Mozilla officially announced its very own VPN service captured, and also the company promised it would bring support for other platforms at some point in the near future.

While no specifics were provided, Mozilla continues to be focusing on the official clients for Linux and Mac, so nobody knows without a doubt when users could connect with the VPN service if they're running one of these simple two platforms. Fortunately, the dev community lends Mozilla help, so while everyone is awaiting the organization to bring Mozilla VPN to Linux and Mac, here's a third-party tool that does might a little more.

As discovered by GHacks, the app is known as MozWire, and it is on GitHub as an open-source project. It's not aimed limited to Linux, but at several other platforms too, including Windows, in which the official Mozilla VPN client can also be offered.

"MozWire is definitely an unofficial cross-platform client for MozillaVPN, finally giving Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, OpenBSD yet others (all platforms supporting the WireGuard protocol) users access for this VPN provider. MozWire will also support Windows," the official description published by the developer explains.

When you will find all instructions to install and run this unofficial Mozilla VPN client on Linux and macOS around the GitHub page linked above, what you ought to know is that the app also has a series of additional features unavailable within the official app.

For example, among the cool features that Mozilla isn't offering is support for multihop servers, and the developer explains that their app has additionally been specifically created to allow users to find the remote port, thus making it possible to bypass firewalls. Again, this really is something that's unavailable within the official Mozilla client, but I think the company should add this at some point in the future given it's quite important functionality for lots of users behind firewalls.

Additionally, MozWire also supports native WireGuard clients that are offered around the platforms in which the app is deployed.

At this time, Mozilla VPN is only available on Windows 10, Android, and iOS in some regions, like the Usa, the uk, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia. Support for Mac and Linux is still listed as coming soon on Mozilla's website.

"The new VPN clients are suitable for Android (version 6 and up), Windows 10 (64 bit), and iOS. Mac and Linux customers are not far off," Mozilla explains.

Mozilla VPN is available with a $4.99 per month subscription, also it offers support for more than 280 servers in more than 30 countries. One subscription can be used for 5 devices, and Mozilla promises that it doesn't log any network activity when clients are connected to VPN.

"We don't log, track, or share any of your network activity. We adhere strictly to Mozilla's Data Privacy Principles, and we only collect the most minimal data necessary to keep your VPN healthy and operational," Mozilla explains. "WireGuard protocol encrypts your network traffic protecting all of your private information. When compared with existing VPN protocols, WireGuard's lightweight code is easier for security analysts to examine and audit - making it a far more secure option for the VPN. Additionally, your online activities can remain anonymous because we never log, track or share your network data."

During the time of writing, Mozilla VPN remains available only on Windows, Android, and iOS, and the company hasn't shared any specifics regarding when it plans to roll out the Linux and Mac clients. Simultaneously, the organization didn't reveal when it intends to expand Mozilla VPN to more regions besides the ones mentioned above.