Krypt VPN Guide: Free VPN with Multi-Hop, Setup and FAQ

• Free VPN nodes in multiple locations.
• Multi-Hop routing through more than one server.
• Hides your public IP address from the sites and services you connect to.
• No complicated setup: install, pick a node, connect.

1. Open the Krypt VPN page on krypt.cc. That page is the only official download; copies re-uploaded elsewhere can be modified.
2. Pick the build for your system (Windows, macOS or Linux).
3. Read and accept the Software Download Terms in the prompt. The file downloads as soon as you agree, and you won't be asked again for that tool until the terms change.
4. Optional but sensible: upload the file to VirusTotal before you run it.

Windows

1. Run the installer you downloaded.
2. If Windows SmartScreen says "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway. Krypt builds aren't code-signed yet, so SmartScreen treats them as unrecognised apps. That warning is about the missing signature, not about anything it found in the file.
3. Follow the installer, then launch Krypt VPN from the Start menu or the desktop shortcut.
4. Accept the administrator (UAC) prompt when it appears. Krypt VPN needs admin rights because it sets up a virtual network adapter to route your traffic.

macOS

1. Open the download and drag Krypt VPN into your Applications folder.
2. The first time you open it, macOS blocks it because it's from an unidentified developer. Click Done, then go to System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down and click Open Anyway next to Krypt VPN. On macOS 14 and older you can instead right-click the app and choose Open.
3. If macOS instead says the app "is damaged and can't be opened", the file isn't damaged: Gatekeeper is refusing an unsigned download. Clear its quarantine flag once in Terminal, then open the app again:

xattr -cr "/Applications/Krypt VPN.app"

If you saved the app somewhere other than Applications, drag it from Finder into the Terminal window after xattr -cr to paste its real path.

Linux

The Linux build is an AppImage: one file, nothing to install. Make it executable, then run it:

chmod +x ./*.AppImage
./*.AppImage

Or right-click it in your file manager, tick Allow executing file as program in Properties, and double-click it.

Krypt VPN needs administrator rights on every system, because creating that network adapter is something only an admin can do. On macOS and Linux that means entering your password when it asks.

1. Open Krypt VPN and choose a node location. The closest one is usually fastest.
2. Click connect.
3. Check it worked: search "what is my IP" in your browser. The address and location shown should now be the node's, not yours.
4. Turn on Multi-Hop when you want your traffic routed through more than one server.

With a normal VPN, your traffic goes from your device to one VPN server, then out to the internet. With Multi-Hop it passes through two or more servers first, so no single server sees both where the traffic came from and where it's going. The trade-off is speed: every extra hop adds distance and latency. Use Multi-Hop when privacy matters more than speed, and a single nearby node for streaming or gaming.

It does: hide your IP address from the sites you visit, and encrypt your traffic between your device and the VPN, which matters on public Wi-Fi.

It doesn't: make you anonymous. Accounts you sign in to still know it's you, cookies and browser fingerprinting still work, and malware on your device is unaffected. Using a VPN also doesn't make it OK to break a service's terms.

• Connect before you join public Wi-Fi networks you don't trust: cafés, hotels, airports.
• If a site blocks you or keeps asking for captchas, switch to another node.
• Slow connection? Turn off Multi-Hop and pick a nearer node.
• For more privacy on the PC itself, clear local traces with Krypt Cleaner.