# Mozilla VPN Application: Mozilla Also called firefox vpn, firefox private network, mozilla vpn Mozilla, Security A Mozilla-branded VPN powered by Mullvad. The window is Mozilla VPN.exe. It is not Firefox. ## What you need to know Mozilla VPN.exe is a Mullvad-powered client. It is not Firefox. Mozilla VPN is Mozilla's paid VPN on Mullvad's network. Firefox is the browser. mullvad.exe is Mullvad's own account-number client. Tailscale is a mesh. - **What is it?**: Mozilla VPN powered by Mullvad. Not Firefox **Same as mullvad.exe?**: No. Different account and exe **Ships with Firefox?**: No. Separate download Feex says If firefox.exe is the only Mozilla process, I would not expect a VPN tunnel. Mozilla VPN.exe is a separate install. I would also not call it Tailscale, and I would not enter a Mullvad account number in this app. ## What is Mozilla VPN? Mozilla VPN is a Mozilla-branded client on Mullvad's network. Mozilla VPN.exe is the Windows process. Firefox is a different product. ## If you have never used it If you wanted Mozilla's VPN, this is Mozilla VPN, not Firefox. Download it from mozilla.org/products/vpn. Mozilla VPN.exe is the tunnel app. It is powered by Mullvad. firefox.exe is the browser. Mullvad.exe is Mullvad's own client with an account number. This is not Tailscale. ## What is it used for? **Mozilla-account VPN** You pay Mozilla and sign in with a Mozilla account. Mullvad's own app uses an account number instead. **Mullvad-powered servers** The network is Mullvad. The exe and billing are Mozilla. That is the sibling-swap sentence. **Not a Firefox setting** Installing Firefox does not install this VPN. Multi-Account Containers are a browser feature, not Mozilla VPN.exe. ## Who is it for? - People who want a Mozilla bill on a Mullvad-powered VPN - Users who opened Firefox looking for a Connect button - Anyone comparing this to mullvad.exe ## Current status Actively sold where Mozilla offers it. This article is the Windows VPN app, not Firefox. ## How old is it? Mozilla shipped Firefox Private Network, then Mozilla VPN in 2020 on Mullvad's network. Current Windows builds are Mozilla VPN.exe. A 2019 extension-only FPN is not this app. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers are not all verified here. Mozilla VPN Windows Legacy Firefox Private Network extension ## System requirements Values follow the publisher's public guidance. Workload still changes the real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, per Mozilla VPN | | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------- | | RAM | Light client | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Tunnel encryption **Network demand**: All traffic while connected ## Installed processes These executables belong to this product when it is installed. | Mozilla VPN.exe | Mozilla VPN client. Not firefox.exe | | --------------- | ----------------------------------- | ## Startup components Mozilla VPN.exe can connect at logon from its settings. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\Mozilla VPN\\ | | --------------- | ------------------------------ | ## Common problems ### Firefox installed, VPN missing The browser does not include Mozilla VPN.exe. Download the VPN product page. ### Mullvad number will not sign in This app wants a Mozilla account. Use mullvad.exe if you paid Mullvad directly. ## Getting unstuck ### Install from mozilla.org/products/vpn firefox.com is the browser. mullvad.net is the other client. ### Sign in with the Mozilla account A Mullvad account number belongs in mullvad.exe. ### Disconnect other VPNs Two tunnels fight over the default route. ## Alternatives Mullvad VPN if you want the account-number client. Firefox if you meant the browser. Tailscale if you wanted a mesh. ## Official help and downloads Start with the vendor. Random exe sites are not a support channel. | Download | [www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/ ](https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [support.mozilla.org/products/firefox-private-network-vpn ](https://support.mozilla.org/products/firefox-private-network-vpn)Vendor support | | Official site | [www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/ ](https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/)Start here, not a random exe host | ## Related hardware The client is light. Encryption uses CPU while connected. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers change. This article does not pin a build. ## Related These entities connect to this article. Type is shown on every link. [Mozilla Firefox: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/mozilla-firefox)[Mullvad VPN: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/software/mullvad-vpn)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager) ## Sources and verification Reviewed by Feex editorial. Last verified August 2026 Status: Feex Reviewed. [How we research](https://feex.it/wiki/research). - [Mozilla VPN official site ](https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/)· Vendor product page - [Mozilla VPN help ](https://support.mozilla.org/products/firefox-private-network-vpn)· Vendor support - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on Windows PCs. Not a lab benchmark. ## Was this article useful? A yes or no is enough. Pick a reason if you want, or add a short note. Quick facts The short identity of this page. Specs, sources, and the full story stay in the article. - **Developer**: Mozilla **Category**: Consumer VPN **Process**: Mozilla VPN.exe **License**: Paid. Mozilla account. Mullvad network **First released**: 2020 **Official site**: [mozilla.org/products/vpn](https://www.mozilla.org/products/vpn/) **Mapped by Feex**: Seen on Windows PCs in Foxhole Feex Reviewed: Last verified August 2026 --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/software/mozilla-vpn/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)