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Official IVPN Desktop app (by ivpn)
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Private Internet Access - Desktop VPN Client for Windows/macOS/Linux (by pia-foss)
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Posts with mentions or reviews of desktop-app. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-08.

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Posts with mentions or reviews of desktop. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-04-20.
  • Split Tunneling in Linux
    1 project | /r/PrivateInternetAccess | 8 Dec 2023
  • Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant
    3 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 20 Apr 2023
    I'm satisfied with the transparency Mullvad has shown by publishing its 9 audits.[1] I also appreciate how Mullvad releases up-to-date source code for all of its software clients, which I consider a bare minimum for any VPN to even be considered.[2]

    Private Internet Access, on the other hand, does not release up-to-date source code for its software clients:

    - PIA Android client: latest source release v3.14.0 (Mar 18, 2022) vs. latest Google Play release v3.18.0 (Feb 22, 2023)[3]

    - PIA iOS client: latest source release v3.14.0 (Mar 18, 2022) vs. latest App Store release v3.20.0 (Mar 1, 2023)[4]

    - PIA desktop client: latest source release v3.3.0 (Feb 23, 2022) / v3.4.1-beta1 (Aug 18, 2022) vs. latest downloadable release v3.3.1 (unknown)[5]

    - PIA browser extension: latest source release v3.1.0 (May 31, 2021) vs. latest Chrome Web Store release v3.2.0 (March 8, 2022)[6]

    It's not clear to me how much of a say you still have in PIA's operations, but if you have any influence, I kindly ask you to direct them to release the source code of PIA's clients on time, every time a new client version is released. Having open source clients was the PIA's last claim to credibility after PIA was acquired by the former adware/malware distributor Kape Technologies.[7]

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    [1] Mullvad's audits: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/tag/audits/

    [2] Mullvad's GitHub repos: https://github.com/mullvad

    [3] PIA Android client - GitHub: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privateint... / Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.privateint...

    [4] PIA iOS client - GitHub: https://github.com/pia-foss/vpn-ios/tags / App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vpn-by-private-internet-access...

    [5] PIA desktop client - GitHub: https://github.com/pia-foss/desktop/releases / PIA website: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/download/linux-vpn

    [6] PIA browser extension - GitHub: https://github.com/pia-foss/extension-chrome/releases / Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/private-internet-a...

    [7] HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21612488

  • The best how-to resources for creating derivations?
    1 project | /r/NixOS | 12 Apr 2023
    In case it matters I'm planning to have a go at building this: https://github.com/pia-foss/desktop
  • The person/company responsible for scalping all the Pretty Lights tickets
    3 projects | /r/aves | 8 Apr 2023
  • Desktop App v3.3.1 Closed Source Now?
    1 project | /r/PrivateInternetAccess | 1 Sep 2022
    Why is the latest version 3.3.1 Desktop app source no longer available on Github? Only compiled binary packages are linked along with their signatures on PIA site...
  • Connecting to unRaid Wireguard on public wifi
    1 project | /r/unRAID | 13 Nov 2021
    Their software is open source. There is certainly the possibility that they are logging what sites you are visiting, but as I understand it they have shown in court multiple times that it is not the case. This does certainly shake my trust in them though. Recommended alternative that doesn't log and supports a gigabit connection?
  • Changelog?
    1 project | /r/PrivateInternetAccess | 9 Sep 2021
    Looking for this?
  • How to build PIA client from source?
    4 projects | /r/PrivateInternetAccess | 8 Jun 2021
    I am building my home server on Raspberry Pi 4 B with Ubuntu 21.04. However, there's no installer for arm64 devices (the installer on the website only supports x86_64). Therefore I am going to build from the source here.
  • A note on using PIA app on Gentoo with OpenRC
    2 projects | /r/PrivateInternetAccess | 13 Apr 2021
  • VPN compatibility?
    3 projects | /r/wine_gaming | 4 Apr 2021
    If you want a VPN that works on Linux, choose one that uses standard protocols such as PIA which offers native clients as well as shell scripts (although I wrote my own)

What are some alternatives?

When comparing desktop-app and desktop you can also consider the following projects:

tailscale-android - Tailscale Android Client

manual-connections - Scripts for manual connections to Private Internet Access

ios-app - Official IVPN iOS app

pia-wg - Linux shell scripts for connecting to Private Internet Access VPN's Wireguard service

gof5 - Open Source F5 BIG-IP VPN client for Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD and Windows

android-app - Official IVPN Android app

ovpn-admin - Simple web UI to manage OpenVPN users.

openvpn3-linux - OpenVPN 3 Linux client

WireGuard-Guide - WireGuard Guide. Learn all about WireGuard for Networking and in the Cloud (Microsoft Azure, AWS, and Google Cloud).

unix-aws-vpn-client - Unix friendly AWS vpn client. (Extremely WIP! Expect things to break or move around! Will do my best to update README when I can.) This repo is technically a fork of: https://github.com/samm-git/aws-vpn-client

AdGuard-WireGuard-Unbound-Cloudflare - The ultimate self-hosted network security guide ─ Protection | Privacy | Performance for your network 24/7 Accessible anywhere [Moved to: https://github.com/trinib/AdGuard-WireGuard-Unbound-DNScrypt]

Electron - :electron: Build cross-platform desktop apps with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS

desktop-app vs tailscale-android desktop vs manual-connections desktop-app vs ios-app desktop vs pia-wg desktop-app vs gof5 desktop-app vs android-app desktop-app vs ovpn-admin desktop-app vs openvpn3-linux desktop-app vs WireGuard-Guide desktop-app vs unix-aws-vpn-client desktop-app vs AdGuard-WireGuard-Unbound-Cloudflare desktop-app vs Electron