Table of Contents :: Proton Docs
Thanks for making Proton Docs!
Will you please add a button to toggle a floating table of contents to the left side of a document that is being viewed or edited?
Ideally, the TOC would show the headers of the document that would scroll to that part of the document when clicked. This would be similar to the feature in Google Docs. Additionally, a config option for it to set how many headers deep it would show would also be helpful.
Thanks again!
docs outline/table of contents is live for everyone now! <3
check my update on reddit for details: https://www.reddit.com/r/ProtonDrive/comments/1vuf258/docs_update_aug_2026_table_of_contents_links_to/
- dani
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Anonymous
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Absolutely critical feature for me to switch to proton docs from google
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Benjamin
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Chiming in on this dearly awaited feature; with headlines following markdown formatting via #, this was something I had expected to be here already -
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AT
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I really like how Proton Docs is like an endless scroll for my writing purposes; however, it does make it tricky to navigate if the document gets really long (which mine are...) and can be a bit a little stressful.
I was thinking it'd be cool to have an option that can be turned on/off to set these kind of "label-able bookmarks" AND headers on side like a ToC (kinda like Window's Word but better?), and be able to navigate directly to that section by clicking on it? Maybe have it off to the side? Maybe comments also be part of it? (or not, not sure how that would work, having them in such a list to the side or if it'd be helpful).
I say "AND" between bookmarks and headers because I may not want to go through the cycle of changing the font to match everything else when I just want to jump to that particular section of my writing notes. (it kinda distracts); being able to label those bookmarks separately in the ToC would be kinda neat - but maybe that's too niche an idea.
It'd also be cool for those who prefer separate pages to have an option between "endless scroll" and "pages" with breaks and such for numbering. Book mode would be cool too but not really important.
Edit: Also! I noticed in Proton Sheets, at the bottom, you can open a new sheet in the same document; I personally feel it would make Docs easier to use if this was also an option (or it would for me at least!); having a ton of open tabs in a window to navigate between documents to compare notes and such is a little annoying...
Overall still a great alternative to using Word or other email options!
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daniela
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I must say that I won't be able to close my google account until this gets implemented
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daniela
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I must say that I won't be able to close my google account until this gets implemented
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daniela
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I must say that I won't be able to close my google account until this gets implemented
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Joe
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I still can't believe this isn't implemented.
This isn't that hard to implement considering it is embedded in the structure of the document... -
Norm McAlias
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This is the feature I use Google Drive for. I can't switch to Proton without breaking my entire workflow.
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M
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Table of content would GREATLY improve my user experience.
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castlin
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having this feature natively would be preferred. but for anyone looking for a workaround, this add-on has helped me - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/headingsmap
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Smashley
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Yes! This is critical to my organization's switch over from Google Docs. That and the ability to link to bookmarks or headings at different places in the document. Thank you Proton!
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João Fonseca
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Totally. Also, the ability to link headings like you can do with normal markdown would be greatly appreciated.
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Sanne
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This is critical. I need to be able to handle long documents and change the order of chapters. And I really really want Proton to be a relevant alternative, but without this I'm going to get very frustrated. It's like moving decades backwards in time.
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Elizabeth
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I'm creating guidance documents and really hurting for a way to quickly navigate a longer document.
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Johan Stevens
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YES. This is important.
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Nikola
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It's insane that it still hasn't been added. I keep going back to either Google Docs or Notion because of this feature. It's so hard to parse through the long document without it.
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Dan Dinh commented
It's critical, and even better if the exported PDF can have the same outline too
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Cascadia
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This is essential for both document usability and accessibility. Once table of contents are available I will fully migrate from google to proton. Without TOC, documents longer than a few pages are essentially useless and very inaccessible. Please prioritize this update! It's also essential for collaborative projects.
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Dan Dinh commented
Very much needed for long document, or at least table of contents (of headings) can be inserted to top of document
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el dee
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Copied a google doc into proton. All the links in the copied TOC refer back to the g doc that I want to delete BUT NOW CAN"T b/c Proton doesn't have this feature :{
At least NextCloud has a sidebar index.