What are the best VPN apps for Mac OS X?

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Best VPN apps for Mac OS X	Price	Platforms	IPv6
-- NordVPN	$2.99/M	Windows, MacOS, Linux, IOS, Android	Yes
-- Surfshark	$1.99	Windows; macOS; Android; iOS; Linux; Chrome; Firefox; FireTV; Android box	Yes
-- Viscosity	-	-	-
-- Tunnelblick	-	-	-
-- Shimo	-	-	-

NordVPN

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Outside of Five, Nine and Fourteen Eyes countries

Located outside of countries intent on degrading your privacy. See More

pascal donelson's Experience

tested nordvpn on 2 different devices - android and iOS, it works great and without any bugs. Good price and quality combination. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows, MacOS, Linux, IOS, Android

Server locations:61

Available servers:5000+

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Unlimited speed & bandwidth

NordVPN does not limit your Internet connection speed or bandwidth. See More

KindheartedPolyhymnia's Experience

For mac, the best option, in my opinion, is Nordvpn provider. I use it for a couple of years and comparing with other VPNs, Nord beats the competitors at all points. It has more than 5000 servers, and that means you will never have to deal with speed drops. See More

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No logs are kept

This aspect of their service is fairly straightforward - no logs are kept, whatsoever. See More

ExuberantArges's Experience

Actually the best VPN I ever had, I use Nordvpn on my MacBook and android phone, it has a very reliable connection and I can't say any bad word about speed. See More

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Servers in 40+ countries

Server locations are nicely spread and covers many users. NordVPN constantly adds new servers to their service. See More

EnthusiasticSuurToll's Experience

Had no problems using it. Helps to access websites that are otherwise blocked in my country. See More

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Includes a kill switch

CaringChaxiraxi's Experience

The app is very intuitive. Recommended See More

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Allows filesharing

NordVPN is one of the best VPNs for filesharing. It also unblocks Netflix US, which seems impossible with other VPN's. See More

nick minson's Experience

It's one of the most reliable vpns on the market, it also has that pcmag editors choice badge with the maximum rating. Using it for 5 months and didn't have any bugs, so it seems to be the best provider. See More

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Six simultaneous devices allowed

Users can use the same VPN account on six devices at the same time. Clients who have a lot of computers and smart-phones at home can set up their router with VPN which will use only 1 device slot and will provide VPN connection to all connected devices. See More

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A strong encryption

NordVPN uses strong encryption algorithms to encrypt their user traffic: OpenVPN - 2048bit SSL L2TP - 256-bit AES PPTP - 128-bit MPPE See More

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Double VPN

Double VPN is a solution where you traffic uses two hops and is encrypted at both nodes. It gives a double security for the users. See More

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Compatibility

NordVPN VPN service can be used on every device that is compatible to connect to a VPN. See More

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Outside of Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes countries

Located outside of countries intent on degrading your privacy. See More

Surfshark

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Unlimited devices

AssertivePhilotes's Experience

Using it on my Mac and iPhone, works nice. Easy to use and I like that you can add as many devices as you want. See More

Specs

Platforms:Windows; macOS; Android; iOS; Linux; Chrome; Firefox; FireTV; Android box

Server locations:68

Traffic logs:No

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800+ Servers in 50 Countries Worldwide

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Strong encryption

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Based in British Virgin Islands (Data Friendly Location)

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Excellent Chat Support

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Unblock Netflix

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30-day money-back guarantee

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Live chat and 24/7 support

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Allows torrenting

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Keeps Zero logs

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MultiHop Feature

ProtonVPN

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Cloak

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Not a VPN client but a service

This app does not allow you to supply your own .ovpn config files, you can only use the app's servers for connecting. See More

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Also available for iPhone and iPad

Cloak 2 for iOS now brings the benefit of Cloak for Mac to the iPhone and iPad. One can now define trusted network, such as a cellular network, where a VPN may not be required. See More

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Bautiful and clear UI

Interface does a good job of letting the user understand what’s happening under the hood, without mucking about with low-level settings screen, and makes the security status of your network clear via multiple visual cues. See More

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Transporter

Cloak is also very handy when you want to look at foreign movies, not accessible from your country. Cloak has servers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, The Netherlands, United Kingdom and United States. See More

OneVPN

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Cheap

AffablePhilomelus's Experience

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Best VPN For MAC

Included on Mac, PPTP and Viscosity. See More

Mullvad

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ibVPN

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