Linux Client
Proton Drive really needs the ability to sync desktop files automatically. This post focuses on a Linux client for Proton Drive.

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Florent commented
Please put this feature on the priority list in the roadmap, it is the last hurdle for me to linux migration
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Tom commented
Please give the development of this feature priority. As I'm moving away from American technology, access to Proton Drive on Linux is becoming increasingly important for me.
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jabossu commented
This is critical to any proton drive user.
I cannot understand how nothing has been released when it has been asked for for so long... Especially considering how the proton team is actively blocking 3rd party softwares like RClone... (sources: https://github.com/rclone/rclone/issues/7864)To me, it's the single biggest trouble with using the otherwise amazing cloud suite from Proton.
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Fredrik Ax commented
We are on a family subscription where 3 out of 4 members are on Linux ... I had to make a bulky solution to make it work for us:
All Linux hosts we use constantly keeps parts of their filesystems in sync with a Linux server using Unison. That Linux server hosts a virtual Windows 10 instance that the server
syncs those files to via an NTFS filesystem (having the btrfs side preferred to keep symlinks and file permissions in sync between the Linux hosts). The Windows VM runs ProtonDrive to keep it sync with the cloud.This forces me to use double file space on the Linux server to host the same files that are also available on the Linux clients (some clients sync all the 3 TBs) and in Proton Drive.
That's the extent I went to get it working instead of simply having all Linux hosts sync directly with a Native Proton Drive client ... if only it where available.
I don't mind a headless (command-line only) client and with restrictions on symlinks and file permissions not being properly synced ... all that is fine and what I'm used to syncing to Google Drive with inSync.
If you lack Linux competence to implement a native client, please collaborate with inSync and help them integrate Proton Drive into their product. They know the Linux side of things well enough to provide a decent client.
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Linux-nerd commented
3642 votes, 4 years old and still no Linux support, what a shame
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CJS commented
The only reason I haven't bought the premium subscription is the lack of a Linux Client. Just using Mail for now... Meanwhile Filen is getting my money for cloud storage.
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Bob J commented
Regarding a Proton Drive Linux client: I'm beginning to wonder about the company's motivations given the number of votes and comments. I pay good money for my Unlimited subscription. I don't HAVE to keep subscribing.
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JPC commented
Checking in - With Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 later this year this is escalated to beyond critical. I would have already dumped Windoze for Linux if this was already available. I have a Family Plan subscription and I love the Proton Apps but I need to be able to dump Microsoft Windows. I have already dumped all other Microsoft products.
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Davo commented
Time for my periodic check-in on a Linux client for Proton Drive and ... still nothing. Is this a deal-breaker? It certainly gives a strong message that Linux people -- generally those most interested in privacy -- are second-class citizens.
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LORD commented
You could use rclone is it great and VERY userfrinedly, install it with your packmanager and read this
https://rclone.org/protondrive/btw if you use 2fa when it asks you about it, give them the secret code not the auto-generated one
after doing all that
if you want to sync for example, your keePassXC file, use this command
# Sync Passwords.kdbx file, Via proton drive
rclone sync /home/user/password/Passwords.kdbx proton-drive:passwords -Pexplain the command:
1. the full path you want to sync
2. proton-drive - is the name of your rclone remote
3. passwords is your directory in the proton drive
4. the -P flag is just for showing the progressand Hey you now can sync your waifu pictures easily ;)
sorry fo rmy bad english tho, btw i use arch
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LORD commented
IT IS NOT HARD for them to JUST support FLATPAK AND THAT IS ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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LORD commented
3637 votes and over 900 comments still no linux support !!!! Just WHYY?? that is the reason that make me no support proton nor pay any of their subscription
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Jacob Chesky commented
Please create a Linux app for Proton Drive, specifically a .deb app. Drive is far less useful without syncing.
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Kodiak commented
Lack of a Linux client has me considering a downgrade in my subscription and instead paying Mega.nz since they have a working desktop client for Linux and E2EE.
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Ruben commented
I just switched from gmail to proton mail (unlimited) and I plan to switch from google drive to proton drive as well. As I use Android & Linux it would be great to have a linux client for proton drive, with automatic backup function of selcted folders.
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nichu42 commented
3625 votes, 900 comments, and not even a 'planned' tag is disturbing.
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Matthew Bulfinch commented
I'm considering either NextCloud or another linux-friendly option. Proton Drive works great for backing up things from my OnePlus 9 phone, but for my linux desktop and two laptops, I'm using local USB drives for backup. This needs to happen! I may switch my plan back to just Mail Plus at the end of the current cycle. Please, Proton - make a Drive Client for Linux!!
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Last time I heard about any update was on this interview:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dp7ght2fMR4&t=2756sAnd after 1 year still no info, timeline or roadmap...
This is a big deal and if, by the end of my current subscription in 2026, there's still nothing, I won't renew and switch to Linux friendly alternatives.
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Terry Orzechowski commented
This is getting to be a deal breaker for me. I already switched back to BitWarden because ProtonPass does not come up on the keyboard in Iphone when I need it to, The servers in the USA are way too full, and this is the most expensive VPN service on the internet. Not I lost my disk partition and nothing was backed up.
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C commented
Wow. No. 2 most voted ask from the Proton team and nothing for years. But we are releasing widgets for iOS?
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/filters/top