How to manage Proton free personal email addresses
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A free personal address is the original email address that belongs to individual Proton Mail users.
Everyone on Proton Mail has at least one free personal address:
- The original address you signed up with, which usually ends in @proton.me or @protonmail.com (like alicejones@proton.me)
You may also have the following free addresses:
- A short version of this address ending in @pm.me (alicejones@pm.me), which you activated in settings. (Previously, it was possible for a limited time to activate your @pm.me address with a Proton Free plan to receive emails only. Now you need a paid Proton plan to activate your short address.)
- If you joined Proton before June 2022, you could get a free @proton.me address (alicejones@proton.me) for a limited time in addition to the original @protonmail.com (or @protonmail.ch) address you signed up with.
- If you signed up before 2016, you also have a @protonmail.ch address.
If you activated your short @pm.me address with a Proton Free plan, you can only receive emails at that address. If you want to send emails from your @pm.me address, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan.
Learn more about types of email addresses
Managing your free personal addresses
If you have more than one Proton Mail account, you can merge them into a single account to send and receive mail from the same mailbox.
You can also edit your display name, and add a signature to your address. To edit your address display name or add a signature:
1. Log in to your account at account.proton.me and go to Settings → All settings → Identity and addresses → Display name and signature.
2. Enter your new display name or signature.
To get more addresses and other premium features, you can upgrade your Proton plan.