VIONIZ Citizen
VIONIZ 1.0 is live — free forever
Serious protection. Free forever. No limitations.
A quiet, lightning-fast antivirus for Mac and Windows. Real-time protection, smart scanning and an anonymous collective that makes every citizen safer. No trials. No upsells. No account required.
100% free · no limitations, no subscription, no data selling
Independently built — no third-party engine licensing
Forever. No trials, no upsells.
Independent — our own engines.
Detection engines in one pass.
Files or paths ever collected.
Built to protect
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
VIONIZ is designed to be set-and-forget. Powerful detection under the hood, a single simple window on top.
Real-time protection
Files are screened the moment they appear — downloads, email attachments, USB drives — and threats are stopped before they can run.
Always onLightning-fast scans
Quick scan in under a minute. Full system scans that respect your workflow — you won't notice they're running.
Quick scan < 60sSafe quarantine
Suspicious files are contained so they can't execute. Review, restore or delete them any time — you stay in control.
ReversibleAlways up to date
Signatures, detection rules and the app itself update automatically in the background. No "update now" nag screens.
Every few hoursMac & Windows
One free download, both platforms. Native installers, signed builds, and the same clean experience everywhere.
Signed buildsPrivacy first
Detection is local. If you enable Crowd shield, we receive only an anonymous file fingerprint — never your files or paths.
Hash onlyCrowd shield
Every citizen defends the network
Classic antivirus gets smarter the moment a vendor reacts. Crowd shield makes VIONIZ smarter the moment you find something — so the next citizen is already protected.
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Detect
Your device finds a brand-new threat no signature has seen yet.
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Share an anonymous fingerprint
We receive only a file hash and verdict — no contents, no paths, no personal data. Opt-out any time.
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Everyone learns instantly
Cross-verified fingerprints update the collective database and every VIONIZ device worldwide.
Privacy, honestly
We built it so it can't see your life
Security software should protect you — not watch you. Here's exactly what happens with your data.
- ×File contents or documents
- ×File paths or folder names
- ×Browsing history or keystrokes
- ×Location, contacts or identity
- ×Anything to sell or target ads
- ✓File hash (SHA-256), verdict & familyb0aa9be4…82606564 · Trojan.Downloader.Agent
- ✓Detection engine & risk scoreyara-v4 · 0.97
- ✓File type & extension onlype32 · .exe
- ✓Anonymous, revocable install IDcz_7f31…a09e
- ✓Encrypted in transit — nothing elsetls 1.3
100% independent · no third-party data sharing · GDPR / CCPA friendly
VIONIZ Enterprise. Protection that pays for itself.
We're building the serious toolkit for teams who can't afford a breach — fleet management, policy controls, EDR-grade detection and a SOC-style console, powered by the same collective database VIONIZ is training.
- ✓ Centralized fleet management
- ✓ Policy & compliance controls
- ✓ EDR-grade detection & response
- ✓ SOC-style admin console
- ✓ Trained by millions of citizen sensors
- ✓ Same privacy-first DNA
You're on the list — we'll email you when Enterprise opens.
We're not sharing a release date yet — quality first. In the meantime, VIONIZ keeps you covered for free.
Get started
Download VIONIZ
Free. Forever. No account, no trial, no credit card. Just protection.
macOS
Windows
Questions before installing? See the FAQ. Verifying integrity: SHA-256 checksums.
The honest comparison
Free shouldn't mean compromised
We compared VIONIZ against the most popular "free" antivirus — so you can see exactly what free actually costs you.
| Feature | VIONIZFree forever100% free | Avast FreeFree tier | Malwarebytes FreeFree tier |
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| Price | Free, forever, no trial | Free, with paid upsells | Free, scan only |
| Real-time protection | ✓ | ✓ | ×premium only |
| Full system scan | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Quarantine | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| No trial limits or countdowns | ✓ | × | × |
| No upsell / upgrade prompts | ✓ | × | × |
| No account required | ✓ | •partial | •partial |
| Privacy-first telemetry (opt-in) | ✓ | × | • |
| In-house, independent engines | ✓ | ×licensed | ×licensed |
| Crowd intelligence for everyone | ✓included free | × | × |
| macOS + Windows | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Comparison of free tiers based on publicly documented features at the time of writing; third-party products may change their terms. Verified in the VIONIZ Phase 18 benchmark lab.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is VIONIZ really free forever?
Yes. The VIONIZ Citizen version is free with no limitations, no time limit and no paid tier for the same features. We'll never convert it into a trial.
How is that possible?
VIONIZ Citizen is the sensor network that trains the VIONIZ Enterprise versions (free and paid). In exchange for protection, you can optionally share anonymous threat fingerprints — that's the product. No ads, no data selling.
What does Crowd shield share?
Only a hash (SHA-256), verdict, detection engine and file type when a new threat is found. Never contents, paths, or personal data. It's fully opt-out in Settings.
Do I need an account?
No. Install, and you're protected. Optional Crowd shield uses an anonymous install ID, not a login.
Is VIONIZ independent?
100%. Every detection engine is built in-house — no third-party antivirus engine licensing. That's why it's fast and private.
Protection is a right, not a subscription.
Join thousands of citizens protecting themselves — and each other.