hide.me VPN for macOS: Release Notes

Last modified: April 22, 2024

From time to time, we will release a new version of our app to add new features, improvements, and fixes. We have decided to compile information on the changes we’ve made in a macOS release note which can be found below.

Note: Latest version of hide.me app for macOS can only be downloaded via App Store. For more information, read here.

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hide.me app (App Store Download)

hide.me 5.4.x

• Social media section
• Feature to report broken websites, request streaming location and report bug
• Pause VPN over system tray

hide.me 5.3.x

• New upgrade options with free trials

hide.me 5.2.x

• Add option to limit apps for dynamic port forwarding

hide.me 5.1.x

• Add dynamic port forwarding

hide.me 5.0.x

• New feature SmartGuard, a comprehensive online security tool designed to block intrusive ads, trackers, and malicious websites that can compromise your privacy and steal your information.

hide.me 4.7.x

• New setting to set preferred IP protocol to establish VPN tunnel (learn more)
• Add multiple custom server locations
• UI improvements

hide.me 4.6.x

• Improve server pings
• Option to delete account from settings

hide.me 4.5.x

• Introduction of the new tabs navigation
• Display VPN connection details

hide.me 4.4.4

• Fix potential issue with system extension updater

hide.me 4.4.3

• Add 10G badge to the server list
• Limit WireGuard split tunnelling to TCP

hide.me 4.4.2

• Improve language translations

hide.me 4.4.1

• Improve interface and add dummy multihop servers

hide.me 4.4.0

• Update WireGuard & OpenVPN protocols

hide.me 4.3.1

• Improve alert if system extension experiences issues

hide.me 4.3.0

• Improve system extension
• Change Multihop to stable feature

hide.me 4.2.6

• Improve macOS 12 HTML rendering

hide.me 4.2.5

• Fix crash for Free user server list

hide.me 4.2.4

• Fix system extension issues on machine start

hide.me 4.2.3

• Fix potential crash for Alamofire

hide.me 4.2.2

• Improve WireGuard connection

hide.me 4.2.1

• Improved Multihop Double VPN connection

hide.me 4.2.0

• Added new feature: Multihop Double VPN

hide.me 4.1.0

• Improved Dark Mode interface

hide.me 4.0.3

• Option to define custom DNS servers
• Improve Kill Switch exception rules
• Style improvements for installation widget

hide.me 4.0.2

• Few design improvements
• Minor bugfixes

hide.me 4.0.1

• Improve reconnect on sleep
• Minor bug fixes and improvements

hide.me 4.0.0

• Added support for IKEv2, OpenVPN, WireGuard® protocols
• Enhanced IP Leak Protection / Kill Switch
• Full IPv6 Support
• Added Stealth Guard feature
• Added Split Tunneling feature
• Added Auto Connect feature

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hide.me app (Standalone Download)

hide.me 3.4.1

• Update of OpenVPN Binary to 2.5.0

hide.me 3.4.0

• Improved automatic VPN server selection
• VPN server location search enhancements
• Refreshed app’s user interface colour scheme
• Disable functions related to kernel extension for macOS Big Sur (11)
• Enhanced security for the privileged helper communication

hide.me 3.3.1

• Update OpenVPN to 2.4.9
• Added streaming servers to the tray list in the server location settings so you can access Popular TV Channels.

hide.me 3.3.0

• Added WireGuard® as a new hide.me VPN protocol.
• OpenVPN support
• Security tools: Kill Switch, Stealth Guard and Split Tunneling
• In-App subscription support
• Improved Signup flow. i.e. The process of logging in and to activate hide.me free plan is much easier now.

hide.me 3.2.2

• Improve firewall while switching server locations

hide.me 3.2.1

• You can now specify hide.me app to auto-connect on the connection type you’ve specified.
• Improve StealthGuard stability

hide.me 3.2.0

• Added notification center so we can deliver important notice and/or promotion (if any) to you directly.

hide.me 3.1.0

• Support for browser extension so it would work seamlessly with hide.me app.
• Improve API communication

hide.me 3.0.2

• Improve custom server input

hide.me 3.0.1

• Improve notification logic

hide.me 3.0.0

• Split Tunnel – App specific VPN tunnel
• Stealth Guard – Bind apps to VPN
• Auto Connect – Network-specific triggers
• Preparation for IPv6 Support
• Update to SoftEther 4.29, Build 9680
• Option to show icon in Dock

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Feedback / Suggestion?

Our team are working hard to improve our service so you will always stay protected whilst being online.

If you have any feedback or suggestion which is not listed in the macOS release notes above, please get in touch with our support team.

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Problems Connecting?

If you’re having problems connecting to our VPN service, please submit a support request from hide.me VPN client.

This will provide us with the connection log and we’ll be able to assist you further.

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