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About hide.me
hide.me is one of the fastest VPN service provider in the VPN industry, committed to develop applications and services that provides an open access of the internet, as well as protect users' online privacy. With VPN servers in 75 different locations, fully-managed and maintained, hide.me offers a comprehensive reach to its users and empowers them to access blocked and restricted content on the internet. hide.me offers easy-to-install apps for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS with best-in-class Internet security. hide.me continues to grow its customer base and service offerings as an ever-greater number of internet users are adopting the use of VPN.
Facts About hide.me
- Founded and officially launched in 2012
- Offers 2000+ servers in 75 different locations
- hide.me offers the best FREE VPN Plan in the VPN industry with 10 GB limit / month
- Cross-platform VPN access (downloadable apps for Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Windows Phone; step-by-step configurations for Linux, routers, consoles, and more)
- First VPN provider to offer IKEv2 VPN protocol in the VPN industry
- Certified to be a "No Log" VPN by Leon Juranic, Founder and CEO of DefenseCode Ltd
Test VPN Account
hide.me offers the best FREE VPN in the industry. So, if you are a blogger, journalist or a reviewer and want to test hide.me VPN service, you can get the free plan.
However, the free plan is limited and doesn't allow you to experience our full-featured premium VPN. To test our premium service, send an email to pr@hide.me with your complete details or contact our 24/7/365 chat support.
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Press Releases
June 10 2022
hide.me VPN is phasing out Indian Servers due to unsafe privacy laws
We are disappointed to have to announce that hide.me VPN will now be phasing out our Indian VPN servers. This is due to a newly passed law in India that makes operating a zero-log VPN impossible.
June 9 2022
Get 2TB of Cloud Storage by Internxt with hide.me VPN
We’ve been working behind the scenes and we are happy to finally reveal that we have teamed back up with Internxt to give all hide.me VPN subscribers and customers, new or existing, access to 2TB of encrypted cloud storage for an entire year!
May 26 2022
hide.me VPN and VTI announce expanded Trust Principles
In 2015, we became one of the first VPN providers to ever be independently audited. We took this step because we want to offer the most secure and privacy focussed service we possibly can. This is also why we joined the i2coaliton and the VPN Trust Initiative. And now we’re happy to share that the VTI is expanding its Trust Principles, in the hope of improving the VPN industry for everyone.
April 29 2022
Introducing the next hide.me VPN and Kanaria NFT collaboration!
Back on the 3rd of February, we teamed up with the talented team over at Kanaria to release our first NFT item; the Legendary Guy Fawkes Mask. It was a rousing success, with all 20 of the masks that were available selling in just a few hours! .
April 4 2022
Blazing fast 10G infrastructure upgrade and even more streaming locations!
We’re already the world’s fastest VPN, but we’ve been working furiously behind the scenes to make sure we keep our crown. We’ve done that by introducing a fleet of blazing-fast 10G servers in select popular locations. But, that’s not all! We’ve even added more international streaming locations!
March 15 2022
hide.me VPN now supports 2FA!
hide.me VPN has long been a proponent of Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). We wanted our implementation to be perfect and easy-to-use, and we are confident it now is. We are proud to announce that hide.me VPN now supports 2FA!
Feb 3 2022
hide.me VPN partners with Kanaria to bring NFTs and more!
At hide.me VPN we have historically always been on the cutting edge of innovation in the VPN space.
Jan 27 2022
hide.me VPN’s Annual Transparency Report for 2021
It is that time of year, here is hide.me VPN’s Transparency Report for 2021! We have been doing this since 2016. The VPN transparency report is something we pioneered, so we are proud to continue the tradition!
Mar 25, 2021
Introducing hide.me VPN Bolt– Improving Speed Whilst Battling Censorship
As always, we have been hard at work bringing new features and added value to our loyal users. And today we are proud to announce the introduction of hide.me VPN Bolt. A secure TCP tunnelling and multiplexing solution. What does this mean exactly? Read on to find out more.
Mar 23, 2021
hide.me VPN Multihop – A Flexible and Easy-To-Use Double VPN Solution
Today we are happy to reveal our flexible and easy-to-use Double VPN solution – hide.me VPN Multihop. With censorship continually on the rise, we have found our network becoming partially or even completely blocked in some countries. Online surveillance, similarly, is also rising throughout the world. This is where Multihop comes in.
Jan 20, 2021
Three New Australian Server Locations Now Available
It is time once again for us to publish our Annual Transparency Report. This is something we have been doing since 2015 because we feel that transparency and openness with our users are of the utmost importance. This is something we have pioneered and are glad to see other providers joining the fray, thanks to the VPN Trust Initiative (VTI).
Jan 18, 2021
hide.me VPN’s Annual Transparency Report for 2020
We have a sizable Australian user base, and we want to help cater to those that need a solid, fast, and secure VPN. Or even for those expats looking for a way to access Australian services from abroad. So, to help those users that need access to Australian servers, we are happy to announce that we are adding three new Australian server locations!
Nov 3, 2020
macOS Big Sur compatibility
We have some good news for our Apple users and are happy to introduce our brand-new macOS app version 4. There are a lot of changes to go over. So, we highly recommend our macOS users read this article to learn what you can expect going forward from our macOS presence.
Aug 25, 2020
Support for BBC iPlayer, ITV, Maxdome, & More
We are happy to announce that hide.me VPN now supports a bunch more streaming services. This includes the likes of the BBC iPlayer, ITV, Maxdome, and much more.
Introducing hide.me VPN for Linux
We are excited to announce our Linux application’s official release, which is available as an open-source project on Github. The command-line application is based on the WireGuard® protocol and comes with plentiful vital features to safeguard your digital privacy.
hide.me Now Supports US Netflix, Disney+, and More
We always work on improving our service for our loyal users. And today we are proud to announce that hide.me VPN now offers optimised support for US streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and many more!
hide.me Now Supports WireGuard® Protocol
WireGuard has certainly been making waves in the VPN industry as a low-footprint, high-speed, and high-security protocol that can take on the likes of OpenVPN and IPsec. After much internal testing, we have decided this would be a great addition to the list of protocols we support.
10 GB Data Transfer Limit on hide.me Free Plan
hide.me, the VPN service built on privacy and designed to ensure users from across the globe can surf the web at incredible speeds securely, today announces a fivefold increase in available data transfer limit per month to users on its ‘Free’ tier. Previously offering 2GB per month, hide.me’s new lifetime free VPN is now offering users 10GB per month with no speed restrictions, which is renewed every month - making it one of the most competitive VPN services available to consumers worldwide today.
Transparency Report 2019
Keeping the trend of publishing Annual Transparency Report alive, we are proud to present the report for the year of 2019. Being the pioneer in the VPN industry to disclose the Transparency report every year, we took it as our duty to keep everything crystal clear for our valuable users.
New locations in Greece, Ireland and Netherlands
With our latest efforts to expand our global network, we're proud to announce two new locations in Athens - Greece, Dublin - Ireland and Amsterdam - Netherlands. The new cities can be selected in the location list. Free Singapore and Haarlem have been discontinued and replaced with Free Germany.
Unsecure protocols discontinued
In the internet security space, staying up to date is the name of the game. That’s why we have decided to discontinue our support for obsolete VPN protocols, namely IKEv1, L2TP & PPTP by the end of this year.
10 Simultaneous connections
We are committed to remove limitations to protect all devices in your household, that's why we are one of the first VPN providers to offer 10 simultaneous connections with our paid plans.
IPv6 Support
As part of hide.me’s mission, we believe in continuously improving our service to offer you an amazing experience and introducing full IPv6 support on all our locations.
Dubai Location
As part of our continuous network expansion we introduce a new location in Dubai - UAE.
New Leak Test Tools
In order to secure your VPN connection from leaks, we introduce new tools to detect unwanted leaks. We improved our IP check to fully support IPv6, added a WebRTC & DNS Leak Test tool.
VPN Transparency Report
We are proud to announce that we are among a very few VPN providers who started the trend of publishing “Annual Transparency Report.” Keeping the ritual alive and honoring the tradition, we are presenting the Transparency Report for 2018.
macOS app – New Features
We have added features to our macOS app that our users always wanted. With Split Tunneling you can select which app should use the VPN and which one shouldn't. Stealth Guard protects apps from leaking your IP address while the VPN is not active. The auto connect features enables the VPN depending on your network environment.
New Pricing Plans
In line with our pricing updates we offer 30 Days Money-Back Guarantee and introduce a 2 Year Premium tarif with bigger discounts.
Windows App Firewall Feature
To make the connectivity more robust and safe, our Windows app has a Firewall to ensure that your IP address never leaks again. Bind your network connectivity to the VPN. You can limit all apps or just select specific ones and ensure they will only connect while the VPN is active.
New Features for Android and macOS
Our Android and Amazon Fire OS app now supports Split Tunneling and Auto Connect on WiFi and Mobile Networks. In addition we added SSTP support to our macOS app.
Hide.me VPN is now Available on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Amazon Fire Tablet
Our latest Android update supports Android TV. In addition the app is available on the Amazon Appstore, which adds support for Amazon Fire TV Stick and Amazon Fire Tablets.
Free VPN locations in USA
We are adding two new USA locations to our free plan which users have long asked for. This latest addition is part of our continuous effort to make the internet a safer place without any monetary considerations.
New server selection
We implemented a new server location selection in all our apps with the option to sort locations by name and ping. In addition locations can be saved as favorites.
SoftEtherVPN support on macOS
Our latest macOS update 2.1.0 adds support for an additional VPN protocol SoftEtherVPN. In addition to OpenVPN the protocol performs great in restrictive environments to bypass firewalls.
Split Tunneling for Windows
Our Windows app supports Split Tunneling, a feature that gives users the option to control which applications communicate over the VPN tunnel. It can be configured in two different modes. Users can specify which applications should use the VPN (whitelist) or exclude specific apps (blacklist).
Our iPhone / iPad app gets a makeover
The iOS mobile app got a makeover with a complete new design, additional features such as a kill switch and automatic reconnect functionality. Our Premium customer can define a custom server.
Chrome and Firefox Browser Extension
We're proud to release our browser extension for Chrome and Firefox. It adds a standalone proxy to ensure our customers can always reach the hide.me domain, even without VPN connection. Furthermore the extension adds an additional layer to prevent browser specific IP leaks (WebRTC and QUIC). Plus/Premium customers can enable the hide.me SOCKS proxy in the settings.
FREE Users get access to all protocols
hide.me VPN apps support OpenVPN on all major platforms such as Android, macOS and Windows. To improve overall user experience, we enable OpenVPN and SoftEther for our Free customers too.
hide.me VPN released a new macOS App
We released version 2.0 of our macOS App. This new update includes support for OpenVPN.
hide.me VPN released a fast and more secure version of its Android App
We released version 2.0 of our Android app with some major enhancements. This new update includes support for a wider range of protocols including OpenVPN and IKEv2.
hide.me becomes even more anonymous
We gave our users the option to remove their email address from their accounts so they could be even more confident about their anonymity while using hide.me VPN.
hide.me added four new locations to its ever growing VPN network
We wanted to increase the choice we offer to our customers when it comes to enjoying global content. So, we added Belgium, Hungary, Denmark & Slovakia to our server locations.
We enhanced our capacities in Singapore & Germany
Singapore and Germany are amongst our most popular locations where we increased our capacity by adding new data centers to make sure that our users continue to get the fastest speeds.
Our Austrian location got some reinforcements
A lot of our customers connect to our Austrian location which is why we added two more servers there. By doing this we continue to keep our promise of blazing fast speeds.
Now can get a Ukranian IP with hide.me
We had been receiving requests from a lot of our customers that they wanted Ukranian IPs and that's exactly what we did.
You asked for Prague - We added Prague
On popular demand, hide.me adds another loved European location. Prague is now a part of hide.me's ever increasing VPN network.
Our Apps got a make over
Our new app got a complete makeover with an exceptionally intuitive User Interface. Try it out now!
New Cryptocurrencies added as payment option
Good news for all our cryptocurrency lovers. hide.me now accepts a much broader range of cryptocurrencies including BTC, LTC, BCH, DASH, DOGE, ETC, ETH, NEO, PIVX, PPC, XMR, XVG, ZEC, and ZEN
How do I send an encrypted email to hide.me?
You can import our PGP public key and send us an encrypted email to contact@hide.me
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