Does OSX support (importing) OpenVPN profiles?

Question

Is there some way to import the settings of an OpenVPN client into the built-in VPN client in Mountain Lion? Or am I comparing apples to oranges?

It does not but please assure that you request this feature at http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html -- it matters if you want the feature!! — sorin, Nov 22 '16 at 20:26

score 18 · Answer 1 · edited Jun 15 '20 at 08:04

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No.

As of Sept 2012 (and Mountain Lion), macOS does not support OpenVPN in the built-in "Network Manager".

Out-of-the-box macOS only supports:

However, you can use the following third-party OpenVPN clients in macOS:

I can confirm that both Shimo and Viscosity support the import of .ovpnprofiles.

edited Jun 15 '20 at 08:04

Community

answered Sep 26 '12 at 12:29

gentmatt

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Tunnelblick does too. I've distributed `.ovpn` profiles in the past to users. – Jason Salaz Sep 26 '12 at 12:37
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Update: El Capitan supports [IKEv2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Key_Exchange) as well. – kojiro Feb 21 '16 at 16:22
@kojiro so does that mean we can use `.ovpn` to connect now? – JohnnyQ Mar 18 '16 at 00:35
I do not know, but would love to hear about it. – kojiro Mar 18 '16 at 11:51
Hello from 2022! Nothing changed. Still using Tunnelblick... – porfirion Feb 18 '22 at 17:32