expresso is a command line interface to control the ExpressVPN app. It uses the same native messaging interface as the open-source ExpressVPN browser extension.
Download the latest release here. expresso is a self-contained executable and has no dependencies.
Or you can install via Homebrew using sttz/homebrew-tap, see the tap readme for instructions.
expresso also comes with an Alfred workflow, which enables to easily choose locations, connect and disconnect from Alfred.
Download the workflow here. The workflow bundles expresso, so you don't need to install anything else.
Legend
- ⚡️Connected location
- ❤️Location favorited in the ExpressVPN app
- 🕙Recent location
- 👍Recommended «Smart Location»
expresso v1.3.0
USAGE: expresso [--help] [--version] [--verbose...] [--quiet] [--timeout <arg>]
<action>
GLOBAL OPTIONS:
-h, --help Show this help
--version Print the version of this program
-v, --verbose Increase verbosity of output, can be repeated
-q, --quiet Only output necessary information and errors
-t, --timeout <arg> Override the default connect/disconnect timeout (in
milliseconds)
---- LOCATIONS:
List all available VPN locations
USAGE: expresso [options] locations
---- STATUS:
Show the current VPN connection status
USAGE: expresso [options] status
---- CONNECT:
Connect to a VPN location
USAGE: expresso [options] connect [--change] [--random] [--toggle] [<location>]
OPTIONS:
-c, --change Change current location when already connected
--random Choose a random location in the given country
--toggle Disconnect instead when already connected (to the given
location with --change)
<location> Location to connect to, either location id, country or
keyword
---- DISCONNECT:
Disconnect from the current VPN location
USAGE: expresso [options] disconnect
---- ALFRED:
Output the main options for the Alfred workflow
USAGE: expresso [options] alfred [--locations]
OPTIONS:
--locations Output the locations for the Alfred workflow
---- REPL:
Interactively communicate with the helper
USAGE: expresso [options] repl