OllaVPN for Mac is genuinely free, forever. 10 Mbps, every country, one device, no time limit, no credit card. Apple Silicon native, Intel supported, macOS 12 and later.
The kill switch is on by default and cannot be disabled. DNS stays inside the tunnel. No connection logs. The Pro tier at $2 a month lifts the speed cap to 10 Gbps and adds four more device slots.
What you get on the free tier on Mac
OllaVPN's free plan on macOS is the same shape as the free plan on every other platform — the trade is bandwidth and devices, and what you get in exchange is the entire country list and every privacy feature.
10 Mbps speed cap. Plenty for HD streaming, all browsing, all calls. If you stream above 1080p or download large files often, the Pro tier at $2/month is built for that.
1 simultaneous device. If you connect from a phone too, only one tunnel is active at a time on free. Pro raises this to 5.
Every country we serve. Some free VPNs cap free users to two or three countries. OllaVPN does not. If we have an exit in Frankfurt, Detroit, or any other city, free users can connect to it.
No data cap. Stream as much as the 10 Mbps will carry. There is no monthly meter, no rollover, no "fair use" small print.
No time limit. The free tier does not become a paywall after seven days, or thirty. It is the product.
What's actually inside the macOS app
OllaVPN for Mac is built on the same engineering as the other platforms — the WireGuard tunnel, the in-tunnel DNS resolver, the per-peer rate cap. The macOS-specific work is in three places.
Apple Silicon native build. The arm64 binary is compiled natively for M-series chips. There is no Rosetta involved. The CPU overhead of an active tunnel on an M2 MacBook Air is sub-1% during normal browsing — it's effectively free.
Network System Extension. The tunnel runs as a macOS Network System Extension, which is the modern Apple-blessed way for a third-party app to claim the system-default route. This is the same plumbing Tailscale, Mullvad, and ProtonVPN use on macOS.
Packet Filter kill switch. When the tunnel goes up, the OllaVPN system service installs PF rules that block all non-tunnel egress. If the tunnel drops, the rules stay in place until the tunnel reconnects — your IP cannot leak even briefly during a wake/sleep cycle or a network change.
Privacy properties on Mac specifically
Three things matter most on macOS, and OllaVPN handles all three.
DNS doesn't leak. macOS has a tendency to fall back to the original system DNS when a tunnel resolver is slow. OllaVPN handles this by using scutil to install supplemental DNS rules with the highest priority, AND by blocking all DNS-port-53 traffic to non-tunnel resolvers via the Packet Filter rules. Even if the system resolver tries to fall back, the firewall stops the packet.
IPv6 doesn't leak. The tunnel interface is IPv4-only. The IPv6 system route is removed at connect time and restored at disconnect. Apps that prefer IPv6 will fall back to IPv4 inside the tunnel.
Wake from sleep doesn't leak. When your Mac wakes, the network stack goes through a brief reconfiguration. OllaVPN's service daemon detects this and pauses outbound traffic until the tunnel has re-handshaken. You may see a "Reconnecting" badge for a second or two — that's the design working.
How it compares to other free VPNs on Mac
The other free VPNs that ship a macOS app in 2026 are Proton VPN Free, Windscribe Free, PrivadoVPN Free, hide.me Free, and TunnelBear Free. Here's the honest comparison on the dimensions that matter on a Mac.
Country selection. OllaVPN: every country we serve. Proton VPN Free: 3 countries. Windscribe Free: 10+. PrivadoVPN Free: 13. hide.me Free: 8. TunnelBear Free: 47.
Data cap. OllaVPN: unlimited. Proton VPN Free: unlimited. Windscribe Free: 10 GB/month. PrivadoVPN Free: 10 GB/month. hide.me Free: 10 GB/month. TunnelBear Free: 500 MB/month (2 GB with tweet).
Speed cap. OllaVPN: 10 Mbps. Others: variable, generally fast enough but no published cap.
Post-quantum cryptography on free. OllaVPN: yes, by default. Others: no (Mullvad and Proton ship PQC on the paid tier).
For the full hand-picked comparison across all six picks, see our Best free VPN 2026 guide.
Install in three steps
Step 1. Download the macOS installer from the downloads page. The installer is universal — it detects your CPU and installs the Apple Silicon or Intel variant automatically.
Step 2. Open the .dmg, drag OllaVPN to Applications, launch. macOS will ask permission to allow OllaVPN to add a Network System Extension and modify the system firewall — both are required and both can be revoked at any time from System Settings > Network.
Step 3. Sign in or create a free account inside the app. Pick a country from the dropdown, click Connect. The tunnel is up in roughly two seconds. The OllaVPN icon in your menu bar turns green; the kill switch is now active.
Things macOS users specifically ask
Is OllaVPN free on Mac?
Yes. OllaVPN's free tier on macOS is lifetime free — 10 Mbps, every country we serve, one device, no data cap, no credit card. The Pro tier at $2/month lifts the speed cap to 10 Gbps and adds four more device slots, but the free tier never expires.
Does OllaVPN work on Apple Silicon?
Yes. OllaVPN ships a native Apple Silicon build (arm64) and a separate Intel build (x86_64) signed with the same code-signing certificate. The installer detects your CPU and installs the correct variant.
What macOS versions are supported?
macOS 12 Monterey or later. Older macOS versions are not supported because the system Network Extension framework on which OllaVPN's tunnel relies received significant changes in macOS 12.
Is the macOS app notarized?
Notarization is on the roadmap for public launch — until then macOS may show a Gatekeeper prompt on first launch. You can verify the SHA-256 of the installer against the value published on the download page to confirm authenticity in the meantime.
Will OllaVPN slow down my Mac's internet?
All VPNs add some latency. OllaVPN's free tier is capped at 10 Mbps which is fast enough for HD streaming, all browsing, and most calls. Apple Silicon Macs running the native arm64 build see near-zero CPU overhead from the tunnel.
Does the macOS app have a kill switch?
Yes. The kill switch is on by default on macOS and cannot be disabled. If the tunnel drops mid-session, the system firewall blocks all non-tunnel egress until the tunnel reconnects.
Does OllaVPN leak DNS on Mac?
No. All DNS queries while connected go to an in-tunnel resolver. You can verify on our free WebRTC leak test and what-is-my-IP tools.
What to do next
If you're ready: download OllaVPN free for Mac. If you want to read first, try the kill switch deep-dive, the post-quantum cryptography guide, or the broader Best free VPN 2026 buyer guide.