Best Kodi VPN Add-ons

In fact, nowadays many VPNs already feature their own Kodi add-ons, which can be used reliably alongside the program on different devices, including Android TV or Amazon devices.

How does a VPN add-on work?

Because Kodi is multiplatform software, different VPN add-ons are installed in different ways, some of which can be quite tricky and require the complete guides that VPN providers make available. Others are simple and can be done by those with little to no technical knowledge. For instance, if your preferred VPN company does provide a mobile app for both Android and iOS devices, then all it takes is to download both Kodi and the VPN’s apps from the corresponding app stores. The same concept applies to Windows and Mac computers: just install the VPN desktop client and keep it running in the background.

There are different VPN Kodi apps available for more unusual systems, too, and the methods for installing differs quite significantly; depending on the operating system chosen, some can take a while to configure. For Kodi versions installed using OpenELEC/LibreELEC – like the ones you’d need for Raspberry Pi, for instance – you’ll need to save the previously downloaded zip folder onto a USB flash drive and then access it through Kodi. To do this you need to:

• Go to the add-ons tab on Kodi and click on the “files” logo on the top left side.
• Select “install from zip file” and choose the USB flash drive that contains the VPN zip file.
• Install the zip file and enter your credentials on the newly created VPN add-on.

Note that some VPN add-ons require that you permit Kodi to install files from unknown sources.

But there’s another benefit to using a VPN with Kodi. Even when using the official and legal add-ons only, prolonged streaming sessions will likely make ISPs throttle users connections. Since VPNs hide traffic, ISPs cannot see their customers and therefore it’s very unlikely that they will throttle anything again.

Why you should avoid free VPNs

Anyone looking to use Kodi isn’t exactly into spending extra money if they can do the same without expense, but the truth is that free VPNs are not to be trusted. These are available everywhere on the internet with even the quickest search for the “best free VPN” to come across something advertised as such. But it’s good to remember is the old motto: if you’re not paying for a product, it’s because you are the product. Just like any other business, VPN companies need money to flourish and if that doesn’t come from user subscriptions then it comes from somewhere else and, unfortunately, that’s usually from people’s data.

It’s pretty normal that the best free VPNs gather and sell the customer details to third parties who pay for them in order to bombard people with targeted advertisements. A paid VPN, on the other hand, not only handles customers details with proper care but even provides adblocker tools, too.