VyprVPN Changelog

What's new in VyprVPN 4.5.0.9409

Jan 28, 2022
  • We listened to your feedback, and now you can see all your connection stats in a single view with Connection Details

New in VyprVPN 4.4.0.9372 (Dec 3, 2021)

  • New: Connection per App feature is now available on macOS Big Sur 11+ with network extensions support.

New in VyprVPN 4.3.0.9284 (Sep 14, 2021)

  • We regularly update our app to improve performance and fix bugs to help you stay securely connected.

New in VyprVPN 4.2.1.9152 (Jun 4, 2021)

  • We regularly update our app to improve performance and fix bugs to help you stay securely connected.

New in VyprVPN 4.2.0.9114 (Feb 28, 2021)

  • New Stuff:
  • VyprVPN Mac app now offers Native M1 Support

New in VyprVPN 4.1.1.9013 (Nov 18, 2020)

  • New Stuff:
  • We regularly update our app to improve performance and fix bugs to help you stay securely connected.

New in VyprVPN 4.1.0.8945 (Jul 27, 2020)

  • Faster is always better:
  • We’re thrilled that WireGuard® is now on macOS! WireGuard® is the fastest, best performing, and easiest to set up protocol.
  • New Stuff:
  • Given that WireGuard® and VyprVPN are such an excellent pair, of course, we made it a default protocol for all new users!
  • Updated:
  • We love shortcuts, don’t you? Now you can Copy and Paste into any field.
  • We’ve updated Arabic app translations.

New in VyprVPN 4.0.0.8850 (Jun 8, 2020)

  • Faster is always better:
  • We’re thrilled to announce WireGuard® is now supported on macOS! WireGuard® is the fastest, best performing, and easiest to set up protocol. We’ve been working hard to bring you our best version of this protocol without sacrificing performance, security, or privacy. When using WireGuard®, you’ll experience state-of-the-art encryption with seamless connections across all server locations. Get ready to put the pedal to the metal!

New in VyprVPN 3.4.0.8755 (Mar 13, 2020)

  • New Stuff:
  • VyprVPN now supports the latest and greatest OpenVPN 2.4 version.
  • Updated:
  • Have trouble logging in? We’ve solved one of life’s great mysteries with new alerts that tell you exactly what the problem is.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • We squashed a couple of bugs that caused issues arranging servers by speed and canceling an in-progress connection.

New in VyprVPN 3.3.0.7962 (Jan 23, 2020)

  • Enjoy faster speeds with KEv2! In this version, we’ve added support for our fastest and most secure protocol yet, IKEv2 over IPSec.
  • New:
  • Updated VPN certificates.
  • Removed support for OpenVPN-160 and L2TP.

New in VyprVPN 3.2.0 (Jan 6, 2020)

  • New:
  • Added toggle for beta updates in the About screen
  • Minor changes to improve UI on some screens
  • Fix:
  • Updates to app and extension signing for upcoming MacOS Catalina
  • Fixed various issues found in MacOS Catalina beta
  • Raised minimum required MacOS version to 10.11

New in VyprVPN 3.1.0.7459 (Sep 9, 2019)

  • New: Added the option to connect and disconnect from the VyprVPN Tool Bar icon
  • New: Improved user feedback for connection progress
  • Fix: Improved re-connect functionality for Kill Switch and for waking from sleep
  • Fix: Updated system extensions for Mac OS updates

New in VyprVPN 3.0.0.7281 (Jul 4, 2019)

  • VyprVPN has a new look! Staying safe on the web can get complicated but connecting to your VPN shouldn't be. It's now easier than ever to browse and connect to our global VPN servers, customize your VPN connections, and take advantage of an open and secure Internet.
  • New: Intuitive server selection makes connecting easy
  • Choose a new location without having to disconnect
  • Customize your connection with Automatic Reconnect & Public Wi-Fi Protection
  • Added Russian language to the app

New in VyprVPN 2.17.2.6192 (Aug 6, 2018)

  • Fix: We regularly update our app to improve performance and fix bugs to help you stay securely connected

New in VyprVPN 2.17.1.6153 (Jun 6, 2018)

  • Fixed issue with Kill Switch not allowing VPN connections.

New in VyprVPN 2.15.0.5828 (Oct 29, 2017)

  • New: Minor app updates
  • Fix: Minor defect fixes

New in VyprVPN 2.14.0.5485 (Mar 24, 2017)

  • New: Introduced Setup Wizard to display to users how VyprVPN is protecting them from privacy risks.
  • New: Premium features are now available to all free users! These features include Connect on Untrusted Wi-Fi, Kill Switch, Block Malicious Sites and Connection Per App.
  • Fix: Connection quality and speed improvements.
  • Fix: Various text and bug fixes.

New in VyprVPN 2.13.1.5133 (Jan 31, 2017)

  • Fix minor crash fixes.

New in VyprVPN 2.12.2.4945 (Sep 27, 2016)

  • New: In response to Apple removing support of PPTP in macOS Sierra, we have added access to L2TP/IPSec for all Basic users.

New in VyprVPN 2.12.1.4876 (Sep 3, 2016)

  • Fix: Minor app updates.

New in VyprVPN 2.11.0.4583 (Jun 17, 2016)

  • New Block Malicious Sites is now available! This new feature will allow users to block potentially malicious sties over a VPN connection.
  • Fix Streamlined installation process
  • Fix Improved UI for advanced configurations

New in VyprVPN 2.10.1.4366 (Apr 29, 2016)

  • New Minor app updates.

New in VyprVPN 2.10.0.4306 (Apr 21, 2016)

  • New Added "Flush DNS Cache" command and notification
  • Fix Improvements for account creation and login process
  • Fix UI improvements for Kill Switch
  • Fix Minor bug and crash fixes

New in VyprVPN 2.9.1.4091 (Mar 1, 2016)

  • Fix: Main screen is now displayed after an update for all languages
  • Fix: Server list functionality to support VyprVPN Server
  • Fix: Minor bug and crash fixes

New in VyprVPN 2.8.0.3745 (Nov 17, 2015)

  • New: Connection Per App feature for more VyprVPN control! On a per-app basis, configure VyprVPN to automatically connect when app launches, run app traffic through VyprVPN, or bypass VyprVPN. Connection Per App is available for OS 10.10 and later.
  • New: Customize your OpenVPN connection! Under the new Advanced tab you can better troubleshoot connection issues, set up MTU tests for optimized connection quality, manually add parameters for any OpenVPN setting, and more.
  • New: Share VyprVPN with your friends to get more free data each month! You can access your referral link from the web control panel as well.
  • New: Updated VyprVPN to support El Capitan OS X release
  • New: Create a new VyprVPN account from the app itself
  • New: Onboarding materials to help new users
  • New: Italian and Turkish language support
  • New: Default server now set to Fastest Server
  • New: Screen to highlight the latest features of the app
  • New: App-tracking on by default to help improve VyprVPN
  • New: Improved logic and more informative messaging regarding locked accounts
  • New: Display the reason for VPN connection in toast notifications
  • New: Display the reasons for reconnect under Advanced settings changes
  • New: "Close Window" menu item
  • New: Updated http to https throughout the code
  • New: Helper Tool installation and Kill Switch configuration screens
  • New: Display offline error messages as an inline message instead to reduce any disruption
  • New: "Restore Settings" button is disabled until any setting changes have been made
  • Fix: Changed "KBps" and "MBps" to "Kbps" and "Mbps"
  • Fix: Translation defects
  • Fix: General UI updates and fixes
  • Fix: Resolved crash on OS X 10.7 and 10.8
  • New: VyprVPN 2.8.0 will be the last version that supports OS X 10.7 and 10.8. Upgrade your OS to use future releases of VyprVPN.

New in VyprVPN 2.7.5.3042 (May 11, 2015)

  • New Updated login screen background
  • New Added prompt to save and reconnect when DNS is changed while VyprVPN is connected
  • Fix Users no longer need to re-login with future releases after upgrading the VyprVPN application to 2.7.5
  • Fix Corrected an issue where empty DNS values remained after disconnect
  • Fix Updated status menu icon when using Yosemite's (MacOS X 10.10) "Dark Mode" appearance setting in conjunction with grayscale status icons
  • Fix German text is no longer cut off for L2TP under Mac OS X 10.7 and 10.8
  • Fix Resolved crash caused by users with a valid username and no password saved to key chain
  • Fix Resolved crash caused by the opt-in analytics event timing out
  • Fix Resolved crash that makes VyprVPN unable to quickly communicate with the Helper Tool
  • Fix Resolved intermittent crash caused by sounds played from a background thread
  • Fix Performance improvements in Application logs and Helper Tool logs needed when the logs are full

New in VyprVPN 2.7.0.2858 (Mar 23, 2015)

  • New Chameleon and OpenVPN automatic port selection randomly scans for open ports to defeat intentional port blocking or throttling
  • New Chameleon and OpenVPN manual port selection allows you to choose the port
  • New Connection log updated to support new port selection features
  • New Redesigned the Preferences tabs for improved setting selection and understanding
  • New Reorganized the Help menu with several new links
  • New Updated Advanced Settings in the Preferences General tab
  • Fix Removed tumbled domain names for Control Panel link
  • Fix Updated FAQ link for the new Golden Frog Support Help Center
  • Fix Resolved MAC OSX Yosemite issue that prevented known networks from being populated
  • Fix Updated deprecated Apple APIs to MAC OSX Yosemite APIs for rendering the VyprVPN logo
  • Fix Resolved an issue that caused an intermittent erroneous account unconfirmed message
  • Fix Resolved issue causing intermittent hang on wake from sleep while connected and automatic reconnect is enabled in Preferences
  • Fix Resolved Helper tool looping issue when installing VyprVPN

New in VyprVPN 2.6.6.2615 (Jan 8, 2015)

  • Fix: MacOS X 10.7 uninstaller incompatibility issue.
  • Fix: MacOS X 10.7 Chameleon connection issue.
  • Fix: MacOS X 10.7 and 10.8 preferences screen display.
  • Fix: Improved detection of dropped OpenVPN and Chameleon connections caused by network interface changes.
  • Fix: Localized text updates.

New in VyprVPN 2.6.5.2546 (Nov 21, 2014)

  • Several performance enhancements and bug fixes

New in VyprVPN 2.6.2.2451 (Nov 6, 2014)

  • Helper Tool bug fix to accommodate custom file paths.

New in VyprVPN 2.6.1.2422 (Oct 28, 2014)

  • Bug fix for the log file.

New in VyprVPN 2.6.0.2408 (Oct 15, 2014)

  • Fastest server is now available! App will automatically connect to the fastest server based on your network latency.
  • Select fastest server from the server list, sidecar button and menu bar.
  • Notifications now available! Added notifications for connections, disconnections and errors.
  • Added new uninstaller.
  • Several performance enhancements and bug fixes.

New in VyprVPN 2.5.0.2216 (Aug 28, 2014)

  • Kill Switch is now available! Kill Switch stops all Internet traffic when not connected to VyprVPN.
  • Users can choose between two Kill Switch options: App and System
  • App Kill Switch: stop all Internet traffic only when VyprVPN application is running.
  • System Kill Switch: stop all Internet traffic even if VyprVPN application is NOT running.
  • Added support for upcoming Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite release.
  • Several bug fixes and performance enhancements

New in VyprVPN 2.4.5.1996 (Jun 3, 2014)

  • New UX behavior: app immediately connects when the user selects a server location in the sidecar menu, app menu, status menu, and dock menu. User does not need to click the "connect" button after selecting a server location in order to connect to VyprVPN.
  • Modified the menu presented in the sidecar menu, app menu, status menu, and dock menu to include currently selected server and favorite servers.
  • Improve client response to a detection of OpenVPN WAIT state.
  • Users can clear the connection log by turning the connection logging setting off and then back on.
  • Changed PPTP - 160 to PPTP - 128 in the connection log.
  • Ensure connection log shows correct disconnecting state transitions.
  • Fix a crash that can occur when the daemon is initially loaded on a new machine that has previously not run VyprVPN.
  • Added to link on the login screen to create a free trial.
  • Corrects a bug in AppleScript where the location was not being set correctly intermittently when the user connects to a specific location using AppleScript.
  • Fixed a typo in a column header in the server locations window for portuguese.
  • Prevent a crash that occurs if the user selects 3rd party DNS and but doesn't enter the primary DNS server.
  • Fixed incorrect VyprDNS URL

New in VyprVPN 2.4.0.1963 (May 16, 2014)

  • VyprDNS now available! VyprDNS is Golden Frog's 100% owned and operated DNS service available exclusively for VyprVPN users. We developed our zero-logging VyprDNS service to increase user privacy and defeat censorship across the world.
  • 3rd Party DNS support
  • Added ability to sort servers by regions and favorites

New in VyprVPN 2.3.3.1851 (Apr 25, 2014)

  • Improved connection logging workflow
  • Fixed high CPU usage when connection terminated using Chameleon
  • Fixes chameleon on Mac OS X 10.7

New in VyprVPN 2.3.2 (Apr 12, 2014)

  • Give more time for Contact Support form submission
  • OpenVPN management interface dynamically selects available port
  • OpenVPN connections in "Suspended" state can now be cancelled
  • Fixes login after installation failures
  • Fixes a problem launching the account management interface properly
  • Properly handles invalid data from APIs
  • Service reliability fix for new Installations

New in VyprVPN 2.3.1 (Mar 26, 2014)

  • Added setting for users to opt-in to receive Beta updates and receive early access to new features and bug fixes
  • Fixed application crashes with locked accounts
  • Fixed Mac OS X 10.7 related crashes

New in VyprVPN 2.3.0 (Mar 21, 2014)

  • Auto-reconnect on unknown Wi-Fi networks
  • Auto-reconnect on disconnect
  • Notifications for incorrect login, locked account and unconfirmed account
  • Translation improvements
  • Enabled log submission in feedback requests
  • Improved detection of Public IP
  • "Manage Account Settings" link is now pre-authenticated
  • Work around for a DNS defect in OpenVPN on MacOS X 10.7