Long-time paying customer here.

Six years since this feature was first requested (in a different thread that Proton has chosen to bury -- out of shame and embarrassment, I presume), we are told there may be a Proton Drive client for Linux this year. (Or maybe next, because who really knows?)

The Drive for Linux debacle has been, in turns, frustrating, dispiriting, infuriating, and insulting. But if we are finally inching toward a native Linux sync client, then there is maybe a light at the end of the tunnel.

In the meantime, I have been researching alternatives. Proton is definately the big dog here, but a satisfactory constellation of companies can be used to put together something similar: Tuta for mail and calendar; Mulvad for VPN; Bitwarden for passwords; pCloud, Tresorit, Filen and others for SYNCHRONIZED CLOUD STORAGE FOR LINUX. That's about all of Proton I use and so all I need to replace. Proton lock-in is a golden cage -- when the ecosystem gives you everything you want, there's no need to leave. But when there is an absolutely huge omission -- Drive for Linux is the single largest -- then alternatives start to look better and better.

Come on, Proton. Do better!

There "used to be" a post with >5k votes, that now is "under moderator review"...
https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932839-proton-drive/suggestions/45271456-linux-client

Which means that this issue here has close to 7'000 votes!

Com'on Proton!

It's probably the single most ever voted request for Drive.
Why you keep make us waiting??
This doesn't show a lot of care for the community.

The web interface to Proton Drive needs to be improved as well. With no Resume function, and no report on failures of transfers, no working progress bar, and generally, a poorly designed web interface for the storage, the web interface for Proton Drive needs improvement as well. So far, the best storage option for linux users is Koofr.net. It is next to impossible to see whether the web application is still doing anything or not, and Firefox keeps on complaining that the web interface for Proton Drive is slowing down Firefox.

Completely agree.

Unlimited is so pointless without the drive space working, and the web interface for drive does not support Resume, unlike Zmodem on 300 baud modems from 40 years ago.

At this point I have been paying for my proton account for years and expecting that they will get a drive app on linux soon but it have been over half a decade and nothing... I should probably move to Tuta at this point will be faster for them to built a linux app.

I too with Joe F highlight this phrase which I remember had an impact on the choice of Proton now more than 2 years ago.

"A team of scientists who met at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) decided to build a better internet where privacy is the default" Windows and MacOS do not have privacy as part of their mission statements, Linux is the preferred platform for those that care about privacy.

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Anch'io con Joe F sottolineo questa frase che ricordo abbia avuto un impatto sulla scelta di Proton ormai più di 2 anni fa.

"Un team di scienziati riuniti al CERN (l'Organizzazione europea per la ricerca nucleare) ha deciso di costruire un Internet migliore in cui la privacy sia l'impostazione predefinita" Windows e MacOS non hanno la privacy come parte delle loro dichiarazioni di missione, Linux è la piattaforma preferita per coloro che hanno a cuore la privacy.

"A team of scientists who met at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) decided to build a better internet where privacy is the default" Windows and MacOS do not have privacy as part of their mission statements, Linux is the preferred platform for those that care about privacy.

Not having a linux based application is ridiculous.

I find it humorous that the Spring/Summer ‘26 roadmap announcement included this attempt at a sentence tacked on at the end of the Proton Drive section: “We’ll also working on the highly anticipated Linux app.”

Once again, Proton Drive on Linux is only a footnote to all the other exciting development.

Not sure how else to put this. Please, please PLEASE release Proton Drive client for Linux! I want to switch ASAP away from Google Drive and start (using paid for) Proton Drive, but I recently switched all PCs and laptops in our house to Linux (Mint) and really need that Linux client. Proton Unlimited is my choice but I and so many other people NEED LINUX SUPPORT!!

We really need this - it is ridiculous that we don't have a version of Proton app on the actual privacy focused OS yet

Rsync is very problematic in its implementation, and the "Chrome Install" is basically the Web version still. So maybe create an official Flatpak Linux Client, if having distro-specific ones are costly to maintain?

Same here. I moved all my data away form Microsoft and would like use Linux Mint instead for Windows. The missing Proton Client for Linux is realy frustrating.

I will definitely use Drive when this feature is available.

Trying to move away from windows and frustrated that a linux sync client is still missing and even the trial version is removed. Linux mint in my case

This is Critical, Proton. People moving away from Big Tech towards FOSS need all the help they can get! I put you in the FOSS camp, but not so sure anymore. Release a Proton Drive client for Linux, please.

I could sware there was a top topic about linux drive integration here a month ago. Not sure where did it go? Anyways, I am now waiting for a year and a half on my free acount until linux gets some proper attention, meanwhile I am paying to filen.io ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

What happened to the request with 6000 + votes? This lack of transparency is not doing you good Proton!

Hope you can release it soon. I would like to retire my Nextcloud instance and this is the only roadblock.

I recently moved from Windows to Linux and I am frustrated there is still no Proton Drive client for Linux after many years. Hopefully soon this will finally be available to the Linux community. With more users moving from Windows to Linux I think getting Proton Drive for Linux should be given more priority.

Dear Proton team. I joined Proton over a year ago with a payed Duo account. My wife is on a Mac where a sync app exists but despite all the announcements over the past year there is still nothing for Linux. There wasn't even the mention of it in the last Proton updates couple of days ago. It's quite disappointing and not very "cool" as someone stated earlier for a company that promotes privacy and opensource.... . Please give us an update where things stand as of today.