • Most users think Viscosity is a great Tunnelblick alternative.

    • Viscosity is the most popular commercial alternative to Tunnelblick.

    • Viscosity is Paid and ProprietaryTunnelblick is Free and Open Source
  5. Wireskip icon
     1 like

    Wireskip is an open source VPN protocol designed with the goal of providing unrestricted access to the internet from anywhere.

    45 Wireskip alternatives
    Wireskip screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  REST API
    3.  Encrypted VPN
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  6. Amnezia VPN icon
     5 likes

    Amnezia VPN is a self-hosted client that allows you to set up a VPN on your own server using various protocols: OpenVPN, WireGuard, OpenVPN over Cloak, AmneziaWG, XRay, and others. The service does not log your requests.

    46 Amnezia VPN alternatives
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    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted

    Top Amnezia VPN Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Logs
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Decentralized
    6.  WireGuard
    7.  OpenVPN
    8.  Shadowsocks
    9.  End-to-End Encryption
    10.  AES-256 Encryption
    11.  Split Tunneling
    12.  Network Traffic Obfuscation
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    • Amnezia VPN is the most popular Web-based alternative to Tunnelblick.

    • Amnezia VPN is Free and Open SourceTunnelblick is also Free and Open Source
    • Amnezia VPN is DecentralizedTunnelblick is not according to our users
  7. OpenVPN Finder icon
     9 likes

    This simple tool finds free OpenVPN servers for you and allow you to download the OVPN config file. The extension is written on top of VPN Gate Academic Experiment Project that is an online service as an academic research at Graduate School of University of Tsukuba, Japan.

    148 OpenVPN Finder alternatives
    OpenVPN Finder screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Chrome OS

    OpenVPN Finder Features

    1.  OpenVPN
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  8. Passepartout VPN icon
     6 likes

    Passepartout is a smart OpenVPN client perfectly integrated with the iOS platform. Passepartout is the only app you need for both well-known OpenVPN providers and your personal OpenVPN servers.

    39 Passepartout VPN alternatives
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    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OpenVPN
    2.  Anonymous Proxy
    3.  On Demand
    4. Siri icon  Siri Integration
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  9. Shimo icon
     12 likes

    Shimo supports every major VPN protocol that is currently available: The widely used CiscoVPN, the very secure OpenVPN and all standard-compliant IPSec connections. It also handles Point-to-Point Tunneling (PPTP) and Layer 2 Tunneling (L2TP) protocols.

    15 Shimo alternatives
    Shimo screenshot 1

    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Shimo Features

    1.  Automatic Connection
    2.  L2TP
    3.  Cisco AnyConnect
    Discontinued

    No updates since 2019 https://www.shimovpn.com/changelog.html

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  10. OpenConnect GUI icon
     11 likes

    OpenConnect GUI is the graphical client of OpenConnect for Microsoft Windows systems (or any other system Qt and OpenConnect run on). OpenConnect is a VPN client that utilises TLS and DTLS for secure session establishment, and is compatible with the Cisco AnyConnect SSL VPN...

    6 OpenConnect GUI alternatives
    OpenConnect GUI screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cisco AnyConnect
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  11. VPN Tracker icon
     3 likes

    VPN Tracker is the best VPN client app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Get secure remote access to your network over fully end-to-end encrypted VPN.

    11 VPN Tracker alternatives
    VPN Tracker for Mac

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  End-to-End Encryption
    2.  WireGuard
    3.  OpenVPN
    4.  Cloud Sync
    5.  Two-factor Authentication
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  AES-256 Encryption
    8.  L2TP
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