Whether you're looking to protect yourself online or just unblock your favorite content, a virtual private network (VPN) is an essential tool in the modern world. With cybercrime getting more complex with each passing day, it's an effective and inexpensive way to secure yourself, your home, and your family from digital threats.
Tom's Guide's experts put VPNs through hundreds of tests every year to make sure we're only recommending the best VPN services, so check out our in-depth comparisons, VPN reviews, and guides to find out which VPN provider suits your needs best.
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Windscribe brings anti-fingerprinting to its browser extension to protect you from nasty trackers
Protect yourself from invasive browser fingerprinting with new anti-fingerprinting features added to Windscribe VPN's browser extension.
The best VPN in 2025: our top 5 picks
We've reviewed every major VPN (virtual private network) for privacy, security, speed, streaming and more – discover what our dedicated team recommends based on expert testing.
The best free VPN in 2025
Most free VPNs are useless – but there are a few that are worth considering. This is our tested and ranked guide to the only free VPN services we recommend.
VPN Glossary: key terms explained
Kill switches, DNS, geo-spoofing, and more – VPN language can get complicated. I'll walk you through the jargon with bite-sized explainers.
The best Apple TV VPN in 2025
With TVOS 17, Apple TVs became able to support native VPN connections. This has led to all the top VPNs bring out apps for the platform. Here, I test them all, and name the very best Apple TV VPN.
The Tor Project has launched its own VPN – but it's not the finished product yet
The Tor Project, famous for the Tor Network, has quietly launched its own VPN app. It's still in Beta and designed for testing but is available to download now.
Norton VPN servers — all you need to know about the provider's network
Learn more about Norton VPN's vast network of servers. How many are there? Where are they? And what makes them stand out from the servers of other VPN providers.
ExpressVPN brings widgets and Siri shortcuts to its iOS apps – here's how to enable them
Widgets, Siri commands, and shortcuts are now available for ExpressVPN iOS users. It's easier than ever to connect to your VPN and here's how to do it.
TunnelBear review
TunnelBear is a simple VPN that covers the essentials with an audited no-logs policy, a kill switch, and an intuitive interface (as well as a sense of humor).
"AI means that scammers don't even have to be good at scamming anymore!": Surfshark's CEO speaks on the web's biggest threats, VPNs giving back, and an ethos of simplicity
I visited Surfshark's home of Cyber City in Vilnius, and got hold of the CEO. I asked him what the biggest risks online are today, and what's next for VPNs.
