Client — Protonmail

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.

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. protonmail client

If you are fully committed to the Proton ecosystem (which you should be), this is fine. If you are trying to migrate away from Google, this dedicated focus helps you build the habit of checking Proton first. No. The search function is still slightly slower than Gmail’s (the cost of zero-access encryption), and you cannot yet manage multiple Proton accounts simultaneously without logging out and in. With the desktop client, (encrypted, of course)

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. It deserves a permanent spot on your computer

Here is why you should download it right now. The web version of ProtonMail is fast, but the desktop client is instantaneous . Because the app is built natively (using Electron, but heavily optimized), switching between emails, searching your archive, or moving threads to folders happens without the millisecond delay of a browser render.

Well, that puzzle is finally complete.