Free OpenVPN Server Finder

Free OpenVPN Server Finder

Display up-to-date list of public OpenVPN servers provided by VPN Gate (University of Tsukuba)

What is Free OpenVPN Server Finder?
Free OpenVPN Server Finder is a Chrome extension based on the VPNGate experimental project by the University of Tsukuba, Japan. This tool discovers and downloads free OpenVPN servers, allowing you to surf the internet securely through a VPN channel. It's designed to bypass government firewalls, protect your online identity, and encrypt your data, even on public Wi-Fi. In addition, it provides an option for batch downloading of multiple VPN profiles.
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By: unixeco
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 3.26 (43)
Version: 0.2.3 (Last updated: 2023-10-16)
Creation date: 2019-11-30
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • *://www.vpngate.net/api/*
Size: 582.66K
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This tool discovers and downloads free OpenVPN servers (download the OVPN configuration file for you). The extension is built on the VPNGate experimental project, which serves as an academic research service from the Graduate School of the University of Tsukuba, Japan. The project aims to enhance awareness of "Global Distributed Public VPN Relay Servers".

Once installed, open the panel and allow a few seconds for the VPN list to update. Then, you can select a suitable server and press the "download" button to obtain the OVPN config file.

Notable features:

  1. Overcome government firewalls to access restricted websites.
  2. Conceal your IP address, safeguarding your identity during Internet browsing.
  3. Ensure protection with strong encryption while using public Wi-Fi.
  4. You can now batch download multiple VPN profiles in a ZIP archive format

For reporting bugs, please visit: https://github.com/andy-portmen/ovfinder For more information, please visit: http://www.vpngate.net/en/about_overview.aspx

Please be aware that this extension is a simple wrapper built on top of VPN Gate's public API. It has nothing to do with the project itself.

User reviews
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Pros
  • Finds multiple open VPN servers from different countries
  • Works as intended
  • Open source
Cons
  • Unable to connect to any of the found servers
  • Limited functionality (e.g. no UDP, only TCP)
  • Not user-friendly
Most mentioned
  • Not working in certain countries
  • No download all option
  • Dependency on vpngate.net for functionality
  • Difficulty in finding and connecting to servers
  • Low speed on some servers
Recent reviews
Работает 10.03.24
by Aleksander Vertinski Aleksander Vertinski, 2024-03-10

Находит 99 штук из разных стран, но ни к одному подключиться нельзя.

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by Suleman You Suleman You, 2023-12-09
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Safety
Risk impact

Free OpenVPN Server Finder is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Free OpenVPN Server Finder has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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