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For those looking to migrate away from Mullvad VPN, what are some alternatives that the community recommends? (reddthat.com)

submitted 6 days ago by somereaduser@reddthat.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I've heard a lot about AirVPN, but it doesn't have an app on Fdroid or anything. Yes you can download it directly from their site, but that is a little cumbersome.

Another option I'm considering is Windscribe.One major knock against it (and the same thing for AirVPN) is that htere is no tutorial available for installing the wireguard version on openwrt.

I really don't know enough about these. Windscribe has been sort of tested in court (again that was in Greece, and they don't have the same might of an authoritarian state as the US or some place), so that's a plus.

I don't know, I'm so confused that it sort of makes sense to stick with Mullvad at times.

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[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I know you mentioned AirVPN only having an app on their website, but you can use it with the wireguard client (you just have to make the conf file names short enough and remove special characters to import them). This is how I personally use AirVPN on Android.

[–] Tomhero200@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago

That's how I do it. I use WG Tunnel (on FDroid), make the conf on the website, rename it to something short ('airvpn' for example) and import it. I only connect to one server though (Azelfafage), so I have no clue how it behaves with multiple exit nodes...

Hope this helps OP!

[–] somereaduser@reddthat.com 1 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I tried adding their client via Obtanium, it didn't work.

But man, that client looks so outdated. It looks like a kid's idea of a website.

[–] ofboir@europe.pub 2 points 3 days ago

I made my own Gitlab repo for that reason. It automatically fetches the apk when a new version is published on AirVPN website. You can add it to Obtainium, it works. https://gitlab.com/Ofboir/EddieAndroid

[–] CorrectAlias@piefed.blahaj.zone 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I don't use AirVPN's client, to be clear. I use Wireguard's android app, and for desktop, I use wireguard as well. There's no need for their client.