VPN Proton: Fast & Secure VPN

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4.6
358K reviews
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Content rating
Everyone
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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 10,000+ high speed servers across 110+ 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
Feb 14, 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
340K reviews
Nathan Morris
February 16, 2025
This App is Amazing it has helped me in times when I needed a reliable and effective vpn this app is perfect for anyone I would say even if in unreliable conditions or just haveing a hard time with maybe wifi or something this has helped me through my mobile issues the app does all it says it does. I also love the protocols that is amazing it allows you to pick anyone you want right away so you can pick the best protocol that you need at the time. I've had this app for about a Year on mobile 5/5
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Skye King
February 18, 2025
It's fine. It's slower than Express VPN. Also, it's super barebones. With Express VPN I could enable settings so whenever I connected to my work wifi it would automatically connect the VPN and on my home network it would disconnect the VPN so I could have faster speeds. There's none of that. Very little customization. The VPN is on or it's off and you choose the country. Kinda sucks because I don't want to ever accidentally forget to turn it on at work, so now I have to keep it on at all times.
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Proton AG
February 19, 2025
The default auto-connect option will connect you to the fastest available server for you. This leads to better load balancing and higher speed, which is a priority for free users. That said, you still have the option to switch to another randomly allocated server, or you can upgrade to connect to a specific server.
Ryan Terry
February 20, 2025
Great app and service, but would be nice if some automation capability was added. For example, to auto-connect VPN when on certain WiFi networks, disconnect VPN when disconnecting from WiFi, etc. This is very basic and useful functionality that, like so many others, Proton still lacks. It's as if they don't care to compete with their competitors.
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Proton AG
November 8, 2024
Thank you for your feedback. We have forwarded your request to the team for future consideration. Since we currently don't have an ETA for this feature, you can follow our blog (https://protonvpn.com/blog) and our direct channels for any news and updates.

What’s new

Minor UI and stability improvements