Hello. I have a paid account with Proton since a few days and am intending to move away from Dropbox. My primary computer is running Linux. I used Dropbox to back up files but also to share folders with family and friends. I cannot understand why Proton is not offering a true bi-directional sync solution for Linux. Proton says that it is committed to freedom , opensource and security. These values are also one the main reasons why people use Linux so it seems to me self-evident that Proton should support the Linux community.

I use Linux on my laptop and server. A client, CLI or GUI, would be of great benefit so I can properly utilize the cloud storage that comes with my plan.

It's a must have!

Please, Linux client is needed....Look what insync did.

Ehi, Proton!
Are you awake?
What's wrong with a Linux client?
I don't want to use Windows, this is an important feature!!!

I've been using Proton for several years with a paid subscription. Unfortunately I don't trust my data with Windows and Apple, so I use Linux to protect myself! It's a big mistake because users like me pay for features that don't exist for Linux! I therefore benefit from useless gigabytes, because a drive without applications and synchronisation is perfectly useless, except for pasting files on it for backup purposes only.
I'm using Owncloud with another host, which is very good for synchronisation but not encrypted, but I'm actually paying for two solutions when I could be putting everything on Proton.
I don't know how many years we'll have to wait, but I think that the Proton community using Linux should come forward, otherwise we'll be left out in the cold for a while yet.
Sincerely Bruno

I have been a long-time fan and paying custumor of the Proton initiative and I understand that choices have to be made in development, but I don't understand that the Linux community is being completely ignored here. Proton Drive is useless if it can only be used through a browser.

A desktop client for Linux is sorely needed, I use Proton mail and Proton pass, but I used Proton Drive for a while and then I stopped using it, due to the lack of a desktop client for Linux and I switched to Dropbox for the ease of the desktop client, I hope the Proton people make one soon so I can stop using Dropbox.

A desktop client for Linux is sorely needed, I use Proton mail and Proton pass, but I used Proton Drive for a while and then I stopped using it, due to the lack of a desktop client for Linux and I switched to Dropbox for the ease of the desktop client, I hope the Proton people make one soon so I can stop using Dropbox.

I have been a proton user for several months now, and I am very impressed with their suite of services. That being said, as a Linux user Proton Drive is largely useless to me due to the lack of a native Linux client. Proton, please prioritize this! The Linux community NEEDS this! As soon as this is available, I will happily upgrade my account to Proton Unlimited and take full advantage of Proton's services.

I'll throw my vote in for a Linux client. Even a CLI version would be great! Seems to have been an ask for a very long time. Proton?

A Linux client would make it possible for me to actually use Proton Drive. I recently paid for a subscription and was excited to have 500 GB at my disposal, but the only computers I have are a desktop running Linux Mint, and a very old netbook that runs Windows 10 but apparently a version that can't run the Proton Drive Windows client. Otherwise, my only access to Drive is through a browser, which is really not ideal. I'm very disappointed.

It would be great to see Proton Drive for Linux!!!

My subscription renewed in December 2024. I have been waiting for this feature since I signed up in like 2021 or whenever. if there is no client by 2026 I will cancel my subscription. This is the second most upvoted issue. What the ****, Proton?

rclone is working for me, but the first use after a long interval does give warnings:

$ rclone lsl pd:
2025/02/03 09:37:08.967956 WARN RESTY 401 GET https://mail.proton.me/api/core/v4/users: Invalid access token (Code=401, Status=401), Attempt 1
2025/02/03 09:37:08.968066 ERROR RESTY 401 GET https://mail.proton.me/api/core/v4/users: Invalid access token (Code=401, Status=401)
14 1998-07-28 08:44:02.000000000 .name
299 2021-12-24 00:03:07.530000000 .signature
$ rclone lsl pd:
14 1998-07-28 08:44:02.000000000 .name
299 2021-12-24 00:03:07.530000000 .signature
$ rclone copy .plan pd:
$ rclone lsl pd:
14 1998-07-28 08:44:02.000000000 .name
46 2003-06-09 06:41:48.000000000 .plan
299 2021-12-24 00:03:07.530000000 .signature
$ rclone --version
rclone v1.68.1
- os/version: ubuntu 20.04 (64 bit)
- os/kernel: 5.15.0-132-generic (x86_64)
- os/type: linux
- os/arch: amd64
- go/version: go1.23.1
- go/linking: static
- go/tags: none

FYI - As of 2/2/25 ProtonDrive DOES NOT WORK with rclone. I have tested it on three different linux distributions and Proton blocks the "malicious traffic" every time.

The most frustrating part about this is that the open source solution (rclone) is no longer supported by Proton. When using rclone Proton generates error messages and blocks traffic. The web version does not work well with large files.

As a company that's stated mission is to enable privacy, it is critical to support linux distributions that do not collect telemetry data like Apple or Windows based machines. This feature is incredibly important to me.

it's been a disappointment for years to wait for a native linux client when every other platform are supported

Proton, I understand your staff has limited Linux developers but just...hire more staff to work on Proton VPN and Proton Drive simultaneously. This has been a bleeding hole in the side of the Proton suite for YEARS. You're supposed to be the champions of privacy but don't support a main component of your suite on a rapidly growing segment of the desktop user market.

We need a Linux client urgently