One of the first steps toward ensuring your data is protected when browsing the internet is by using a good VPN. Now, there’s no shortage of free VPNs on Windows, and you’d be surprised to know ChromeOS also has a comprehensive catalog of free VPNs, all thanks to Android and Chrome extensions. Here are some of the best free VPN services you can try on a Chromebook in 2025.
Best Free VPNs for Chromebook
The following is a list of VPN apps that you’ll be able to use for free on your Chromebook.
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It’s worth noting that since the apps on this list are free to use, some of them may log your data and not respect your privacy. The only VPN we could vouch for is ProtonVPN, but we cannot guarantee that others follow a no-log policy, even if they claim they do.
1. ProtonVPN – Best Free VPN for Chromebook
ProtonVPN is, hands down, the best VPN service you can use on your Chromebook. One of the best things about ProtonVPN is that although it has some limitations, it doesn’t have a data cap like other VPNs and is completely unlimited and free to use. Besides, it’s open-source and, like other Proton services, promises to never log or sell your data. ProtonVPN can be downloaded as an Android app and will work outside Chrome and in other apps, including the Linux container.
While there are a ton of countries (112) and servers (7100) to choose from, one of the limitations that Proton recently introduced in the free version is that you cannot seamlessly switch between servers as you could before.
The United States, Japan, and the Netherlands were free before but after this limitation rolled out, Proton randomly selects a region and adds a timer before you could click switch server, and it assigns a random server again. All in all, it’s still a great VPN service that you can use on your Chromebook without paying a dime.
Pros Cons Completely free with no data caps Server selection limitations after new update Great speeds for a free VPN Not invincible to VPN blocks Strict no-log policy Excellent user interface Built-in Ad and tracker blocking
Pricing: Free, Paid plan starts at $4.49 per month with the 2-year plan
2. Windscribe – Best Free VPN to Access Geo-Blocked Content
Windscribe is a great free VPN, but has a few extreme limitations. For starters, it has a data cap of 10GB per month, which is just not enough even if you intend to use it for regular day-to-day usage. However, it’s great for someone who uses a VPN to access geo-blocked information (mostly consisting of text), and we could see this come in handy for students who may need more information for their thesis and watching a couple of videos here and there.
That said, Windscribe has a bunch of free servers like the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Switzerland, the UK, and Hong Kong. Besides, Windscribe uses IKEv2, WireGiard, WStunnel, and Stealth protocols all available for free to better protect you. With over 70 countries and many servers, Windscribe is a nice free VPN for your Chromebook, but the 10 GB limit could be extremely limiting for some. Windscribe is available as both a Chrome extension and an Android app.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Free for casual usage | 10 GB per month limitation |
| Decent speeds | Questionable privacy after data breach in 2021 |
| Lots of free servers | |
| Excellent user interface | |
| IKEv2, WuireGuard, and Stealth protocols |
Pricing: Free 10GB / each month, Paid plan starts at $3.25 /month for the 1-year plan
3. TunnelBear – Best Affordable Chromebook VPN with a Free Plan
TunnelBear can be used on ChromeOS using both the Android app and Chrome Extensions. The extension will particularly come in handy on school Chromebooks since most of them do not come with Google Play Store support.
In terms of servers and locations, Tunnelbear lets you access all of them without any premium subscription, while it caps the data to 2GB per month which is extremely low. On the positive side, TunnerBear is one of the cheapest VPN subscriptions you can purchase at just above $3 a month.
TunnelBear lets you choose between OpenVPN and WireGuard, both pretty great and secure protocols. Besides, while the speeds won’t impress, they’re more than enough for streaming or any general tasks. Moreover, the app comes with features such as VigilantBear which blocks all traffic until the VPN connects again, and SplitBear. Overall, TunnelBear is easily one of the best VPN services you can use on a Chromebook in 2025.
Pros Cons Great for casual usage 2 GB per month limitation Decent speeds Questionable security Locations are not locked Login required Handy features in the app Supports WireGuard and OpenVPN
Pricing: Free 2 GB/month, Paid plan starts at $3.33 per month with the 1-year plan
4. Browsec VPN – Best Chromebook VPN With App and Extension
Browsec is yet another free VPN you can use on your Chromebook. Like Hotspot Shield, it’s available as both an Android app and a browser extension and works pretty well. We’d recommend using the Android app if you have a capable Chromebook. You could stick to the browser extension if you need it only when browsing.
Browsec is free and gives you 3 free locations to choose from – the Netherlands, Singapore, and the United States. While it doesn’t support the WireGuard protocol, it does have IKEv2, OpenVPN, and XRay protocols. Besides, you can choose to exclude apps from using the network with ease. Overall, Browsec is a pretty neat VPN app for Chromebooks.
Pros Cons Completely free Logs data Three free servers with no ADs No WireGuard support No login required Slow speeds 7-day free premium trial
Pricing: Free, Paid plan starts at $3.33/month with the 1-year plan
5. Tor Browser – Best Free VPN for Browsing on Chromebook
Tor Browser is not exactly a VPN per se, but it mostly does what a VPN is capable of, i.e., unlock geo-blocked stuff on the internet. It is a browser, so the network won’t apply outside the app. However, since most of us use VPNs to access content outside inaccessible in our countries via a browser, it makes sense to use Tor instead of a free VPN that may log your personal data. In fact, Tor does the contrary and reroutes connection via different nodes so that no one can find out your real identity on the internet.
To use the Onion network, you can install the Tor Browser via Linux or from the Google Play Store. Besides, browsers such as Brave come with Tor built-in and offer other features such as ad blocking. Overall, if you need a VPN service mostly to browse blocked content on your Chromebook, you can use Tor instead.
| Pros | Cons |
|---|---|
| Completely free | Slow browsing speeds as your requests go through multiple servers |
| Open-source and extremely secure | The network only applies to the browser |
| Available on almost all platforms |
Pricing: Free
If you’re looking for a VPN that strikes a good balance between privacy and speed, we cannot recommend ProtonVPN enough. Windscribe, TunnelBear, and Browsec are all decent free VPN services. Do you know a free VPN service for Chromebook that deserves to be on this list? Let us know in the comments.
