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ProtonVPN for Mac

High-speed VPN that safeguards your privacy.

$47.89
In English
Version 4.7.0
4.6
Based on 12 user rates

ProtonVPN overview

ProtonVPN is designed with security as the main focus, drawing upon the lessons we have learned from working with journalists and activists in the field.

Features:
  • Secure core - Regular VPN services can be compromised if their servers are under surveillance. ProtonVPN prevents this by first passing user traffic through our Secure Core network in privacy-friendly countries like Switzerland and Iceland. Thus, even a compromised VPN endpoint server will not reveal your true IP address.
  • Perfect forward secrecy - ProtonVPN exclusively uses ciphers with Perfect Forward Secrecy, meaning that your encrypted traffic cannot be captured and decrypted later, even if an encryption key gets compromised in the future.
  • Swiss based - We are headquartered in Switzerland which has some of the world's strongest privacy laws. Switzerland is also outside of EU and US jurisdiction and is not a member of the fourteen eyes surveillance network.
  • No-log policy - ProtonVPN is a no logs VPN service. We do not track or record your internet activity, and therefore, we are unable to disclose this information to third parties.
  • Tor over VPN - ProtonVPN also integrates with the Tor anonymity network. With a single click, you can route all your traffic through the Tor network and access Onion sites.

Full pricing information available here.

What’s new in version 4.7.0

  • Bug fixes and stability improvements.

ProtonVPN for Mac

$47.89
In English
Version 4.7.0

What users say about ProtonVPN

MicheleB
By MicheleB on Jun 5 2023 for v.3.1.4

Reliability: 1.0

App crashed everything on macOS after installing the system extensions and rebooting, had to force reboot my Macbook... I thought: my god, it's really a long time ago, I encountered such a crap! Can't even remember, must be years - so theoretically it can be a coincidence, unlikely though. Rather compatibility problems with Ventura 13.4 running on Intel, the version if relatively new, and bad / no testing (it costs money obviously, not always easy for small indy developer). I had similar experiences (though not quite so bad) with their Mail Bridge app in the earlier developement stages, like it seems they're releasing betas without specifying them as such; and apart from that, I'm very experienced with macOS from IT point of view. So for now I'd say: better to leave it. IMHO it's not at all acceptable for a security sensitive application like a VPN, if it's not properly tested and buggy, up to the point where it kills my OS. It's a pity, because I like their ideals, and Proton Mail is working more / less ok (apart from some small bugs in the iOS versions).

Other user ratings:

Value | 2.0
Ease of use | 3.0
Features | 4.0
Customer support | 4.0
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What customer like

Performance
Privacy
Design

What needs improvements

Customization
Security
Bug fixing

ProtonVPN qualities

Value
3.5
Ease of use
3.5
Features
4.5
Reliability
3.0
Customer support
4.5

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4.6

(25 Reviews of ProtonVPN)

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  • User Ratings

Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Nov 7 2024
4.5.0
4.0
Nov 7 2024
4.0
Version: 4.5.0
v4.6.0 is out. "Bug fixes and stability improvements." - Recent updates have been excellent. What hasn't been good is what's going on at the server level, at least from my POV. There have been apparent DDOS attacks on some exit nodes, even to the point of Proton taking them down. I'll not the same exact problem has been going on at FastestVPN as well. Dealing with it is a bit like playing Ping Pong. Keep trying for a better IP outlet, bounce between VPNs. But don't give up. Keep in mind that STILL, in the USA, ISPs are allowed to track every little thing you do on the Internet, then hand it off to the government, and/or sell-it / hand-it-off to anyone they like. Anyone! It happened in 2017. Gory details will be provided upon request. And yes, BOTH political parties signed off on it. So stick to your encryption! It's our right to privacy, blah ad nauseam. 😇
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Aug 23 2024
4.3.0
4.0
Aug 23 2024
4.0
Version: 4.3.0
There's a nagging bug, months old, whereby the ProtonVPN client app will crash during formal "Sleep" mode. It is consistent at my end on my MBA M1 running 14.5 - 14.6.1. I've done extensive testing, reporting to Proton. But I have not found any cause other than ProtonVPN itself. I got tired of the problem and switched over to a different VPN I've also paid for, which does not have this problem. Last night I swapped back to ProtonVPN, put my MBA to sleep, and today the client app was found to have crashed. It's frustrating that Proton hasn't found a solution. So I'm back again to my other VPN, hoping Proton solve this bug.🤕
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jun 27 2024
4.3.0
4.0
Jun 27 2024
4.0
Version: 4.3.0
To avoid the information page, use the DIRECT DOWNLOAD PAGE: https://protonvpn.com/download
Michael-Vilain
Michael-Vilain
Apr 11 2024
4.1.11
0.0
Apr 11 2024
0.0
Version: 4.1.11
Can't download without signing up to their premium plans. VPN doesn't work with free Proton account. Based on comments here, I'll stick with Mullvad.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Mar 16 2024
4.1.7
4.0
Mar 16 2024
4.0
Version: 4.1.7
v4.1.9 is out. "• Fixes a logout issue for users of certain plans. • Other bug fixes and stability improvements."
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Aug 23 2024
4.3.0
4.0
Aug 23 2024
4.0
Version: 4.3.0
makareim
makareim
Aug 22 2023
3.2.0
5.0
Aug 22 2023
5.0
Version: 3.2.0
xyc-ztt
xyc-ztt
Jun 12 2023
3.1.4
5.0
Jun 12 2023
5.0
Version: 3.1.4
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
May 22 2023
3.1.4
5.0
May 22 2023
5.0
Version: 3.1.4
Ervins Strauhmanis
Ervins Strauhmanis
Mar 20 2023
3.0.15
5.0
Mar 20 2023
5.0
Version: 3.0.15
firewall00110-1
firewall00110-1
Jan 26 2023
3.0.12
2.0
Jan 26 2023
2.0
Version: 3.0.12
Globe-Trotter
Globe-Trotter
Dec 9 2022
3.0.10
5.0
Dec 9 2022
5.0
Version: 3.0.10
zlazkow
zlazkow
Nov 18 2022
3.0.6
5.0
Nov 18 2022
5.0
Version: 3.0.6
Freenergy
Freenergy
Nov 7 2022
3.0.5
5.0
Nov 7 2022
5.0
Version: 3.0.5
Godefroyr
Godefroyr
Jan 11 2030
1.9.2
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 1.9.2
xcoxco
xcoxco
Jan 11 2030
1.9.2
4.0
Jan 11 2030
4.0
Version: 1.9.2
sithuaug1988
sithuaug1988
Jan 11 2030
1.9.3
5.0
Jan 11 2030
5.0
Version: 1.9.3