Proton VPN: Private, Secure

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4.6
4.29L reviews
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PEGI 3
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About this app

Proton VPN is the world's only free VPN app that is safe to use and respects your privacy. Proton VPN is created by the CERN scientists behind Proton Mail - the world's largest encrypted email service. Our fast VPN offers secure, private, encrypted, and unlimited internet access with advanced privacy and security features. Proton VPN also unblocks access to popular websites and streaming platforms.

PCMag: “[Proton VPN] is a slick VPN with an excellent collection of advanced features, and it has the best free subscription plan we've seen."

Used by millions worldwide, Proton’s secure no-logs VPN offers 24/7 safe, private, and unlimited internet access and does not record your browsing history, display ads, sell your data to third parties, or limit downloads.

Free VPN features available to all users

• Unlimited data access with no bandwidth or speed restrictions
• Strict no logs policy; your privacy is our priority
• Bypass geo-restrictions: smart protocol selection automatically overcomes VPN bans and unblocks censored sites and content
• Discreet app icon option helps to disguise the presence of the VPN on your phone
• Full-disk encrypted servers protect your data privacy
• Perfect forward secrecy: encrypted traffic cannot be captured and decrypted later
• DNS leak protection: we encrypt DNS queries to ensure that your browsing activity cannot be exposed through DNS leaks
• Always-on VPN / kill switch offers protection against leaks caused by accidental disconnections

Premium VPN features

• Access 12,000+ high speed servers across 117 countries worldwide
• Fast VPN: high-speed server network with connections up to 10 Gbps
• VPN Accelerator: unique technology increases Proton VPN's speeds by up to 400% for a faster browsing experience
• Unblock access to blocked or censored content to get unlimited internet access
• Connect up to 10 devices to the VPN at the same time
• Ad blocker (NetShield): a DNS filtering feature that protects you from malware, blocks ads, and prevents website trackers from following you across the web
• Stream films, sports events, and videos on any streaming service (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, BBC iPlayer etc) with our fast server network
• File-sharing and P2P support
• Secure Core servers protect against network-based attacks with multi-hop VPN
• Split tunneling support allows you to select which apps go through the VPN tunnel

Why Proton VPN?

• Internet security for everyone: our goal is to make online privacy accessible to all
• No personal data required to sign up
• Highest strength encryption for your connection makes it better than an internet proxy
• One click “Quick Connect” to secure your internet connection on public Wifi hotspots
• We only use VPN protocols that are proven to be secure: OpenVPN and WireGuard
• Independently audited by third-party security experts, and all results on our website
• Trusted open-source code that can be reviewed for security by anyone
• Data protection using AES-256 and 4096 RSA encryption
• Multi-platform support across Android, Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS and more

Join the privacy revolution

• Your support is important as it allows us to continue our mission to bring online freedom to people around the globe. Get our private VPN free today and enjoy fast and unlimited VPN connections and secure internet from anywhere.
• Proton VPN breaks down the barriers of internet censorship, allowing you to access unlimited restricted online content.

Global VPN server network

• Proton VPN has thousands of secure VPN servers worldwide, including hundreds of free VPN servers to ensure a high-bandwidth server nearby.
Updated on
9 Apr 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Financial info and App info and performance
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted
Independent security review

Ratings and reviews

4.6
4.07L reviews
Luke_425
8 February 2025
There used to be a feature in the free plan where users could choose from a number of different servers across a few countries. This has been replaced by a system in which the app will automatically pick a server in a country that could well be halfway across the world from you, killing your internet speed. There's an option to change, but that's random and only available after a cooldown that can last 20 minutes. It's just straight up not good enough and should not have been changed from before
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Proton AG
3 February 2025
With the Free plan changes, we aim to provide optimal speeds and latency to everyone using our free, unlimited, ad-free VPN. That said, although you can't select a specific server as a free user, you can change the server that was initially assigned to you. To access region-specific content, check out our paid plans at protonvpn.com/pricing.
Jack Mcdonagh
13 February 2025
I acctually love this app. Use it all the time and the speeds are almost as good as my normal WiFi. The fact it's so easy to connect and disconnect with no ads in between is unrivalled. The only downside is that you can't choose what country which is a bit annoying when watching netflix or something so that's y it's a 4
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Proton AG
14 February 2025
With the Free plan changes, we aim to provide optimal speeds and latency to everyone using our free, unlimited, ad-free VPN. That said, although you can't select a specific server as a free user, you can change the server that was initially assigned to you. To access region-specific content, check out our paid plans at protonvpn.com/pricing.
Soaemlix Protonmail
5 May 2025
Been using Proton VPN for over a year and have recommended it to countless people. Over the last 2-3 weeks, though, connections have either struggled to connect or have disconnected at random. Have uninstalled and reinstalled and there seems little difference. Had the same issue on VPN for Firestick. Will stick with Proton because I really enjoy their products and what they are trying to achieve and hope this VPN issue sorts itself out soon.
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Proton AG
6 May 2025
That doesn’t sound right. Could you share some more details about the issue? Are you receiving any error messages? Have you tried switching protocols? Are you using any other VPNs on the same device? Are you using any firewall or antivirus? Contact us through the 'Report an issue' option in the app menu so we can help you troubleshoot.

What's new

Custom DNS is now available in Profiles configurations, allowing you to create distinct Profiles with varying third-party DNS resolvers.