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Mullvad VPN

Delivers anonymous, privacy-focused VPN connections with no signup data or logs, anonymous payments, support for the latest encryption, WireGuard multihop, SOCKS5, DNS ad-blocking, kill switch, high-speed servers up to 40Gb/s, and open-source transparency.

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Cost / License

Application types

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux  only as .deb and .rpm (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Suse, RHEL,...), no Flatpak
  • Android
  • iPhone  The source code for the iOS app is GPL-3 licensed like everything else in this repository. But the distributed app on the Apple App Store is not GPL licensed, it falls under the Apple App Store EULA.
  • Chrome OS  Requires WireGuard
  • Android Tablet
  • iPad
  • F-Droid
  • WireGuard
  • OpenWrt  Requires WireGuard
  • Tomato
  • pfSense
  • DD-WRT
4.7
Excellent36 reviews
290likes
13comments

Features

Properties

  1.  Privacy focused
  2.  Lightweight

Features

  1.  No Logs
  2.  WireGuard
  3.  Cryptocurrency payment
  4.  No Tracking
  5.  Encrypted VPN
  6.  VPN Kill Switch
  7.  Online Anonymity
  8.  Ad-free
  9.  Split Tunneling
  10.  No registration required
  11.  SOCKS proxy client and server
  12.  Custom DNS
  13.  Local network sharing
  14.  AES-256 Encryption
  15.  End-to-End Encryption
  16.  Block Trackers
  17.  Bypass Censorship
  18.  Shadowsocks
  19.  Obfuscation
  20.  Dark Mode
  21.  Quantum-Safe Encryption
  22.  Bypass Firewall
  23.  Built-in VPN
  24.  Network Traffic Obfuscation

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Comments and Reviews

   
Comment summary: Mullvad is praised for prioritizing privacy and security with features like the WireGuard protocol, anonymous payments, and no affiliate marketing. Users appreciate its open-source nature, effective customer support, and affordability. Despite some positive responses about speed, others report slower download speeds compared to competitors, notably ProtonVPN. Mullvad is noted for transparency, ethical practices, and cash payment options, yet lacks extensive device support, which garners criticism.
Top Positive Comment
seczamotu
11

Mullvad are one of the only VPNs to support the cutting edge WireGuard protocol. I use this together together with SOCKS5, and get speed increases of up 1000% compared with OpenVPN.

Jimbo Styles

I wouldn't use a VPN based in the EU lmao

seczamotu

If there are genuinely no logs and they don't know who you are (because they don't ask for any personal information unlike with other VPN providers), then the jurisdiction is of less importance. For example, Edward Snowden has endorsed San Francisco based Signal, and his approval was validated when Open Whisper were recently compelled by a federal subpoena to hand over info on a certain account. Unfortunately for the US government, the logs showed only when the user first signed up for the service and when they most recently logged in.

The same would be true for Mullvad, which - by the way - is based in a far less draconian legal system than Open Whisper. Mullvad's sign up process, in literally 2 seconds, gives you an account without you having to provide ANY personal information of any kind. No name, no email address, nothing. This is because Mullvad uses a genius token based system.

Mullvad crystally clear explain on their website what they don’t log, how they're able to achieve it and why they don't want to keep logs on you. This inspires a lot of confidence.

Further, I would rather have a transparent and ethical EU based provider than a shady Panamanian (or wherever) based one that don't even reveal who the people and developers are behind the company. Mullvad, on the other hand, is developed and run by genuine privacy activists who are well known in the community.

If you appreciate the importance of open-source and transparency in general, then using one of your "non-EU" services represents the antithesis IMO.

[Edited by seczamotu, December 13] Reference: https://thatoneprivacysite.net/2017/10/03/mullvad-review/

xielian
0

Mullvad was the first VPN to convince me to spend money on it, it is genuinely the most privacy oriented VPN currently.

I would also take a look at their private DNS service, it's free and it's really good. I was using nextDNS but I switched to it. I no longer pay for mullvad but i continue to use their DNS

Pepexl
-1

VPN service is amazing, but 5 simultaneous clients for one account is ridiculous. They must add some devices per account. Then I'd give them 5 stars.

Nathaniel Blackburn
1

Exceptional service, innovative features and one of the only VPN providers that is truly worthy of being called "Privacy Focused"

TamerTube
1

100% private, you can even pay cash

Seabyte
2

Overall it's the best privacy-focused VPN provider. Speeds are amazing but sadly they no more support Port forwarding.

Duncan Briggs
-1

Mullvad features an adult content blocker under Mullvad menu – Settings – VPN settings – DNS content blockers – Adult content. Unfortunately, this does not block proxy services.

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What is Mullvad VPN?

Free the internet from data collection with Mullvad VPN – a service that helps keep your online activity, identity, and location private. Only €5/month.

To make sure to block third-party cookies and other tracking technologies – use Mullvad VPN together with Mullvad Browser (free of charge).

ANONYMOUS ACCOUNTS – NO ACTIVITY LOGS • Creating an account requires no personal info - not even an email address. • We keep no activity logs. • We offer the possibility to pay anonymously with cash or cryptocurrency. • Bypass geographical restrictions with our global network of VPN servers. • Our app uses WireGuard, a superior VPN protocol that connects fast and doesn’t drain your battery.

HOW DOES MULLVAD VPN WORK? With Mullvad VPN, your traffic travels through an encrypted tunnel to one of our VPN servers and then onward to the website you are visiting. In this way, websites will only see our server’s identity instead of yours. Same goes for your ISP (internet service provider); they’ll see that you’re connected to Mullvad, but not your activity. It also means that all the third-party actors with technology integrated into the various websites you visit can’t sniff out your IP address and use it to track you from one site to another.

Using a trustworthy VPN is a great first step to reclaim your privacy online. In combination with Mullvad Browser you make sure to block third-party cookies and other tracking technologies.

FREE THE INTERNET FROM MASS SURVEILLANCE AND DATA COLLECTION A free and open society is a society where people have the right to privacy. That’s why we fight for a free internet. Free from mass surveillance and censorship. Free from big data markets where your personal information is up for sale. Free from authorities mass monitoring every click you make. Free from an infrastructure mapping your whole life. Mullvad VPN and Mullvad Browser is our contribution to the fight.

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Mullvad VPN information

  • Developed by

    SE flagMullvad VPN AB
  • Licensing

    Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Commercial product.
  • Pricing

    Subscription that costs $5 per month.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 4.7 (36 ratings)
  • Alternatives

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  • News

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
    • German
    • Danish
    • Swedish
    • Thai
    • Chinese
    • Turkish
    • Ukrainian
    • Spanish
    • Russian
    • Portuguese
    • Polish
    • Norwegian Bokmål
    • Korean
    • Japanese
    • Italian
    • French
    • Finnish
    • Dutch
    • Burmese

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