RiseupVPN1.5.3
Publisher Description
RiseupVPN -RiseupVPN is a trusted, zero-registration, anonymous VPN
RiseupVPN is open source, fast, secure, super easy to use, and free! You just install it and run it—zero configuration, zero registration. RiseupVPN does not require a user account, keep logs, or track you in any way.
VPNs help protect your privacy and secure your online activity, but it’s super important to use a trusted VPN provider. Riseup has been providing secure communications for decades and is a well respected and trusted provider of online communication tools (https://riseup.net).
OPEN SOURCE AND THIRD-PARTY AUDITED
Like any good VPN, RiseupVPN helps you to protect your internet traffic against mass surveillance, enhances your online privacy, and can help bypass censorship. RiseupVPN
– is third-party audited and uses only open source technology
– encrypts and protects your traffic from the spying eyes of your internet service provider
– secures your browsing traffic on public and private Wi-Fi networks
– hides your IP and your real location from websites and online services
– circumvents censorship and allows you access to blocked content
THIS IS A FREE, DONATION-FUNDED SERVICE
RiseupVPN is free to use and funded by donations from users like you. We believe everyone should have access to secure communication tools. Your donations keep RiseupVPN running. Thank you! https://riseup.net/vpn/donate
DEVELOPED BY OUR TRUSTED PARTNERS, LEAP
RiseupVPN is developed by our trusted partner, LEAP Encryption Access Project. Founded in 2012, LEAP is dedicated to giving all internet users access to secure communication. There are many fronts in the fight against the enclosure of the internet and the relentless efforts to surveil and monetize our lives. LEAP is part of the growing effort to expand the use of circumvention technology to protect us from government and corporate incursion into our online lives. https://leap.se
MORE TRANSLATIONS!
We want to continue to expand the use of VPNs, and translations are critical to this effort. Contributions to this effort are greatly appreciated and can be done here: Transifex project https://app.transifex.com/otf/bitmask/dashboard/
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRUSTED VPNs
At Riseup, we believe it is important for everyone to use some technology like VPN or Tor to encrypt their internet traffic. Why? Because the internet is being broken by governments, internet service providers (ISPs), and corporations. Read more about this here, https://riseup.net/en/vpn/why-is-needed, use our free VPN, and please don’t forget to donate so we can keep providing this valuable service.
TECH SPECS
– 100% Open Source, and third party audited by Cure53
– Built on Android's VPNService
– Uses OpenVPN with WireGuard coming soon
– UDP for fast connections, and TCP for more stability
– No IPv6 Leaks: will not leak IPv6 traffic
– No DNS Leaks: RiseupVPN is configured on both the client and the server to prevent any leaking of DNS.
About RiseupVPN
The company that develops RiseupVPN is LEAP Encryption Access Project. The latest version released by its developer is 1.5.3. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 4.0.
To install RiseupVPN on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2025-04-14 and was downloaded 579 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the RiseupVPN as malware if the download link to se.leap.riseupvpn is broken.
How to install RiseupVPN on your Android device:
- Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
- Once the RiseupVPN is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
- A pop-up window with the permissions required by RiseupVPN will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
- RiseupVPN will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.
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Version History
version 1.5.3
posted on 2025-04-14
features:
- provide support for quic as obfuscation protocol
- improve bridge hopping mode
bugfixes:
- reduce obfuscated connection failure rates after changing settings
- fix updating VPN certificate via APIv5
- fix minor UI bugs in location selection and censorship circumvention settings
- remove camera permission, since invite code scanning feature is not yet enabled for RiseupVPN
version 1.5.3
posted on 2025-04-14
features:
- provide support for quic as obfuscation protocol
- improve bridge hopping mode
bugfixes:
- reduce obfuscated connection failure rates after changing settings
- fix updating VPN certificate via APIv5
- fix minor UI bugs in location selection and censorship circumvention settings
- remove camera permission, since invite code scanning feature is not yet enabled for RiseupVPN
version 1.4.1
posted on 2025-02-15
- update censorship circumvention library
- support for provider setups with multiple bridges colocated with a gateway
- translation updates (again love to all contributors)
- support for elliptic curve private keys used in VPN setup
version 1.3.1
posted on 2024-10-02
Fixes an app crash during provider setup in case the app has been moved to the background
version 1.2.0
posted on 2024-04-30
features:
* updated openvpn, openssl, tor, snowflake
* encrypted storage
* new provider setup UI
* Support for Android 13
* enforce TLS 1.3 on all Android versions
* Dns over Https (DoH) during provider setup
bugfixes:
* fixed possible on-device DoS vulnerability, leading to app crashes
* fixed task hijacking vulnerability (aka. strandhogg)
* fixed blocking VPN service stopping and notifications disappearing correctly
* disable location selection button if provider only supports 1 location
version 1.1.8
posted on 2023-11-13
Since the last releases were not fully rolled-out, a summary of version 1.1.6 - 1.1.8:
* updated design
* improved circumvention capabilities
* updated dependencies (openvpn, tor, snowflake etc.)
* updated translations
* fixed crashes and other bugs
* support for Message of the Day
* 1.1.7 fix: hiding debugging entries in settings
* 1.1.8 fix: uploaded correct google playstore version
version 1.1.2
posted on 2022-05-07
features:
* Tor on Snowflake: use new circumvention tech to unblock the communication between RiseupVPN and it's configuration servers
* many, many new translations
* update dependencies: ics-openvpn, openssl, lz4
bugfixes:
* some app crash fixes
* disable LED for VPN status notifications, enable them if app updates are available
* improvement of some wordings
version 1.1.1
posted on 2022-02-07
bugfixes:
- fix VPN not turning on:
* ensure native libraries are correctly extracted from Android App Bundles
version 1.0.9
posted on 2021-06-05
features:
- updated translations
bug fixes:
- fix app crash in gateway selection error handling
- removed Slovenian language as it is unmaintained right now
- fixed potential crashes due to wrong string formatting in several languages
version 1.0.7
posted on 2021-02-11
features:
- new translations, more will come soon
bugfixes:
fixed relaunch of the VPN on reboot:
-> in case always-on system setting is enabled on Android O+
-> in case VPN was connected before turning off the smartphone on pre Android O
-> better support for "Block connections without VPN" system setting while rebooting


