Command-line tool

openconnect

brew/openconnect

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

Open client for Cisco AnyConnect VPN

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

scoop install openconnect

macOS

brew install openconnect

Linux

brew install openconnect

Connect to a server

sudo openconnect vpn.example.org

Connect to a server, forking into the background

sudo openconnect -b vpn.example.org

Terminate the connection that is running in the background

sudo killall -2 openconnect

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