How to activate a VPN on Chrome?

There are a large number of VPNs accessible as a Chrome extension. Each is easy to install. It is generally possible to activate the VPN function “on the fly”, that is to say only when its use is necessary and we will see later that it is better to do so.

Paid VPNs perform better

By force of circumstance, the vpn the most efficient are accessible for a fee. They have the advantage of offering a lot of IP addresses and locations from which you can simulate a connection. This is particularly the case of:

• ExpressVPN : renowned for its speed, it has servers in 94 different countries;
• CyberGhost : also fast, its price is very affordable: €1.99 per month if you subscribe to a subscription for three years, which will cover seven devices simultaneously;
• NordVPN : based in Panama, this service is one of the world leaders. It offers 5,300 servers located in around sixty countries.

The vpn free are often less efficient than paid alternatives and usually offer fewer servers and locations, and sometimes have certain limitations. However, if you have limited use, for example, if you want to watch a episode or a particular movie, they should do the trick. Some of the free VPNs available for Chrome include the following:

You can also use the free version of a reputable strong VPN, PrivadoVPN, knowing that it will only give you access to its servers in 12 cities, and that the exchange of data will be limited to 10 GB per month. It will therefore be insufficient for the streaming of a series or the practice of an online game.

For demonstration purposes, we will use one of the free VPNs: Free VPN for Chrome.

Installing Free VPN for Chrome

Free VPN for Chrome can be accessed from this link. You must of course click on “Add to Chrome” then confirm that you want to “Add the extension”. A screen is displayed prompting you to click on theicon Chrome extensions, click the pin if you want Free VPN to be visible on the top menu at all times. A character icon will then appear.

If you click on the icon of Free VPN, you can see that it has servers in France, Germany, Holland, the United States and England, and in a limited number of cities – such is the characteristic of Free VPNs. It will therefore not be possible to use Free VPN to access a Japanese or South Korean server.

Normally disable VPN

You may know, a vpn tends to slow down apps because it encrypts data. So, the ideal is to use it only when you want to visit a site whose access is denied to you because of your geographical location.

Thus, in the case of Free VPN, click on the icon of the application then locate the mention “Off / Disconnect”. If this option is active, it appears in green. This way, you avoid any risk of slowing down your browser when you visit your usual sites.

Activate Free VPN for visiting a US site

Now suppose we want to visit a site such as the American broadcaster Crackle.com – a subsidiary of Sony. This blocks access because it detects a connection from France. So you have to activate Free VPN and choose a city in America such as Chicago or Los Angeles, for example.

Once Free VPN is activated from a server based in Los Angeles, Crackle.com gives us access to its programs.

And that’s it, it’s as simple as that. However, you will sometimes find that some American streaming video sites may not let you in because as soon as they notice too many connections from the same IP address, they may block access to particular VPNs. It will therefore often be necessary to install a paid VPN extension.