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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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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Scott commented
I am currently running Linux as a main system, still have windows hanging around for some things, for one a proper proton drive client. Please make a proton drive client for Linux.
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T commented
I am switching to Linux very very soon and looking at program compatibilities. Yes, it appears one can use rclone, but it also appears that that solution can stop working at any moment. For using this as a private and secure cloud, it needs to be fully supported on all distros of Linux. Until this happens, I would say Proton is not serious about privacy nor security. Sorry, but AFAIK Linux is difficult with Gaming, Design, and now apparently Proton. How strange and ironic.
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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 -
Hunter G commented
Any word on if this is being worked on? I would love to use a raspberry pi to automatically backup files from my nas to proton drive. Doing this with 3rd party apps on windows is janky, requires the files to be installed on the PC, and I don't wanna buy a mini pc with 500 GB just for this.
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Lukas Mayer commented
I am a Proton Family user. Due to the lack of proper Linux Desktop integration (which should happen through official flatpak and snap packages) neither me nor my family members use Proton Drive at it's full potential.
While I can bear the workaround going through the browser, my less Linux-adept family members can not. -
syd commented
Very important to us. This Linux client is the last thing to get to fully quit Dropbox or other GAFAM drive.
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Michael commented
sftp access will be great. I think that Linux community will do the rest.
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Jason commented
I've just bought a Mail Plus subscription and the only thing stopping me from making it Unlimited is the lack of a client for Linux.
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Keith Kempke commented
An application like they have on windows needs to happen. The singular biggest disappointment of my pretty expensive subscription. The native Linux tools just aren't as slick. For a company that focuses on privacy, why is this OS the last one out the door.
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Dennis commented
Either that or let us use an FTP client. Filezilla will work for me.
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KeesM commented
As several other users have indicated, I am also working on moving everything around email and files to a European service provider. I also opted for the advertised privacy. Not being able to have a Linux client for Proton Drive is quite disappointing.
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Dennis commented
I would love a desktop client for Linux. Something that I would like more is to be able to FTP into it. Either works for me.
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Jeroen Jonk commented
Very important to me personally to get this functionality. I tried using rclone, but that does not seem to be working great, sending more requests than your API is configured to handle. Not great. I hope work is ongoing to finally deliver Proton Drive for Linux.