Linux is main operating system in the daily operations of my company.
I believe in Proton's mission but the lack of native integration really hinders our workflow and quite frankly is bordering on being a deal-breaker.
Please do prioritize it.

Bonjour,
Je Bascule sur Linux afin d'abandonner windows aussi pour des raisons de sécurité et si j'ai pris un abonnement Proton, c'est aussi pour des raisons de sécurité. Je suis surpris de découvrir des réticences de votre part pour basculer Proton Drive sous Linux. Nous faudra-t-il rechercher une autre solution à Proton ?

I'm happy with Proton Pass and Mail and ... satisfied with Proton VPN (although it could use some improvement). But I definitely would love to see a Linux version of Proton Drive.

I don't have anything to add to all the comments already posted.
A Linux desktop client will sell Proton subscribtions like crazy, and with the big US tech firms shooing away more and more customers, the potential is huge.
For me, it's super annoying as my desktop PC (graphic design, etc.) is Windows, but my "write on the go" laptop is Linux. For now I have to manually sync stuff via web which is super tedious.

In the coming months and years, we will see a large number of companies and users turning away from Microsoft – every week, I train dozens of people on Linux Zorin and Mint, and this development is unstoppable.

So, we need the Linux Proton Drive version 1 soon – it SELLS Proton :-)

And while we're at it, I have an additional and difficult request for version 2: why not make it as technically sophisticated as Dropbox?

1. Core Difference Between Dropbox and Most Other Drives

Dropbox stands out primarily because of the depth and maturity of its synchronization engine.

Compared to systems such as Nextcloud, Proton Drive, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive, Dropbox is heavily optimized for:
• Efficient block-level delta transfers
• Very low-latency filesystem event handling
• Transaction-safe updates
• Defensive and reliable conflict resolution
• Prioritized syncing of actively modified files

The difference is not primarily about collaboration features, but about synchronization robustness under active desktop workloads.

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2. What Would Be Required to Reach That Level

To match Dropbox’s sync reliability, a vendor would need to:
• Implement true block-level delta synchronization
• Integrate deeply with OS-level filesystem change tracking
• Introduce atomic, transaction-like handling of file updates
• Strengthen conflict detection and resolution logic
• Implement intelligent sync prioritization for active working sets

This is mainly a client-engine architecture challenge rather than a server-side feature addition.

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3. Broader Benefits

A more advanced sync architecture would improve:
• Reliability for large and complex project directories
• Stability under rapid, continuous edits
• Data integrity in multi-device workflows
• Reduction of corruption risks
• Overall predictability in professional desktop environments

The primary gain is not new functionality, but higher determinism, resilience, and trust in distributed file synchronization.

I've been a subscriber for about 3 years now, still patiently waiting.

Been a paying user for years, never managed to use Proton Drive because of this. I pay for google drive and would like to be able to stop doing that.

Ps, it's funny that Proton's Luma AI states there is a linux drive desktop app. Either their AI is is not very smart, or it's telling their developers to get with the movement

My proton teial is ending soon. I was going to subscribe but realized during trial that drive isn't supported in Linux. We are changing all our home and office computers from Microsoft to Linux. I may need to find another option for cloud, email etc.
Definitely disappointed

As a Proton Visionary customer who has finally turned his back on Microsoft and now only uses Ubuntu LTS, LibreOffice, etc. (at least in my private life), I would like to see Proton Drive for Linux in the near future, preferably before the end of 2026.

Really need it. Considered to get Proton Unlimited, but that blew as soon as I saw that there is no Linux version for the Cloud.

Got way to interested in the version history. So realising that it wasn't possible was an absolute down-turn.

Can't really make the switch away from Google / MS to Proton without an official Proton Drive Linux client. Seems it's been an open issue for years, so please prioritise.

Why this is taking so long?!

I have been waiting for years now and Im getting frustrated, come on! Its inacceptable!

Linux desktop market share reached 4.7% globally in 2025, Global market share increased from 2.8% in July 2022 to approximately 4.7% by 2025.
The U.S. Digital Analytics Program reported 6% of federal website visitors running Linux as of August 2025.
3.4% of steam users use Linux according to the steam hardware survey January 2026

Still no drive client yet... :(

Business owner and personal user trying to get off of google/workspace and to non-US companies.
Lack of a linux client for a business centered around privacy and data storage under the Swiss is kind of bonkers to see, especially with the EU having a push to get off dependency on US based operating systems.

The web uploaded simply isn't stable for imports of any decent volume; we tried and find that files keep going missing with no indication of failure.

At a minimum, a stable API that can be implemented like what rclone has done for Google Drive. The published API is missing features/stability that are clearly in use as has been identified by developers in the issues threads, and no documentation to explain them. The rclone implementation for Proton has been abandoned due to this.

The fact that the absolutely most upvoted feature under the drive category has been open for almost 4 years hasn't even had a "review" or "started" progress really speaks about proton as a business.

I switched to Linux after the end of Windows 10 support. Then I was really surprised to see that there was no Proton Drive client available ! I really hope it will come soon and that all other Proton products will get better development on Linux in the future.

I am trying really hard to ditch Google. Having my files live on my hard drive is essential to get away from Google Drive.

I just changed my OS to Linux just to find out that Proton Drive has no client! Even work arounds like rclone are not working properly. I am using proton duo with all the apps but sorry: Without Linux client I will cancel my sub soon.