Passkey support on macOS
See: https://support.apple.com/guide/security/credential-provider-extensions-sec6319ac7b9/web
The current macOS app does not provide a ASCredentialProviderExtension app extension, so macOS will not offer Proton Pass as an option for System Settings → General → Autofill & Passwords. This means that passkeys will not work natively.
Even with the macOS app installed and the Safari app extension installed, when a site asks for a passkey, Proton is not an option. Instead, you have to use a QR code with the iOS app, which is very inconvenient and not the intended Passkey experience. And this is only if the site allows cross-platform passkeys (many sites do not, in which case you can't use Proton Pass passkeys at all).
Aaron
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rafacampoamor
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While browser extension support is great, Proton Pass for macOS still lacks the native 'Credential Provider' extension.
On macOS Tahoe, even if we disable Apple Passwords, the system does not recognize Proton Pass as an available provider under System Settings > Passwords > Password Options. This creates a major friction point:
Passkey Hijacking: macOS keeps prompting to use iCloud Keychain or an external device because it doesn't 'see' Proton Pass as a system-wide vault.
Native App Autofill: We cannot use Proton Pass to autofill credentials in native apps (Slack, Terminal, etc.), only in browsers.
Firefox/Safari Issues: Users are forced to use advanced workarounds (like about:config in Firefox) to prevent macOS from overriding the Proton extension.
We need the macOS app to have the same system-level integration that the iOS app already has. This is the missing link for a truly 'Apple-free' security workflow.
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Isaac
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A must have IMO
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Klikken
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This really needs to come back! I had to use the ipad app for some time ago but that stopped working right around when MacOS26 beta began.