macOS

The same app as Windows, with OpenVPN and WireGuard bundled inside it.

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Apple Silicon · M1 and later

Intel pre-2021 Macs

Version 2.6.2 44.4 MB released 2026-09-23

Changelog Checksums & signature Other versions Without our app

macOS 12 Monterey or later Apple menu → About This Mac: "Apple M…" means Apple Silicon Nothing else – the engines are inside the app

macOS will refuse to open it the first time

“App” can't be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software

This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information.

Expected, and here is the honest reason: notarising an app costs an Apple Developer membership, which we have not bought yet, so Gatekeeper has nothing to check against. Nothing is wrong with the download.

To open it: right-click (or Control-click) the app in Applications → Open → Open in the dialog. macOS remembers the choice, so you do this once. On Ventura and later you can also go to System Settings → Privacy & Security and press Open Anyway. Compare the SHA-256 below first if you want the same assurance notarisation would have given you.

Installing

Unzip the download and drag the app into Applications.
Right-click it → Open → Open (once only – see above).
Sign in with your account.
Pick a location and press Connect. macOS asks for your password to start the tunnel.

Changelog

v2.6.2 – Fixed a localhost deletion issue on app teardown

v2.6.0 – added stealth mode to get through restrictive networks(to hide its protocol) 2026-09-22
v2.5.1 – fixed disconnect lag and graph disappearing when switching nodes 2026-09-21
v2.5.0 – added new features(different UDP and TCP ports) and UI layout 2026-09-21

Checksums & signature

Optional, and worth doing if you downloaded over a network you do not control. The number below is the file’s SHA-256; if what you downloaded prints the same, it is byte-for-byte what this server published.

Apple Silicon privaseeconnect-2.6.2-macos-arm64.zip

edb127633ba7bf390c5333836098c31ada5d69ba9a39ce690c4d7f05e5a8df88

Intel privaseeconnect-2.6.2-macos-intel.zip

89a3f0e14f46ada6ceb3abca48e4d00356243db03811dac19747028cb8364ead

Print it yourself with shasum -a 256 <file> in Terminal.

The app is ad-hoc signed, not notarised by Apple – see the box above.

Other versions

Kept so you can go back if a new build misbehaves. The newest is almost always the one you want – older builds do not get fixes.

Version	Released	Size
v2.6.0	2026-09-22	44.4 MB	Download
v2.5.1	2026-09-21	44.4 MB	Download
v2.5.0	2026-09-21	44.4 MB	Download

Other ways to connect, without our app

Privasee VPN is plain OpenVPN and WireGuard. Any client that speaks either one connects to exactly the same network with a profile from the config generator – you just do by hand what the app does for you.

WireGuard

The official WireGuard app from the Mac App Store, plus a config from your account. Notarised by Apple, so it opens with no warning.

Mac App Store →

Tunnelblick

The long-standing free OpenVPN client for macOS. Double-click a .ovpn profile and it imports itself.

tunnelblick.net →

OpenVPN Connect

OpenVPN Inc.’s own client, if you prefer the official one.

Step-by-step guide →

Trouble installing? The setup guide walks through it with screenshots, and support is one message away from your dashboard.