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What is a VPN?

A VPN changes your internet location. Want to watch Japanese Netflix from New York? A VPN makes Netflix think you're in Tokyo. That's the whole trick.

Why you need one

Netflix shows different titles in different countries. Squid Game hits everywhere, but Dragon Zakura is only on Japanese Netflix. Without a VPN, you're stuck with whatever the US catalog has today.

It's genuinely easy. Promise.

No tech skills. No command line. No router setup. You download an app, click a country, and you're in. Takes about 3 minutes.

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That's less than one Netflix bill for a whole year of global catalogs. Seriously.

How to use it

Skip the free VPNs

They're slow, often blocked by Netflix, and many sell your browsing data. The paid services above are cheap enough that there's no reason to cut this corner.

What is MOS?

MOS adds high-quality subtitles to Netflix — in languages Netflix doesn't offer.

The problem MOS solves

You finally got a VPN. You open Japanese Netflix. You find an amazing drama. And then… no English subtitles. Dead end.

Netflix only provides subtitles for the languages they licensed in that country. Most of the time, that's just 2 or 3 languages. Often not yours.

What MOS does

MOS generates subtitles in your language for any Netflix title — even the ones Netflix never translated. The subtitles read like a real subtitler wrote them.

Why it's different

What's a Chrome extension?

It's a tiny add-on for your Chrome browser. Install once, forget about it. When you open Netflix, MOS just works — subtitles appear right on the video, exactly like Netflix's own.

Get started

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