After beginning with a beta on the finish of 2023, Proton has formally launched its desktop app for Mac and Home windows. The software program was designed to supply a quick, targeted, and safe native expertise.
Proton introduced the information on its weblog this morning:
At this time, we’re excited to broaden the horizons of safe communication by launching the Proton Mail desktop app. Anybody can now use the brand new Proton Mail desktop app for Home windows and macOS, with a Linux model in beta.
The Proton desktop app consists of these options
- Gentle/darkish mode syncing with Mac and Home windows
- Native notifications
- Immediate switching between mail and calendar
- Finish-to-end encryption and sturdy Proton Sentinel safety
- Import messages from Gmail or Outlook or ahead e mail from Gmail and extra
Proton highlights utilizing its devoted app as an alternative of a browser makes positive you’re not sharing knowledge with say Microsoft’s companions through Outlook or exposing your searching historical past to advertisers in Google Chrome.
Along with privateness issues, accessing your e mail from a browser could make it exhausting to concentrate on the duty at hand. You employ your browser for rather more than e mail, so it’s simple to overlook new messages or reminders in between all of the open tabs for social media, on-line buying, and extra. With this in thoughts, we needed to provide the finest e mail expertise that’s not solely protected however distraction free.
You possibly can obtain the Proton Mail desktop app now without spending a dime – nonetheless, free Proton accounts will solely have a 14-day free trial with the app earlier than needing to improve to a paid plan.
Proton Limitless goes from as little as $7.99/month when selecting the 2-year plan or from $12.99/month when paying month-to-month.
Together with the Proton desktop app being formally obtainable for Mac and Home windows customers, the Linux desktop app is now obtainable in beta.
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