VPN for Mac: Browse With More Privacy and Security

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*Requires macOS 10.15+ (64-bit only)

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How to Set Up a Mac VPN in 3 Easy Steps

It only takes a few minutes to benefit from more privacy and security online with PIA

Step 1

Subscribe to PIA VPN.

Step 2

Download and install the Mac VPN app.

Step 3

Choose a VPN server and connect.

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What Is a Mac VPN?

Simple: It’s a virtual private network for Mac computers.

A VPN helps keep your personal data and activity private when you access the internet. It routes your traffic through a secure tunnel via a remote server, encrypting your data and hiding your IP address along the way.

This helps limit what others on your network, including your ISP or network administrator, can see about your online activity. For websites, online services, and apps that can potentially view your general location, you’ll appear to be browsing from a different IP address and location.

A Mac VPN for Safer, More Secure Browsing

Add Data Protection

Keep your personal information safer from hackers, trackers, and unwanted third-party access with enterprise-grade VPN encryption.

Choose Your Location

Get an IP address from 180 locations around the world. Our server network spans 113 countries, including the UK, Canada, Australia, and every US state.

Secure Your Browsing On the Go

Whether you’re at work, school, or a co-working space, connect more securely and reliably to your go-to accounts and websites across all types of networks.

Limit ISP Throttling

Some ISPs slow your connection based on your activity. Routing your traffic through a VPN tunnel makes it difficult for your ISP to see what you’re doing online.

Make Public Wi-Fi Safer

Browsing on open networks with an encrypted connection minimizes what network administrators and third parties can intercept.

Privacy-First Philosophy

PIA follows a strict policy that guarantees we won’t track, record, or store your browsing activity, helping to protect your digital privacy.

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The VPN for macOS That Goes the Extra Mile

From giving you more privacy to boosting protection on open networks, PIA’s features add security to your daily online tasks

Lock Down Your Data

PIA wraps your traffic in AES-256 encryption, reducing the risk for others to intercept your data for certain man-in-the-middle and other cyber attacks.

This makes your VPN data unreadable to anyone without access to your encryption keys. You can choose between two reputable protocols: WireGuard (fast, modern, and lightweight) or OpenVPN (flexible, widely-trusted security).

Your Browsing History Stays Yours

PIA doesn’t keep any record of your IP address, browsing history, bandwidth consumption, session timestamps, or DNS requests.

Instead of using HDD drives, we use RAM-only servers. They automatically wipe any data every time they reboot, which we schedule on a regular basis.

Stop Leaks Before They Happen

If your connection suddenly drops, PIA’s Kill Switch acts instantly to stop data leaks. It cuts your internet access so your traffic doesn’t pass through an unprotected connection. You can even select our Advanced Kill Switch, which activates even when the VPN is off.

This simple but powerful fail-safe helps protect you while you reconnect.

Block Ads, Trackers, and Malware

Stop intrusive ads, hidden trackers, and malicious domains before they reach your device with PIA’s all-in-one blocker.

Websites load faster and cleaner with PIA MACE, which helps to reduce your exposure to online threats at the DNS level. You don’t need to install any extra tools.

Verify Our Claims for Yourself

Anyone can inspect PIA’s open-source app code through GitHub, making it easier to flag issues and maintain our codebase. We ask customers and security experts to report any vulnerabilities that we can fix.

You can check if our VPN is doing exactly what it promises – nothing more and nothing less.

Get Round-the-Clock Support

Get reliable answers from real people 24/7 with PIA’s live chat and email support. From setting up advanced features to finding the right server, our friendly customer support team is here to help you.

PIA VPN’s resource center includes how-to tutorials and setup guides. We’ll answer any questions you might have even before you click on that support button.

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Whether you own a single Mac or an entire fleet of Apple tech, you can use PIA

Designed for Mac, iPhone, and More

PIA runs on MacBook, iMac, Mac Mini, Mac Pro, iPad, and iPhone. Our native apps give you all our advanced features and support on macOS (10.15 and up) and iOS devices (15.0 and up).

Complete macOS Compatibility

You can install the latest version of PIA on a 64-bit Mac running macOS 10.15 or higher. The Mac App Store version of PIA requires macOS 12.0 or higher.

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Transparency You Can See for Yourself

From third-party audits to courtroom-tested policies, PIA takes your privacy seriously

Court-Proven No-logs Policy

Even when authorities demanded logs from us, we had nothing to share. PIA’s No-Logs policy has undergone legal testing in court and passed – twice.

Independent Deloitte Audits

You can trust in our privacy policy to help keep your personal data safe. PIA has passed several Deloitte audits, which verifies our server framework aligns with our No-Logs policy.

Open-Source Mac VPN App

You get built-in transparency with PIA’s open-source code. Whether you’re a developer or are a privacy-conscious user, you can see exactly how PIA VPN works.

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Apple Private Relay vs. PIA VPN for MacOS

Apple Private Relay has some features in common with a VPN, but it works only in Safari. It reroutes your traffic through relays, which encrypt your data. However, it doesn’t let you choose your virtual location. Private Relay also lacks extra security features like a kill switch, and may share your data with Apple’s undisclosed partners.

Apple Private Relay	Mac VPN
Reroutes your traffic through relays	Reroutes your traffic through servers
Masks your IP address and data	Masks your IP address and data
Minimal location network	Worldwide server network
Works in selected countries only	Works in nearly every country
Secures data only in Safari	Secures data on your entire Mac
Lacks basic security features	Offers premium security features
Collects and stores your browsing details	Follows a strict No Logs policy

VPN Protection While Gaming on Mac

Gaming on a Mac without PIA VPN is like moving through a Fortnite map without a weapon. PIA’s servers deliver great speeds, low ping, and help prevent ISP throttling, perfecting the conditions for making a strike. Connecting to a PIA VPN server helps to shield you from possible DDoS attacks, which can kick you out mid-game and cost you valuable XP.

Set up the Most Privacy-Focused VPN for macOS

PIA’s lets you personalize your Mac VPN connection as much or as little as you wish

Features	Description
Strong encryption	Swap between 128- and 256-bit AES encryption to give your Mac a protection boost when needed.
Secure protocols	Fortify your traffic using secure open-source VPN protocols OpenVPN and WireGuard.
Split tunneling	Control your VPN usage on a per-app basis to get the best balance of access and performance.
Advanced Kill Switch	Add a layer of security with automatic kill switch protection that disconnects you from the internet if a connection drops.
Automation	Set rules for PIA to automatically connect and disconnect for different types of network.
Multi-hop	Connect to an additional proxy server to boost your data protection and browsing privacy.
Obfuscation	Add an extra layer of encryption to help prevent third parties from detecting your VPN use.
DNS leak protection	Encrypt your DNS requests to avoid network monitoring, even if you’re using unsecured public Wi-Fi.
Port forwarding	Set up port forwarding in a few steps to speed up open-source P2P file sharing on your Mac.

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PIA’s Best Mac VPN Features

Free Mac Cleaner License

Keep your Mac running like the day you unboxed it and avoid cluttering up your storage with unwanted files. PIA Mac Cleaner is free with qualifying subscriptions.

Fast Speeds

Ditch laggy gaming, stuttering streams, and slow downloads. PIA optimizes 10-Gbps server technology to deliver blazing-fast speeds.

Unlimited Bandwidth

Use PIA VPN on your Mac for whatever you want, whenever you want, as often as you want. PIA will never cut your VPN session short.

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PIA VPN for MacOS Specification and System Requirements

Protocols	OpenVPN and WireGuard
Encryption	128- and 256-bit AES / ChaCha20
Transport	UDP/TCP
Proxies	Shadowsocks and SOCKS5
Port sections	UDP: 8080, 853, 121, 53, 1197, 1198TCP: 8443, 853, 443, 80, 501, 502
Supported OS versions	High Sierra, Mojave, Catalina, Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma, Sequoia, Tahoe, and Golden Gate
Minimum system requirements	64-bit Mac system running macOS 11.0 (the last supported version for macOS 10.15 and below is PIA app version 3.5)

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VPN for Mac: Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a VPN on my Mac?

Yes, you need a VPN for Mac if you want to improve your online privacy and security. A VPN is a safe and simple solution for masking your IP address and encrypting the traffic leaving and entering your Mac. This makes it harder for third parties to monitor your connection and snoop on your activity.

Does my Mac have a built-in VPN?

No, not exactly – your Mac has built-in settings for connecting to a VPN, but Apple doesn’t include a general-purpose VPN service. You still need a provider or access to a VPN server.

Will a VPN slow down my Mac’s internet connection?

Yes, to some extent a VPN can reduce connection speed because it adds encryption and an extra routing step. The effect depends on several factors, including your network and the server you choose. Picking a fast VPN service with a nearby server can help keep connections fast.

Can I use a VPN extension on my Mac?

Yes, you can use a VPN extension from PIA on your Mac. PIA offers VPN extensions for Chrome and Firefox. Safari doesn’t support VPN extensions, but it works with the PIA desktop app, as do other Mac apps.

How can I check that my Mac VPN is working?

To check that your Mac VPN is working, use an IP address checker to see which public IP address your browser presents. Compare it with the VPN IP address shown in the app. If they’re the same, your VPN is working. You can run a DNS leak test to make sure the VPN is masking your true location.

Can I use PIA on non-Apple devices at the same time?

Yes, you can use PIA on non-Apple devices. PIA offers unlimited simultaneous device connections and has VPN apps for Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android devices. Each device manages its own connection. Changing servers on your Mac won’t change the server used by another device.

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How to Set Up a

How to Set Up a Mac VPN in 3 Easy Steps

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

What Is a Mac VPN?

A Mac VPN for Safer, More Secure Browsing

Add Data Protection

Choose Your Location

Secure Your Browsing On the Go

Limit ISP Throttling

Make Public Wi-Fi Safer

Privacy-First Philosophy

The VPN for macOS That Goes the Extra Mile

Download One VPN for macOS and All Your Other Apple Devices

Designed for Mac, iPhone, and More

Complete macOS Compatibility

Transparency You Can See for Yourself

Court-Proven No-logs Policy

Independent Deloitte Audits

Open-Source Mac VPN App

Apple Private Relay vs. PIA VPN for MacOS

VPN Protection While Gaming on Mac

Set up the Most Privacy-Focused VPN for macOS

PIA’s Best Mac VPN Features

Free Mac Cleaner License

Fast Speeds

Unlimited Bandwidth

PIA VPN for MacOS Specification and System Requirements

VPN for Mac: Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need a VPN on my Mac?

Does my Mac have a built-in VPN?

Will a VPN slow down my Mac’s internet connection?

Can I use a VPN extension on my Mac?

How can I check that my Mac VPN is working?

Can I use PIA on non-Apple devices at the same time?

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