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We’re happy to announce that you can now use Import Assistant in beta to safely
transfer your messages and folders to Proton Mail’s end-to-end encrypted email
service.
Import Assistant is initially accessible to all Proton Mail users with paid
plan
At Proton, we strive to plan for all contingencies that might affect our
service. Our efforts paid off on Tuesday, September 29 (around 4 AM Wednesday
morning, Australia time), allowing us to turn a very serious incident into a
minor inconvenience fo
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We updated this article on Sept. 25, 2020, to provide more context about why
Proton is joining the Coalition for App Fairness.
In recent months, regulators in both the US and Europe have begun looking into
app store policies. These investigations ar
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All users who have a paid plan can use the Import-Export app to easily transfer
emails between accounts or download your messages to your device.
This app lets you import your entire inbox from another email service provider,
such as Gmail, Yahoo,
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Belarusians are in the streets, no longer willing to live under the tyranny of
“Europe’s last dictator.” We at Proton stand with the people of Belarus against
the violent suppression of their freedoms, and we would like to once again offer
our suppor
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As part of our mission to make security, privacy, and freedom accessible to all,
we maintain two open source cryptography libraries that make it easier for
developers to apply strong encryption in their projects. We have been the
maintainers of OpenP
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26 May 2022: Updated to reflect new Proton plans and pricing and the removal of
free additional storage.
We are living through a situation that is unprecedented in modern history. At a
moment of great professional uncertainty and personal stress, we
Every once in a while, we are asked the question, why should I pay for Proton
Mail when I can use Gmail for free? Or why should I pay for Proton Mail when
there are cheaper email services available? This is actually a good question
worthy of a deeper
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We’re happy to announce that the 2019 Lifetime account auction has raised over
€30,000. Proton will match these contributions for a total donation of over
€60,000 to three organizations working to build a more equitable, free, and
sustainable world:
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Last week we asked you for suggestions about which organizations you think we
should help with our Lifetime Auction and you responded with hundreds of worthy
causes and institutes. All of your recommendations aligned with the Proton
philosophy of cre
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After the success of last year’s auction, we are selling three more Proton
Lifetime Accounts this year to benefit organizations worthy of our community’s
support. The auctions will take place on eBay and will start next week at 8 PM
Central European