Proton VPN Browser Extension Now Available on Free Plan

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We’re thrilled to announce that Proton VPN’s browser extensions for Chrome, Chromium-based browsers, and Firefox are now available to all Proton Free users - a highly requested feature by our community.

Proton VPN browser extensions let you connect to a VPN server and encrypt your connection with one click—no app installation needed. Downloadable from our website or the Chrome and Firefox web stores, they help users access the uncensored internet, even where VPNs are blocked on app stores.

Proton VPN ensures access to a free and open internet because everyone deserves accurate information and privacy. The Proton Free plan is made possible by those who choose paid plans, enabling us to develop anti-censorship features and offer our services for free.

You can also propose, vote, and discuss feature requests on User Voice.

Find out more in our blog :backhand_index_pointing_right:
https://protonvpn.com/blog/browser-extension-free

Proton Team

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Btw, has anyone else, using the Firefox extension, noticed a significant slower page loading time, introduced after version 1.0.8?

Using the latest version it takes me 3-5 seconds to load a page. Using version 1.0.8. it takes 0-2 seconds.

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That’s Classy move … Keep it up guys … :+1:

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Fantastic! Now we just need the AppleTV VPN app

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I will wait for the performance feedback. I have cloudflare 1.1.1.1 (which is not true vpn). And once the speed is good i will go premium in vpn.

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Proton just keeps getting better, FOSS for the win!

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I have a n00b question. What is the difference between using the vpn app vs the browser extension? I always have the vpn running on my computer so what does the vpn extension do for me? Ty

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Can this be used with mutli-account containers on firefox to have a different connection per container?

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This is incredible work,thank you

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u/Kiloblaster From the changelog at proton-vpn-browser-extension/changelog.md at main · ProtonVPN/proton-vpn-browser-extension · GitHub it looks like Proton has made a bunch of fixes with the recent releases. You might want to give it another look.

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This is great to hear.

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Thanks Proton. Downloaded onto Opera Browser. Connects to the Netherlands. No problem.

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Hello, I just installed it on latest version of Firefox 129.0.1 and it shows dns leaking, it shows server dns but also real dns, if I used it with Proton VPN app activated, it shows the apps server dns.

Also, I have to sign in every time I open Firefox.

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Logout bug fixed yet?
It will ask me to insert a username and password for X servername as a JavaScript popup on whatever page I am on.

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Nice! So far browser extension is the only way I’ve gotten the UI to work on a Steamdeck.

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Amazing, I hope a working Linux app client is next.

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When vpn turned on through extension, does entire computer go through vpn or just the browser session.
Was wondering if it behaved like express vpn extension which turned on for whole computer and was a decent alternative in Linux world where no native app existed.

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anyone managed it for Safari?

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Is connecting by city being worked on for iOS? Literally every other vpn app has this feature. I’d like to connect to any server in a city like New York instead of having to fumble through the list and picking a specific server. Saving a specific server as a profile and connecting to that one server every single time doesn’t seem very good for privacy anyway…

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Does the browser extension automatically log you into your Proton account in the browser? I’m considering switching from the app to the Firefox extension but I don’t want to be logged into my proton account all the time.