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What is a VPN?
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates an encrypted connection between your device and a VPN server, helping protect your traffic and replacing your visible IP address with the server’s.
How a VPN works
Encrypt your connection
A VPN creates an encrypted tunnel between your device and a VPN server, helping protect your traffic on local and public Wi-Fi networks.
Change your visible IP
Your traffic exits through the VPN server, so websites see the server’s IP address instead of your own.
Browse more privately
The VPN endpoint replaces your subscriber connection’s public IP for covered traffic. Accounts, cookies, and other identifiers remain visible to the services you use.
Why residential VPN is a popular choice
A residential VPN uses exit connections associated with consumer internet service providers, while a datacenter VPN uses addresses associated with hosting infrastructure. Neither category guarantees identity, acceptance, speed, or anonymity.
A wide choice of locations
Connect through a continuously updated pool of residential and data-center exit IPs across supported countries worldwide.
Reliable everyday connectivity
Connections are designed to stay stable across supported locations, using a continuously updated pool of exit IPs.
Enhanced online privacy
Route your traffic through secure VPN locations to add a layer of privacy while you browse, including on untrusted networks.
How the Standard (free) version works
TuxlerVPN’s Standard version is free and community-powered. While the app is installed, your device joins the network as a shared node, whether or not you are connected to a VPN location: your residential IP is added to the shared pool, and your connection is used to route traffic for others who have access to the network. That access is provided by Tuxler, and it may also be made available to, or resold to, third parties, such as business customers. In return, you get VPN connectivity for free, with no subscription and no credit card.
You stay in control. You can uninstall the app at any time. And Premium plans never use your device as a node: Premium provides speeds up to 4× faster than Standard and a wider choice of supported locations.
Full details are in our EULA, FAQ, and Privacy Policy.