Proton Docs / collaboration suite
(folders and docs similar to GoogleDocs)
Proton mail needs some collaborative word processor and spreadsheet in a drive where people can securely work on it but only the person who owns the files can keep them and no one can download them or copy them.
Introducing Docs in Proton Drive – collaborative document editing that’s actually private: https://proton.me/blog/docs-proton-drive
With Docs you can:
- Write with privacy — Create and edit documents within Proton Drive, knowing your contents are only accessible to you and those you choose to share with.
- Share and invite anyone — Invite other users to view or edit your documents with a single click.
- Collaborate in real-time — Changes are reflected immediately, ensuring every contributor always sees the most up-to-date version.
- View cursors and presence indicators — See who else is viewing or editing the document, enhancing teamwork and communication.
- Leave comments and replies — Add comments to share feedback without editing the document. Comments are visible to all collaborators, keeping everyone in the loop.
- Import and export with ease — You can upload .docx documents, edit them, and download in various formats like .docx, .txt, .md, and HTML.
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Peter commented
this along with a proton photos equivalent to google photos should be top priority. Two big milestones to achieve.
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P. Mainardi commented
As an iPad and Windows PC user, I would like to see a full integration of the app with productivity apps (Word, Excel,PDF Expert, etc...) similar to Microsofts' OneDrive. At the moment, with only a browser interface, Proton Drive does not meet my needs.
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Edmund Laugasson commented
Well, Linux client is necessary, indeed. But not all users are using GNOME as a desktop environment, although GNOME Online accounts should definitely include Proton accounts. Also KDE has its own Online Accounts inside Control Panel and Proton account support would be good addition also there. Moreover, today KDE is quite resource-efficient. E.g. empty system took ~718 MB of RAM with KDE 5 Plasma desktop with EndeavourOS.
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Christian Taillon commented
Interested in ProtonDrive for Linux.
If resources were made available, the open-source community may be able to come up with a solution. Many here also mentioned insync collaboration as well. This could be a way to boost both of your customer bases.
Finally, in this guy's opinion, collaboration and integration with GNOME via the GNOME Online Accounts would allow you to easily support and advertise to a Privacy and Security-minded community.
Many potential customers may be self-hosting NextCloud.
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cdrc commented
Sync via WebDAV +1
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Casey Gibson commented
A MacOS and Windows desktop client is the main thing blocking me from replacing One Drive with Proton Drive. iOS app is working great 👍
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Leo commented
It's on the roadmap for 2020, but iam still waiting for the beta...
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Garrett Davies commented
Please Proton, you guys are fighting the good fight but a fella needs to have file manager syncing. As much as I hate to admit it; Microsoft has a VERY good template for how to handle it. That kind of integration with Nautilus and Dolphin would be next level.
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jeff commented
Need drive sync for Linux, please.
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JR commented
Syncing is really really critical. An app would be very helpful but without syncing its just storage and not really useful. As an example i can't actually store my writing on Proton Drive because it has to sync with my writing app. It needs a location and a url doesn't cut it.
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Adam commented
At the very least, a way to SFTP files up. Some way to Cloud Sync up is a must-have. Ideally, in a way for something like Synology or TrueNAS cloud sync processes to send files automatically.
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fjcruiserdxb commented
I would definitely stop using googledocs if you can provide me with an alternative.
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Nicholas commented
Yeah, it's not usable until there's a desktop sync app. This is critical.
After that, having android and iOS apps will make it very convenient. This is important.
As an example use case; if I can take a photo or screenshot on my phone while I'm out, go home and boot up my computer and see that it's already in the proper folder, we're working.
Another example use case; if I can write a resume or similar important document on my computer, shut it down without manually doing anything else, go out, I see a sign somewhere that says they're hiring, I can pull out my phone, go to the most recent version of my resume, and send it to them via email or however they want it.
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Torontál commented
Yes, this is quite a basic feature for such a service. Today I suggested using Ace editor,
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/45762946-ace-ajax-org-cloud9-editor-support
since I suppose it would be possible to integrate a browser based editor into Proton Drive. Just as Google Drive can use "Text Editor" to edit text files. -
Zoe Harris commented
I write transgressive fiction which coiuld be considered illegal in my country and Google has a habit of scanning documents and sending them to law enforcement so I've had to completely remove all of my writing off Google Drive/Docs and would like a solution that isn't Microsoft to be able to edit my documents that I can do across computers rather than having a hard file sitting on my hard drive that I have to manually transfer between devices
Would be very helpful to help de-Google if a doc editor was in scope
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Dave E commented
Unless there's a desktop sync app Proton Drive is a no-go to me. I've been a Visionary user since it's inception and have tried moving Gigabytes of files from OneDrive to Proton Drive using the web interface. The slow upload speeds limited by Proton Drive and slow file check process after upload makes this impossible to use for me. Need a desktop sync app. I would not have released this out of beta without it.
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Potato commented
Dear Proton Team,
Your Proton Drive product looked appealing until I saw there is no sync client. In my use case it is completely useless.I need to be able to manage files from my file explorer, command line of any OS I'm using (Windows, Linux, MAC).
A great service with a poor usability. That's so sad !
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Simon commented
Hi, same for me, with a sync app, I could break away from providers like Google or Swisscom.
I trust more Proton teams than the other, so it would be a chance to get a sync app for Proton Cloud. Without this option, I don't really need all this space.
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Enrico commented
Without a way of syncing files to my drive, it's useless. I'd use it as a Dropbox replacement.
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Damian commented
Implementing an OnlyOffice server (open source) would jump-start you in this space.