An independent home for Outline’s work.
Outline Foundation’s mission is to protect people’s ability to participate in the Internet. We develop and freely share technology, tools, methods, and research that help people and organizations resist censorship.
Building on Outline’s decade of work
Outline launched at Jigsaw in 2018. The independent Outline Foundation, incorporated in 2025, carries the work forward with developers, researchers, operators, and communities.
The work has grown from making a virtual private network (VPN) practical to deploy, to making the underlying technology available across applications. We now want to help more people create reusable technology, extending who can contribute to censorship resistance.
Read the original launch announcement · Read the Foundation announcement
Transparency
Outline Foundation is registered as a nonprofit in Wyoming.
We have not yet applied to the IRS for recognition of tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3).
Brave New Software (BNS) is our fiscal sponsor. Our donation campaign is hosted on BNS’s Givebutter account.
We can only succeed if others succeed
Our contributions reach people through others. Operators run services and share access. App developers integrate capabilities for their audiences. Researchers and communities contribute evidence, local knowledge, and experience.
That gives us a reason to invest in clear interfaces, usable products, documentation, testing, and collaboration. We want others to be able to build on the work and make choices that fit the people they serve.
Get involved
Help sustain the shared work, build with the technology, or discuss a research or integration opportunity.