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CLUSTER VPN-CLIENT-DESKTOP · 14 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-09-11

Desktop VPN client apps

This cluster consists of desktop VPN client applications that provide secure, encrypted connections through graphical interfaces, supporting account sign-in, server selection, and connection management. The dated history is too thin to read a shape from—only 4 dated entries predate the index, with 3 members having no source date. All traction leaders show 0 stars, indicating no significant engagement signal.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

FEB 2024: 1FEB 2026: 1JUL 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 7OCT 2026: 2
FEB 2024OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 hand-coded · 13 unlabelled

Operator · 5 hobby · 4 commercial · 3 open source · 2 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 14 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01n2n-winui3★14 days—hobbyDesktop client for virtual private networks that lets users sign in to their own server and manage the VPN connection.
  2. 02dropovpn2★2 daysliveDesktop VPN client for macOS and Windows that connects to OpenVPN servers, reconnects automatically, and stores passwords encrypted.
  3. 03ocelotVPN2★15 dayslivehobbyVPN client that connects to Cisco AnyConnect-compatible servers, remembers profiles, and reconnects automatically.
  4. 04VProtocol1★1 day—hobbyCross-platform desktop VPN client that routes traffic over a standard SSH connection without server-side setup and supports compatible and fast modes.
  5. 05insellers-desktop0★17 days—commercialDesktop client for a VPN service that provides secure and private connections across major operating systems.
  6. 06Patriot VPN – fast and stable0★9 dayslivecommercialVPN client that lets users import their own subscription links and connect to chosen server locations with one tap.
  7. 07zivpn-desktop0★20 days—hand-codedhobbyDesktop VPN client with a graphical interface that connects to UDP tunneling servers for encrypted network access.
  8. 08fortin0★23 days—VPN client that connects to FortiClient gateways and automates Microsoft SAML sign-in from the menu bar or command line, supporting push and TOTP second-factor authentication.
  9. 09GateKeepersVPN-Desktop0★1 mo—commercialDesktop VPN client that connects to VPN profiles, manages routes, and verifies connection status.
  10. 10Trayscale0★1 moliveopen sourceDesktop tray application providing a graphical interface for managing and monitoring a mesh VPN connection on a local machine.
  11. 11Outline Manager0★5 moliveopen sourceDesktop app that sets up personal VPN servers and manages user access keys and usage data.
  12. 12JNordVPN Manager0★unknownlivehobbyDesktop graphical interface that manages VPN connections on Linux, offering server search, connection control, recent connections, and a world map view.
  13. 13SingLinkVPN0★unknownlivecommercialDesktop VPN client that signs users into their account, selects a server, and manages VPN connections from a graphical interface.
  14. 14ike-qt0★unknownliveopen sourceVPN connection manager that lets users create, configure, and use IPsec VPN connections to open source and commercial servers.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.