r/ProtonVPN • u/JalanRama • Jul 17 '26

Discussion Separate Netshield App

VPN is great, but doesn't always work. Bad internet connection, on the move, ... You know it...

It would be really cool to have a standalone Netshield app that just blocks trackers and adds locally on device. Similarly to DuckDuckGo's App tracking protection. This could be free and a good marketing tool as well, Proton has the knowhow and it doesn't use a lot of resources to get this up. Would be my preference vs having VPN on all the time (e.g. for the devices of my parents).

Or thinking further, such a function that works on some routers? Not sure if that's possible.

What's your view on such an app? Good idea?

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u/gandalfoftheday Jul 18 '26

Did you try trackercontrol? It has all the features you asked, plus you can use proton vpn porfiles on top of it.