App: Proton Mail Desktop

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Proton can’t index your email on their servers for privacy reasons (no server-side scanning). Searching large mailboxes is slower than Gmail or Outlook. The desktop app doesn’t change that. proton mail desktop app

Unlike Apple Mail or Outlook connecting to Proton Bridge, the desktop app maintains E2EE by default. Emails between Proton users are fully encrypted; PGP-signed emails to external users work as expected. This is shorter and designed to go with

Perfect for: 🖥️ Dark mode lovers 🔒 Privacy geeks ⚡ Power users The desktop app doesn’t change that

For years, privacy-focused email users had a complaint about Proton Mail: it was great in a browser but lacked a native desktop app. That changed with the release of the for Windows, macOS, and Linux. Now that it’s been out for a while, the question is—is it actually solid ?

If you’re already paying for Proton Mail, install the desktop app. You’ll likely forget it’s a web wrapper within a day. If you’re a free user, the web version is still perfectly fine.