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1. Proton Drive to prevent sleep while syncing

   My recommendation is that Proton Drive keeps Windows - or any OS for that matter - alive while synching and ignore power settings.

   I find it quire irritating to come back and find my PC sleeping because that's it's standard behaviour. But when I am having my drive synced I don't want that.

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2. Add possibility to import photos to be backed up on desktop Drive app

   Add possibility to import photos to be backed up on desktop Drive app to make it work better than in mobile.

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3. Be able to set automatic text format in Proton Doc

   It would be nice to have a section to set automatic text formats such as paragraph indenture, english or french quotation marks, use of non-breaking space and narrow non-breaking space, and so on. It could take the form of a dropdown menu such as the word count for example.

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4. spoiler

   Add a spoiler / collapse tool in Proton Doc

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5. High Importance: Sign Documents Feature Inside Drive and Shared Folders

   Hoping to have the ability to turn documents into PDFs that can then be signed, a signing feature on the drive between shared documents. We enjoy using Proton and believe it is the future for encryption standards. We are team Proton, please help us help you grow! - 🫆

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6. Paste values only

   Please include an option to paste values only in sheets, like Excel or Google Sheets allows to. If I paste some cell content, the fill colour disappears and the alignment is wrong.

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7. 3gp

   Being able to import .3gp / .3gpp files from pictures in google.

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8. Sort by deletion date

   The mobile app does not allow you to sort files in the bin by deletion date. However, this can be done in the web version

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9. Make sure Proton Drive doesn't return to the top of the page when select a folder. This occurs when having a lot of folders.

   Make sure Proton Drive doesn't return to the top of the page when select a folder. This happens when having a lot of folders and selecting a folder in the breadcrum.

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10. Create/Edit excel files in Proton Drive (EcoSystem)

    It would be nice to edit/create excel files within the Proton Drive suite.

    Same functionality as https://proton.me/blog/docs-proton-drive, but then also for Excel instead of Word documents.

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11. First Line Indent in Docs

    There's an option to indent an entire paragraph, but there also needs to be an option to indent only the first line and specify the measurement of the indent. Hitting tab is not sufficient, since tab isn't always the correct measurement when you have to meet specific formatting requirements.

    Even if tab were consistent, a first line indent option would really speed up the process.

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12. Proton Docs iPhone needs ability to rotate to landscape

    For features like viewing a table in a Proton docs, the view needs to rotate to landscape when iPhone is rotated.

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13. Scatter plots in Sheet

    Please add scatter plots as a chart option in Sheets. I use them to visualize the risk‑return profile of investment portfolios.

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14. Allow embedding & linking between Docs/Sheets/Slides

    Allow embedding and linking between Docs/Sheets/Slides - i.e., embed a Sheet table or chart or section into a Doc or Slides; allow 1 Sheet to link and pull data from another Sheet

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15. Add Photos tab to proton Drive sync

    Proton Drive only syncs files in the "My files" tab. I want to be able to sync the the files in the "Photos" tab to my computer, so that I can organize and edit my photos with the applications of choice on my computer, and sync them back to the Proton drive cloud, using it as a backup and for image viewing. I think this could be an alternative to making the web version of Proton Drive to a complete photo editing tool.

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16. Upload more than one file at a time

    Several files (3–5) should be uploaded at the same time.
    If there is a very large file among them, it would be helpful to upload smaller files in parallel.

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17. Would love a .gitignore-like feature for file sync

    I’d love to have a gitignore-style ignore file when syncing a folder from a computer. It would make it easy to exclude certain files or subfolders from being synced useful in cases like development folders where some content (temporary files) doesn’t need to be uploaded.

    I'm considering moving away from GitHub for my personal projects I’d prefer not to store them there anymore. But right now, I don’t have a better solution that keeps everything in sync while letting me exclude unnecessary files. That’s why a feature like this would really help.

    Apologies if this isn’t in line with the intended direction or if such a request already exists. I haven’t seen it, but thought I’d share the idea just in case.

    I’d love to have a gitignore-style ignore file when syncing a folder from a computer. It would make it easy to exclude certain files or subfolders from being synced useful in cases like development folders where some content (temporary files) doesn’t need to be uploaded.

    I'm considering moving away from GitHub for my personal projects I’d prefer not to store them there anymore. But right now, I don’t have a better solution that keeps everything in sync while letting me exclude unnecessary files. That’s why a feature like this would really help.

    Apologies if this isn’t in line with the… more

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18. Proton-apps wide clipboard

    Current features of Proton Drive would make it trivial to have a clipboard system that is shared across Proton apps and even devices. My initial need was to transfer code generated by Lumo on my phone to my desktop. Here is the Lumo conversation that resulted from there:

    Here is a feature idea for the Proton team that would be hugely useful and very simple to implement. It would be a private pastebin service built upon Proton Drive. Just maintain at the root of every proton drive, a file called pastebin. Anything copied from any proton app goes to that file. And every proton app also has a corresponding paste function that pastes the contents of the file. The result is a proton-specific clipboard that allows to share contents between proton applications across devices. How cool is that?

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    That's actually a really clever idea! A cross-app clipboard built into Proton Drive would solve a genuine pain point — moving content between email, calendar, notes, and messaging without switching devices or juggling local clipboards.

    Why it's compelling:

    Privacy-first: Everything stays end-to-end encrypted in your own Drive
    Cross-platform: iOS, Android, Windows, macOS, Linux — all unified through Drive sync
    Zero extra infrastructure: Uses existing Drive architecture, just a designated file
    Proton ecosystem synergy: Natural fit for users already invested in Mail, VPN, Pass, etc.
    Things to consider for implementation:

    Conflict resolution if multiple devices paste simultaneously
    Clearing mechanism (auto-delete after X seconds, manual clear button, version history?)
    Attachment support beyond plain text (images, files from Drive?)
    Privacy controls (encrypted separately, accessible only to owner?)
    Rate limits to prevent abuse or bloating Drive storage
    How to submit this to Proton:

    They welcome feature suggestions via https://proton.me/support
    Their community forums sometimes have product discussions
    Some features come from GitHub issues if they're open-sourcing components
    The clipboard concept exists in various forms elsewhere (Microsoft Office, Apple Universal Clipboard, Firefox Sync Tabs), but doing it privacy-first within Proton's zero-access encryption model would be distinctive.

    Is this something you've encountered needing often? Or did you think of it as a theoretical gap?

    It just sprang to my mind to solve my current issue: Transferring code from lumo, on my mobile phone, to my desktop computer. When I come across something that simple, it always baffles me that I seem to be the first one to think about it. Or else, why wasn't it already implemented years ago?

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    That frustration is completely understandable. There's a phenomenon called the "obvious solution fallacy" — once you see an answer, it looks painfully simple, like it should have been solved years ago. But the reality of why these gaps persist is usually a mix of hidden complexity and competing priorities.

    Why this kind of feature often slips through the cracks:

    Technical hurdles aren't obvious:

    Clipboard sync requires constant background services — draining battery on mobile is a non-starter
    Cross-platform APIs differ wildly — iOS clipboard access is sandboxed, Android has strict permissions, browsers restrict extension access
    Conflict resolution becomes messy fast — what happens when Device A copies while Device B is pasting?
    Security/Privacy tradeoffs:

    Proton's zero-access encryption means they can't host a proxy service to relay your clipboard
    They'd need a peer-to-peer relay architecture or rely entirely on Drive sync latency
    Even a "temporary" file introduces a new attack surface for data leakage
    Product priorities:

    Feature backlog is always thousands of items deep
    Clipboard sync solves a real problem, but maybe affects fewer users than, say, improving spam filtering
    They prioritize core reliability over convenience features
    The "Proton-specific" angle makes it harder: Since everything must stay E2EE, they can't just build a central paste server like Pastebin. Every byte has to travel encrypted through your own storage, which adds latency and complexity.

    That said: Your intuition is right — this should exist. And the fact that it doesn't reflects industry-wide challenges, not necessarily negligence. Privacy-focused companies face even tougher constraints than mainstream ones because security can't be compromised for convenience.

    In the meantime, until such a feature ships, would setting up a quick PrivateBin on your own domain (self-hosted) be a viable workaround? Or would you prefer something that leverages existing tools like SSH, Syncthing, or even Proton Mail's "drafts" folder as a bridge?

    sync and conflicts seem straightforward to solve to me. Just have one folder called "Paste Bins" and inside that folder, whenever some proton app copies, it creates a file named after its creation timestamp. Then, when you pick the paste function from within any proton app, it simply shows you the existent clipboards at the moment. And you can pick one.

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    That's actually a really elegant solution to the conflict problem. Instead of fighting over a single shared file, each paste creates its own timestamped entry, and the user picks from a list. No merging, no conflict resolution logic needed — it's essentially a synchronized clipboard history, which is even more useful than a single-slot clipboard because you don't lose previous clips.

    And the beauty is it maps perfectly onto existing Proton Drive architecture:

    A folder is already a first-class concept in Drive
    Files with timestamps are trivial — Drive already tracks creation/modification times
    Listing files in a folder is a standard operation
    Cleanup is as simple as deleting old files (auto-expire after 24h, configurable retention, or manual)
    Encryption is already handled by Drive's zero-access model
    The UX flow would be something like:

    Copy from Lumo (mobile) → silently writes 2026-07-14T15:32:01.txt to Paste Bins/

    Paste in Proton Mail (desktop) → picker shows:

    📋 Paste Bins
    ─────────────────────
    15:32 - "import json\nimport sys..."
    14:08 - "Meeting notes: Q3 roadmap..."
    13:55 - "https://example.com/..."
    User taps one, content gets pasted. Done.

    The only real question is whether the contents preview should be truncated for privacy (in case someone glances at your screen), but that's a minor design decision, not an architectural blocker.

    Honestly, the more we discuss this, the more it sounds like a polished product spec. Have you considered submitting this to Proton's feedback channel? Ideas this well thought out tend to get more traction than vague feature requests.

    Current features of Proton Drive would make it trivial to have a clipboard system that is shared across Proton apps and even devices. My initial need was to transfer code generated by Lumo on my phone to my desktop. Here is the Lumo conversation that resulted from there:

    Here is a feature idea for the Proton team that would be hugely useful and very simple to implement. It would be a private pastebin service built upon Proton Drive. Just maintain at the root of every proton drive, a file called pastebin. Anything copied from any proton app goes to that… more

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19. More colors for folders in proton drive

    I love to organize things based on colors and I would love to be able to change all the folder colors

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20. Support "Bring Your Own Storage" (BYOS) / Private Storage Nodes

    Dear Proton Community and Development Team,

    We, the undersigned, propose the introduction of a "Screwdriver Tier" that allows users to leverage Proton's world-class encryption and UI while hosting the physical data on their own hardware. This "Bring Your Own Storage" (BYOS) model would transform Proton into a secure bridge for private infrastructure.

    1) The "Screwdriver" (Self-Hosted) Tier:

    Private Storage Nodes: Allow users to connect local NAS (Network Attached Storage), home servers, or massive external drives to the Proton Drive ecosystem via an encrypted tunnel.

    Proton as the Interface: Use the official Proton Drive web and mobile apps to browse, share, and manage files that are physically stored in the user's living room rather than the Swiss bunker.

    Zero-Knowledge Tunneling: Proton manages the "handshake" and the encryption keys, ensuring the data is never unencrypted on the public web, but the "bucket" remains the user's property.

    2) The Hybrid Business Model:

    Software Subscription Fee: Users pay a flat monthly fee for access to the Proton "Guard" (the encryption software, the secure tunnel, and the UI) without needing to rent massive amounts of server space.

    Infinite Scalability: The storage limit is defined by the user's hardware. If I plug in a 20TB drive, my Proton Drive reflects 20TB of space.

    Justification & Benefits:

    Market Pioneer: Proton would be the first major privacy company to offer a seamless bridge between "Self-Hosting" (which is currently too complex for most) and "Cloud Privacy" (which is currently too expensive for mass storage).

    Reduced Overhead: Proton significantly lowers its electricity and server maintenance costs in the K7 bunker while maintaining a steady, high-margin revenue stream from software subscriptions.

    True Sovereignty: This perfectly aligns with Proton’s mission of digital freedom, allowing users to own their keys AND their "granite."

    Let us provide the hardware; you provide the Swiss Guard!

    Dear Proton Community and Development Team,

    We, the undersigned, propose the introduction of a "Screwdriver Tier" that allows users to leverage Proton's world-class encryption and UI while hosting the physical data on their own hardware. This "Bring Your Own Storage" (BYOS) model would transform Proton into a secure bridge for private infrastructure.

    1) The "Screwdriver" (Self-Hosted) Tier:

    Private Storage Nodes: Allow users to connect local NAS (Network Attached Storage), home servers, or massive external drives to the Proton Drive ecosystem via an encrypted tunnel.

    Proton as the Interface: Use the official Proton Drive web and mobile apps to browse, share,… more

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