Bitmask

Editor's Review

Bitmask is an EXPERIMENTAL open source application to provide easy and secure encrypted communication. You can choose among several different service providers or start your own. Currently, it supports encrypted internet (VPN) and encrypted email.

Bitmask (Package Name: se.leap.bitmaskclient) is developed by LEAP Encryption Access Project and the latest version of Bitmask 1.5.3 was updated on April 14, 2025. Bitmask is in the category of Communication with the feature Encrypted Connection. You can check all apps from the developer of Bitmask and find 200 alternative apps to Bitmask on Android. Currently this app is for free. This app can be downloaded on Android 5.0+ on APKFab or Google Play. All APK/XAPK files on APKFab.com are original and 100% safe with fast download.

Bitmask is a 100% open source censorship-bypassing VPN from LEAP Encryption Access Project. It is one app that allows you to connect to multiple trusted VPN providers. Bitmask is third-party audited, fast, secure, super easy to use, and free! You just install it and run it—zero configuration, zero registration. Bitmask and our partner providers do not require user accounts, keep logs, or track you in any way.
OUR TRUSTED VPN PROVIDERS
VPNs help protect your privacy and secure your online activity, but it’s super important to use a trusted VPN provider. With Bitmask you can select from our trusted service providers riseup.net and The Calyx Institute. Riseup.net is a longtime provider of online communication tools. Their email and mailing lists are used by hundreds of thousands of users around the world. The Calyx Institute has a long track record of educating users about the threat of online surveillance and providing tools to protect their privacy.
OPEN SOURCE AND THIRD PARTY AUDITED
Like any good VPN, Bitmask helps you to protect your internet traffic against mass surveillance, enhances your online privacy, and can help bypass censorship. Specifically, Bitmask
– is third party audited and uses only open source technology
– encrypts and protects your traffic from the spying eyes of your internet service provider
– secures your browsing traffic on public and private Wi-Fi networks
– hides your IP and your real location from websites and online services
– circumvents censorship and allows you access to blocked content
THIS IS A FREE, DONATION-FUNDED SERVICE
Bitmask is free to use and funded by donations from users like you. We believe everyone should have access to secure communication tools. Your donations keep Bitmask operational. Thank you!
DEVELOPED BY LEAP ENCRYPTION ACCESS PROJECT
Founded in 2012, LEAP is dedicated to giving all internet users access to secure communication. There are many fronts in the fight against the enclosure of the internet and the relentless efforts to surveil and monetize our lives. LEAP is part of the growing effort to expand the use of circumvention technology to protect us from government and corporate incursion into our online lives. LEAP builds and brands RiseupVPN, CalyxVPN, and Bitmask. https://leap.se
MORE TRANSLATIONS!
We want to continue to expand the use of VPNs, and translations are critical to this effort. Contributions to this effort are greatly appreciated and can be done here: Transifex project https://app.transifex.com/otf/bitmask/dashboard/
SOME TECH SPECS
– Built on Android's VPNService
– Uses OpenVPN with WireGuard coming soon
– UDP for fast connections, and TCP for more stability
– Censorship bypassing technology like Obfs4, Snowflake, KCP + Obfs4 and more
– No IPv6 Leaks: Bitmask will not leak IPv6 traffic
– No DNS Leaks: Bitmask is configured on both the client and the server to prevent any leaking of DNS

Bitmask 1.5.3 Update

features:
- provide support for QUIC as obfuscation protocol
- improve bridge hopping mode
bugfixes:
- reduce obfuscated connection failure rates after changing settings
- fix updating expired VPN certificate via new API v5
- improve invite code validation
- fix minor UI bugs in location selection and censorship circumvention settings