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Firefox’s Built-In VPN Goes Unlimited This Summer — Here’s How to Take Advantage of It Now
Mozilla would very much like you to use the VPN built into its Firefox web browser. To win users over, the company has launched a special offer: until August 31, 2026, Firefox’s free VPN is switching to unlimited data and expanding its server catalog from 5 to 28 locations. A gift that clearly smells like a commercial strategy.
Unlimited data and 28 servers: what the promotion changes
Mozilla’s browser has included its own VPN for some time now, available for free and without any extension to install. This service is offered as a free plan, limited to 50 GB of data per month and to certain locations, and paid plans that remove the restrictions ($9.99 per month with no commitment, or $4.99 per month with an annual commitment).
Following Mozilla’s announcement, the situation will change temporarily. On the one hand, the data cap is being removed: you can use Firefox’s free VPN with no limit until August 31, 2026. On the other hand, Mozilla is temporarily expanding the list of available server locations, increasing it from 5 to 28 locations worldwide.
Among the new destinations added for the duration of this promotion, you will find:
- In Europe: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Spain, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden.
- In the Americas: Chile, Colombia, Mexico.
- In Asia and Oceania: Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand.
- And also South Africa.
This is also a good reminder that the ability to manually choose the VPN server location arrived with Firefox 151, released in May. Until then, Firefox’s VPN automatically selected the fastest server, generally the one geographically closest to the user. However, changing location is sometimes more useful than maximum speed: Firefox 151 therefore corrects that limitation (even though it is still rolling out). It also helps Mozilla keep pace with the competition.
A VPN limited to the browser
Firefox’s VPN is limited to web browsing; it is not a system-wide VPN, so all network traffic from the machine does not go through the VPN tunnel. Still, given how much time we spend in web browsers these days, that’s not such a big deal.
What makes Firefox’s VPN interesting is a feature that lets you manage per-site exceptions. In other words, you can define a list of sites whose traffic will not be routed through the VPN. Handy for accessing a service that requires your real location, without having to turn the VPN on and off every time.
It is also worth noting that this built-in VPN is free in only a handful of countries: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Canada. So that is good news for French readers who want to try the tool. It is accessible through a free Mozilla account, on Windows, macOS, or Linux.
If you were looking for a VPN to connect from your campsite or hotel this summer, Mozilla’s could be very useful! You do not need to pull out your bank card; you can simply take advantage of it. In any case, starting September 1, Firefox’s VPN will return to a 50 GB monthly data cap and a reduced number of servers for free accounts.
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