Okay, I've given up on Proton Drive and found a different cloud provider (based in Switzerland, no less) that syncs with my Linux box and Android phone. I've also given up on Calendar, in favor of a CalDev calendar that works offline. So, I'm down to Mail, Pass, and VPN. These work pretty well and I'm likely to keep them. But the rest of the Proton offerings that I pay for aren't doing anything for me. <shrug>

Please Proton team! Proton Drive is essential to my workflow, and now that I've almost fully separated from Windows (3/4 of my computers are now running some sort of Debian-based distro like Linux Mint or Proxmox) I need to be able to work as efficiently as I have before. If Proton Drive truly values privacy, then a Linux client for Drive would have been available at launch. I don't want to have to deal with the hassle of self-hosting when I already pay for Proton for it's VPN, password manager, and email client. Help us out!

The Linux client for Proton Drive is the final piece I’ve been waiting for to fully move away from Google and rely entirely on Proton. I would be absolutely thrilled to see a Linux client released — even a simple MVP version would be more than enough to get started!

Users should be able to mount Proton Drive storage as a filesystem, similar to how network shares (e.g., NFS, SMB, WebDAV, or FUSE-based systems) operate.
This would allow Linux users to seamlessly integrate Proton Drive into their workflows, and enable Windows and Mac users to access their Proton Drive files without requiring a full sync.
For Linux in particular, filesystem mounting would be extremely valuable, making it possible to use Proton Drive in existing scripts, cron jobs, and backup solutions.
Additionally, implementing this feature would likely require significantly less effort than developing a full desktop sync client, as it could leverage existing protocols.

Proton Drive really needs a Linux client with full automatic file sync, similar to what Mega.nz already offers. Honestly, if Mega ever launches an email service, it could seriously hurt Proton, because Mega already covers almost all the other services Proton offers.

Hello.
If creating a graphical user interface application is too much work, at least you can install a console version that runs in the background, like a service, with a console command to manage and configure your ProtonDrive account. For example:

user@machine:~/user/$ protonDrive -start-service
protonDrive: service started
user@machine:~/user/$protonDrive -config -rootFolder './Documents/ProtonDrive'
protonDrive: Root folder configured in '/home/user/Documents/ProtonDrive'
protonDrive: All files and folders you store in the specified folder will be synced to your other devices.

I hope you make the decision soon, and thank you very much for your work in support of privacy and ease of use for everyone.

Can we at the very least get an api or authentication method we can at least use with rclone (passkey support for 2fa at least so we can get the authentication working) ?

I'm a paid proton unlimited subscriber and primarily a Linux user, we really need a client asap as i enjoy the other services i don't want to have to shop around for alternatives.

No description needed. It's clear whats to do!!! High Time, you loosing costumers here.

I have just made the payment to (finally, at least that's what I thought) make the switch from Google services to Proton. I have to admit I'm disappointed at how little Linux user integration there is within Proton (which of course, I should have checked before paying for anything)

Please, make apps for Arch Linux (Drive, Pass, etc)

What I find rather strange is that smaller E2ee storage companies like Filen.io are perfectly capable to produce a Linux client. If Proton waits too long, my data will move since I am no longer willing to rely on any software that does not also support Linux. That way I can move OS as needed.

Time for all these win laptops to go to Linux. Before long it will no longer be acceptable not to offer a Linux solution.

With so many windows laptops going obsolete (our first win11 one already ends 10/24), it really is time to move on. A native Linux app is for that essential...

pCloud has an appimage. Pretty sure the Proton people should be able to have a decent Proton Drive app for a GNU/Linux distro (Arch Linux here)

Waiting...Waiting...

This is why I dont have a (family) paid account...

I agree to this and all the comments. I just don't think the desktop files (in ~/Desktop) are more important than other directories. So I suggest the sync should be configurable. E.g. add a ~/.proton/drive/sync file in which you list all files and directories that should be synced (with possibility to also add exceptions). This method also makes it easy to update the configuration via scripts (provided the config file is well structured). Some notification feature added to this would also be nice, e.g. if you remove, move or rename a directory or file which is on the sync list.

Native Linux FS client: it's there for Windows and Apple, now we need it for Linux. Actually, we needed it yesterday. If it doesn't show up soon, I'll probably dump Proton Drive and go with something else.

The lack of a Linux client is the only thing stopping from me a subscription service. I really want to move off Dropbox but need Linux support.