How to Download the Plum Village Mobile App

The Plum Village App is available through the official app stores linked from the Plum Village App website (plumvillage.app). On the site you'll find Download on the App Store and Get it on Google Play buttons, which take you to the official listings for iOS and Android. Using those links is the safest way to make sure you install the genuine app rather than a copy from a third-party source.

Where the official download links are

The download buttons sit on the Plum Village App homepage, alongside a short description of the app and a video. The page describes it as "a free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations and other practices offered by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community."

Two store options are offered:

If you search the stores directly instead of using the site links, match the developer and app name carefully before installing, since the site itself is the reference point for the official listings.

What you get once it's installed

The app is built around bringing the Plum Village practice to your phone. According to the site, it includes hundreds of resources, with guided meditations and deep relaxations among them. One example shown on the homepage is a guided meditation by Brother Phap Linh on "taking care of feelings," which you can sit or lie down and follow.

The stated purpose comes from Thich Nhat Hanh's vision of using technology to share the practice: as Brother Phap Luu puts it on the site, the app is "to have Plum Village wherever we go."

Is it free, and how is it supported?

The site describes the app as free, and a review quoted on the page from Alex Dam (US, App Store review) calls it "by far the most useful meditation app I have ever encountered" and notes that it is free. The homepage also has a section titled How to support the app, so if you want to contribute or help sustain it, that's where the site points you. The page evidence doesn't list specific prices or payment details, so check that section on the site itself for current options.

Who makes it

The app is maintained by the Oak Forest Team, a small group that includes developers, a designer, translators, and a communications lead, with Sister True Dedication helping keep it in sync with the Plum Village monastic sangha from France. The team page also notes that Karim, a team member, passed away in February 2025.

If you want to know more before downloading

The homepage includes a video and a section asking "Do you want to know what comes next?", which points to further information about the app's development. Start at plumvillage.app, use the store buttons there, and you'll have the official app on your device.