Protonmail: Client !!top!!

It lives in your dock or taskbar. Click. Type. Done. No more hunting for the right tab among the 47 you have open for work. This is the killer feature. With the web version, if the Wi-Fi goes down, so does your email.

With the desktop client, (encrypted, of course). You can read, search, and even draft replies while sitting on a subway, an airplane, or during a coffee shop outage. As soon as you reconnect, the client securely syncs your outgoing messages.

Your privacy deserves a dedicated home. Do you use the ProtonMail desktop app, or are you sticking to the web? Let me know in the comments below! protonmail client

The desktop client uses your operating system’s native notification center. More importantly, you have granular control. You can choose to show the sender and subject in the pop-up, or hide everything until you click on it. No prying eyes at the coffee shop will see your sensitive data flash across the screen. Let’s address the elephant in the room. As of now, the ProtonMail desktop client only works with ProtonMail —not Proton Calendar, not Proton Drive, and certainly not your Gmail account.

The new desktop client bypasses all of that. It is a self-contained application that handles PGP encryption and decryption automatically. You get the security of ProtonMail with the convenience of a local app, no configuration required. Browser notifications are unreliable. Sometimes they pop up, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes Chrome decides to mute them entirely. It lives in your dock or taskbar

However, for the 90% use case—reading, writing, organizing, and archiving secure emails—it is superior to the browser in every way. Stop using a browser tab for your most sensitive communications. Email is a utility, not a website. It deserves a permanent spot on your computer.

Enter the (available for Windows, macOS, and Linux). It isn't just a web page wrapped in a pretty frame. It is a standalone fortress for your email. With the web version, if the Wi-Fi goes

For years, if you wanted to check your ProtonMail inbox, you had three options: the web browser, the mobile app, or a clunky third-party bridge. For many users, the browser tab worked fine. But if you are a “tab hoarder” or you simply hate the friction of logging into websites repeatedly, the lack of a native desktop app felt like a missing puzzle piece.