We need a Linux client urgently

Well it's NOT working especially well with rclone @pace44

I tested it thoroughly October - November 2024 and could get it working decently stable for one account but not at all for two other accounts, and there has been no new commits to the code since September 2024: https://github.com/rclone/rclone/commits/master/backend/protondrive/protondrive.go

In the documentation ( https://rclone.org/protondrive/ + https://github.com/rclone/rclone/blob/master/docs/content/protondrive.md ) it also clearly states that ProtonDrive has evolved since the code was written ... it's just not working well enough right now to be fully trusted and not even well enough that you can use it at all for all accounts.

It is working now with rclone: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonMail/comments/18s211d/proton_drive_for_linux/

A Proton Drive client for Linux is as must.

While there's an unstable support for protondrive in rclone, an official Proton Drive client is a MUST, please!

My wife and I have both permanently migrated to Linux....we are sad that we have no Proton Drive apps to manage syncing our files.

Please get this worked on so that we can have some trustworthy offsite backup.

One more vote for Linux Proton drive client! Pleeaaaase !!

Possible duplicates of this:
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/45615451-to-sync-proton-drive-in-linux-debian-ubuntu
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/48724529-proton-dri-ve
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/48623333-linux-client-for-debian

BTW Proton team: any updates?

A bit disappointing every other platform has had this for some time but not Linux. Linux users understand more about the actual need for security and privacy, hence the reason they're using it. Linux needs to stop being treated like the redheaded step child when it comes to getting in on the same benefits and I would expect a release for platform support to be close together for all platforms, yet others have had it for some time.

This reflects a profound contempt for your customers

A Linux client is definitively needed for Proton Drive.

They have at least addressed this issue in a recent blog post for those who come here looking for more info but don't make it down the search result page far enough.

https://proton.me/blog/proton-drive-product-roadmap

The relevant text:

Proton Drive for Linux

We value your feedback and recognize the Drive community’s desire for a dedicated Linux app. Currently, the few Linux developers we have are working on Proton VPN. In many countries, our VPN is the only one that works, so we must prioritize supporting our many VPN users facing bans and censorship around the world. We’re currently hiring more Linux developers(new window) to support this urgent mission and, when possible, these developers will turn their attention to Drive. One thing we are doing to move Drive for Linux forward is building a software development kit (SDK), so that members of the community can contribute to this journey, too.

Seriously considering not renewing when my subscription is up; this lack of support for a Linux P-Drive client, or integration/syncing with NAS drives means I have to rely on other providers such a Google that I want to get away from...

Not renewing my 2-year Unlimited subscription because of the lack of support for Linux. I really thought it would be here in two years but no. You had your chance Proton. Thanks for your service the past two years. Signing off.

I signed up for a year of unlimited, it will be my one and only year if this doesn't happen!

Get it done!

Gord

Uservoice my ***. More Than 2 years now, we have been waiting for Linux client for Proton Drive. What's the point of using Proton service if we must stay on Windows and Mac ?

Linux client should the top priority if they really care about privacy.

I finally want to get rid of my scattered online services (a selfhosted email, Dropbox, Google calendar, ...) and Proton seemed like the perfect candidate to get everything into one sleek package. The fact that people seem to begging here for basic Linux functionality since 2022 is however quite disappointing.

Cloud storage is not a safe where you lock something away every now and then, but should be a constant mirror of your local work. If I clean up a photo album on my laptop, those pictures should also be deleted online. If a create a music backing track with Linux software, it needs to be available for playing on my phone as soon as I hit save, etc...

All this is working fine on Dropbox. If Proton Drive would implement this however, I'd switch right away. Until then that's simply not possible.

(I'll now go vote at the other end... apparently file syncing for Android is also not yet implemented)

Visionary plan user here. Proton Drive needs a Linux client. It is unacceptable that this doesn't already exist. I am considering downgrading my subscription since I have to pay a separate service to do the job that Proton should be doing.

Yes, there is not only Linux for y o u r back-end, but the same Linux for o u r front-end.
Please do not forget who has done the work! We, the community and all that in our spare time and unfortunately there is no publicity...
So you at proton might not be aware of all that ;-)
Support Linux like a first class citizen, the other OSes have a freaking lot of money... they would be capable themselves...

If "A better internet starts with privacy and freedom" as you state, a proper integration of your tools into a system that effectively represents this philosophy should not only be considered, it should be prioritized.