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Install holavpn with Homebrew Cask
Peer-to-peer VPN. Version 4.2,1.261.295 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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overview
Package summary
Peer-to-peer VPN
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
history
Project history and usage
Hola VPN is a consumer location-routing service whose free offering uses a community-powered peer-to-peer network and whose Premium offering uses dedicated servers.
Project history
Hola VPN Ltd. describes Hola as a community-powered internet service founded in 2008. Its products evolved into free and Premium offerings spanning browser-level proxying and full-device VPN applications.
Adoption history
Hola's official materials say the service was founded in 2008 and report adoption in the hundreds of millions of users or downloads. These figures are vendor claims and vary among pages.
The product expanded across browser extensions, desktop and mobile applications, televisions, game consoles, and routers. Hola distinguishes its community-powered free network from Premium service, which uses dedicated servers and does not use the subscriber's device as a peer.
How it is used
On macOS, users open the application, sign in or create an account, select a country, and enable the central connection switch. The app installs the required VPN configuration automatically.
The macOS FAQ documents a three-day trial followed by Premium subscription requirements for that app. A Premium account can be used on up to ten concurrent devices.
Why package nerds care
Hola is unusual among consumer VPN packages because its free service uses a peer-to-peer value-exchange model: users receive routing service while contributing limited idle network and processing resources. That architecture materially differs from a conventional server-only VPN and is important context when selecting the package.
Timeline
- 2008: Hola was founded, according to its official FAQ.
- 2026: The official desktop product supported Windows and macOS, while Premium accounts supported multiple device classes.
Related projects
- Hola's official FAQ identifies Bright Data as the commercial user of resources contributed through the consumer peer network.
- Hola Browser and Hola browser extensions provide related proxy-based access modes.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for holavpn. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| No executable data was present. | |||
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version4.2,1.261.295
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://hola.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:holavpn |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.2,1.261.295 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/holavpn |
| Homepage | https://hola.org/ |
| Upstream docs | https://hola.org/ |
| Source archive | https://cdn4.hola.org/static/HolaVPN2E-4.2-1.261.295.dmg |
| SHA-256 | c708a4e939f6706f68748b7cfcc6385960e2337070fcd7a86224d04318edba0b |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | holavpn |
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| Artifacts | |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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