hide OpenVPN Connect Window at start

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colypos
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hide OpenVPN Connect Window at start

Post by colypos » Mon Feb 20, 2023 1:02 pm

Hello

Is it possible to not make the OpenVPN Connect Window appear at MacOS startup?

I like to have OpenVPN handy in the Menubar, but not as a Window at startup.

Thanks

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JosephS
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Re: hide OpenVPN Connect Window at start

Post by JosephS » Mon Feb 27, 2023 1:36 pm

In the Connect App settings, you should see a section called "Launch Options" just select "None". The window will no-longer appear on startup, although this way you will need to manually launch the app whenever you need to use it.

colypos
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Re: hide OpenVPN Connect Window at start

Post by colypos » Mon Feb 27, 2023 3:26 pm

Thank you for your reply.

I like to have it handy in the menu without having to start the application.
But okay I can live with that :-(

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Re: hide OpenVPN Connect Window at start

Post by dseehof » Thu Jan 23, 2025 6:29 am

Since the original question was never answered - did anyone figure out a way to do what the OP was trying to do? Start the App, but only have it appear in the menu bar vs. opening the app window?

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Re: hide OpenVPN Connect Window at start

Post by dseehof » Thu Jan 23, 2025 8:10 am

FYI - I created an Automator Application and used the command line parameter --minimize to start OpenVPN which does exactly that when you put it in Login Items.

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