![]() The active NextDNS app or profile will work without switching it off and on again. Here, compared to the provider app option mentioned above, VPN connection drops and reconnects won't result in issues. The first option is to just use Viscosity together with the NextDNS app or profile. The Viscosity app is an OpenVPN client that can be used with OpenVPN config files that most providers offer for downloading. This option can lead to some unexpected behaviors that will have to be tested for the specific VPN service/app in use. This can override the VPN DNS, but if the VPN connection drops and reconnects, the VPN DNS will be used from this point on. ![]() Sometimes however it works to just enable the VPN connection first and then to enable the NextDNS connection afterwards (via app or activating the profile). Most VPN apps/providers obviously push their own DNS servers to prevent leaks, this is expected. If it has the same features, it probably works there too.) (EDIT: Viscosity is available on Windows as well, but I haven't tested it. Here are my experiences of this for Mac and iOS with several working options. There are many posts of people trying to use VPNs and NextDNS together, but this usually doesn't work well. ![]() VPN Provider App & NextDNS App / Profile (Mac).
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