What's New

Recent updates to P4PN.

Windows v1.0.225 2026-10-13

Host your own VPN server at home, live server list

  • Personal server: turn this PC into a VPN server for you and the people you invite. Setup forwards the port on your router, opens the Windows firewall and checks from outside that the server can be reached.
  • Works on Windows Home too: when the built-in network sharing isn't available, guests' traffic goes through Internet Connection Sharing.
  • Choose who can reach your home network through your server.
  • If the server starts but can't carry guests' traffic, setup says so straight away, and Manage shows the full reason.
  • The server list stays live while it's open: checks and updates appear in place, with an "Updated" time and a refresh button.
  • Server load is shown as soon as it's known, and servers that can't be reached are marked "unreachable".
  • Imported server lists are checked and ranked just like the built-in list.
  • The window layout now matches the Mac app, and your profile no longer overlaps the login form.
Windows v1.0.214 2026-09-15

Smarter server selection, steadier connection

  • The server list is measured more accurately and ranked by what actually works from where you are, so the best connection sits at the top.
  • If our main address becomes unreachable, P4PN now finds a working route on its own — and the pages it opens in your browser use that same route, so signing up, your account and downloads keep working too.
  • Reconnecting is quicker: the app remembers which route answered and starts there, instead of waiting on a blocked one every time.
  • The selected server's address now appears as soon as the app opens, instead of only after you connect.
Windows v1.0.201 2026-08-11

Smoother updates

  • Updating no longer stalls on a "close the running application" prompt — the installer now closes the app and service itself.
  • In-app updates now install directly instead of falling back to the download page.
Windows v1.0.198 2026-08-11

Enhanced server selection

  • The server picker now measures real reachability and speed to each server and ranks them, so the best connection for you is at the top.
Windows v1.0.196 2026-08-10

Enhanced server selection

  • The server picker now measures real reachability and speed to each server and ranks them, so the best connection for you is at the top.
Windows v1.0.187 2026-06-28

Choose sites to send only through the VPN

  • This is the opposite of the bypass list. Instead of picking the sites that skip the VPN, you pick the only sites that should go through it — and everything else uses your normal connection. It's handy when you just need the VPN for a few specific sites and want the rest of your traffic to stay fast and direct.
  • Add your own sites, or load our ready-made list. Your choices take effect the next time you connect.
Learn more →
Windows v1.0.185 2026-06-24

Choose sites to skip the VPN

  • Some sites — like banks or government portals — work best on your normal connection. Now you can choose which sites open without the VPN: add your own, or load our ready-made list. Everything else stays protected.
  • Your choices take effect the next time you connect.
Learn more →
Windows v1.0.170 2026-04-12

DPI scaling fix

  • Windows: proper DPI scaling for high-DPI displays (150%, 200%, etc.)
Windows v1.0.169 2026-04-11

API accessibility with DNS failover. Major cleanup

  • Removed experimental DNS multi-IP failover from CLI (URL-level failover only)
  • Fixed Windows CLI build: 3-URL failover was missing (CMake BOOL bug with URLs)
  • Fixed Windows CLI CMakeLists.txt generator expression for URL defines
  • All platforms verified: 3 API URLs + beta.p4pn.net site URL baked in
  • Build scripts output installers to Release/ (deploy stages to Site/download/)
Windows v1.0.168 2026-04-07

Cloudflare WebSocket VPN

  • WebSocket transport in OpenVPN3 core (all platforms)
  • iOS WebSocket transport via NWConnection (Partout)
  • WebSocket-to-UDP relay daemon on VPN servers
  • Cloudflare CDN proxy with Flexible SSL
  • DNS multi-IP failover with fast path (all platforms)
  • Testing mode with hardcoded test token (all platforms)
  • CDN proxy standardized across all 10 VPN servers
  • Automatic LE cert distribution to CDN servers