Reading Time: 3 minutes

The growing mass surveillance, online censorship, and cybersecurity threats are issues that Mac users can no longer consider themselves safe from.

The need for an online privacy solution that is simple yet effective all at once is, therefore, naturally increasing for every concerned Mac user on the web.

If you’re not sure which VPN you should use to attain the online freedom and privacy you deserve, see my article on 5 Best VPN services for Mac in 2019.

In the present article, I will only focus on installation instructions for VPNs on Mac, so you can set one up in your system in less than 5 minutes.

Ready? Great!

Step-by-Step Setup Instructions

You can use one of three methods to install a Mac VPN on your system.

Installing a VPN app from official providers Manual setup Third-party VPN clients

I will now outline steps you need to follow for each installation method.

1. Using VPN App

The simplest way to get a VPN up and running on your Mac is to download a VPN app from your provider.

These apps are optimized to ensure minimum installation time and feature an easily usable interface to tweak settings as per your requirements.

In addition, many features like split-tunneling and killswitch only work if you have a VPN client installed.

So here’s how to get a VPN app from your provider:

Visit the official page of your provider and subscribe to a plan suitable for your needs Download Install the Mac VPN app of the provider on your system Click on the VPN app logo after installation and enter your login details Choose a server of your choice and connect Congratulations! You now have a working VPN on your Mac

Note: Although all VPN providers mentioned in the list above have dedicated apps for Mac, this doesn’t apply to every VPN out there. If the VPN you want to use doesn’t have an app for Mac, you will have to set it up manually.