VPN Proton: Fast & Secure VPN

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4.7
487K reviews
50M+
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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.

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
• 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 13,000+ high speed servers across 122 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
Jul 7, 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

Ratings and reviews

4.6
461K reviews
Michael C
June 14, 2025
Great service at a fair price. What's really great about this app is that it offers multi hop capabilities through their secure core based in multiple privacy friendly countries. For some reason, that's a rare, but critical feature for privacy. No other major provider offers that, not even Nord. Breaking through 1 VPN, possible and not hard for some. Breaking through 3 of them? Good luck. Better pack a lunch and be ready for a lot of delivery. Up to 10 devices, run a VM and run the VPN in VM.
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John M
July 20, 2025
VPN works. I'm giving 3 stars because back then it used to let you pick which free server to use if you used the free version. Now it picks a random server for you and if it's not the one you want, too bad you're gonna have to wait 20 minutes. Sometimes it will pick the same country 3 times in a row! It's a shame because I actually really liked this app. But this unnecessary change really annoys me and is making me consider switching services. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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Proton AG
July 21, 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.
Alex Jensen
July 27, 2025
I'm not sure if it was an Android update or if there was a Proton VPN update that snuck past me, but I'm getting connection now. Speed is noticeably slower than before when connected in the US, but I assume that's because of the Orwellian BS going on in the UK increasing usage by our friends from across the pond. in any event, VPN is working again.
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Proton AG
July 23, 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

- Minor UI and stability improvements
- Updated to the latest version of the OpenVPN library