Downloads

Secure Downloads: Download the platform package you need, then download the matching .sha256 file whenever it is available and verify it before installing.

Platform Installation Guide

Windows

Install the OpenVPN client from the official community downloads page, then use the ALightVPN desktop app or console client to connect.

OpenVPN Community Downloads

Option A — Desktop app: Download ALightVPN.exe below.

Option B — Console client: Download alightvpn-console-win-x64.zip (or win-arm64) below. Self-contained — no runtime required. Extract and run alightvpn.exe from a terminal.

OpenVPN installer: If you need the OpenVPN GUI installer for Windows, download ALightVPN.zip below, verify its hash, and extract it.

macOS

Install OpenVPN with Homebrew, then use the ALightVPN console client that matches your CPU architecture.

brew install openvpn

Download alightvpn-console-osx-arm64.zip for Apple Silicon or alightvpn-console-osx-x64.zip for Intel Macs.

Extract the zip, then run ./alightvpn from a terminal.

Linux

Install OpenVPN from your distribution's package manager or build from source, then use the ALightVPN console client.

sudo apt-get install -y openvpn

Download alightvpn-console-linux-x64.zip (or linux-arm64) below.

Extract and run ./alightvpn. The client needs sudo to launch OpenVPN unless already running as root.

ALightVPN Console Clients

Self-contained single-file console applications for each platform.

Platform	File	Size	Actions
Linux ARM64	`alightvpn-console-linux-arm64.zip`	31.32 MB	Download SHA256
Linux x64	`alightvpn-console-linux-x64.zip`	33.06 MB	Download SHA256
Windows ARM64	`alightvpn-console-win-arm64.zip`	31.77 MB	Download SHA256
macOS ARM64 (Apple Silicon)	`alightvpn-console-osx-arm64.zip`	31.06 MB	Download SHA256
Windows x64	`alightvpn-console-win-x64.zip`	33.07 MB	Download SHA256
macOS x64	`alightvpn-console-osx-x64.zip`	32.96 MB	Download SHA256

Quick Start

Linux / macOS:

unzip alightvpn-console-linux-x64.zip
chmod +x alightvpn
./alightvpn

Windows (PowerShell):

Expand-Archive alightvpn-console-win-x64.zip
.\alightvpn.exe

First run:

The console client will offer to connect a free 10-minute VPN, then guide you through PQXDH key provisioning over the secure tunnel.

ALightVPN Windows Desktop App

The ALightVPN Windows desktop application. This is a self-contained single-file exe

File	Size	Actions
`ALightVPN.exe`	51.7 MB	Download SHA256

OpenVPN must be installed (see the OpenVPN Installer section above or the official community downloads).

Hash Verification

For every package that has a SHA256 button, download both files into the same folder and verify the package before using it.

Linux/macOS:

sha256sum -c downloaded-file.sha256

Windows (PowerShell):

Get-FileHash -Algorithm SHA256 .\downloaded-file

The generated .sha256 files contain the exact filename expected by sha256sum -c. A combined artifact-hashes.txt file with all hashes is also available in the Downloads folder.