Folders and nested subfolders
I want to be able to use folders and sub-folders. I use strongbox on iOS which is based on keepass. It allows for as many folders and sub-folders that you want. I use folders to keep my stuff organized. I don't like having all my passwords and whatever in one big long list. I also using keepass as a bookmark manager. I really like the idea of your "vaults", but again I have over like 3000 bookmarks and folders are really needed. Also attachments with built in viewer is also important. I like to convert a lot of websites to PDF and store them as attachments, so I can view them later. Keepass is the only one that can view said items, everyone else you have to download said item to view the attachment.
As per the Spring/Summer Roadmap, this is being developed: https://proton.me/blog/pass-roadmap-spring-summer-2026
Folders will be a significant building block for Proton Pass that will go beyond just helping you organize your items. Introducing folders will require some rethinking of our cryptography model, which we’re currently working on. Eventually, you’ll also be able to share folders and subfolders just like your vaults and individual items, giving you another flexible way to share access.
Folders will be available in the coming months. As well as creating vaults, you’ll be able to create dedicated folders and subfolders to organize crucial information for quick retrieval: you can organize by project, by team, by year, or whatever else you need.
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Proton User
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I see 2 dimensions here:
- First is sharing/permissions and permission inheritance.
- Second is organizationThe single level of sharing is limited in flexibility... Currently I have to create a vault for every sharing scenario. A level of hierarchy would be very powerful. i.e. one vault where all passwords are shared with say a spouse, partner, or team mate. Then the ability to create a sub-vault where additional people can be added (i.e. inherits spouse/partner and parents/children are added).
Regards organization: I do realize many people use folders to organize content. I do as well, but find them very limiting. i.e. "Did I put that under the finances, insurance, or bills folder?: I've generally found tags to be very powerful in this context as when things fall into multiple categories, especially for things I need infrequently, I often forget exactly which category I stored it under at the time. As a result, I often default to search to find what I need. However, when trying to do good practices, such as changing passwords on a semi-regular basis, it is brutal to try to get a "list" of websites I need to go to.
Bringing those two points together. As an example, How to organize and find things (i.e. "bills") is often quite different then how I need to share things (i.e. there is a need to share access to the utility bill/website, but not to individual gym memberships/websites, yet they are both "bills").
Reading the comments... As other's mentioned, Pass competitors do this. I would also add that there are a massive corpus of knowledge on how to build platforms to accommodate how users organize and share information. I would give examples of e-mail clients, web based file sharing (<insert vendor> Drive), old school file servers (and file systems) where both folders and tags are already very mature and users have already found their comfort zone for use of these tools.
I've also noticed in living and working with other human beings, we all organize differently... Tags add the ability to have multiple tags on an item that accommodate each person's organization style would add additional benefit. Also, the ability for shared items to be taggable by anyone would be an additional bonus. I could also see value in personalized tags (where the tags I use are not necessarily observable by others). Also it would potentially give a user who only has "Viewer" vault access the ability to organize shared vaults.
Also, the ability to sort/filter by untagged so that untagged items can quickly be organized would be a further bonus.
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Donald Troop
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Humans are visual; machines are not. Dumping everything into a vault and saying use search to find doesn't work well for most. I would say the vast majority of folks don't need separate vaults and development put into them should have been spent on organization instead. Directory structures give humans a quick organization based upon visualization. Folders and tags should be high priority for Proton.
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Adi
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Also add option to import my Folders and Subfolders 1:1 from Bitwarden
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A A commented
Sticking to Keepass because of this. No update from the Proton team is a deception.
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Anonymous
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I know it's been requested separately, but Tags (aka Labels) would be a far superior feature than folders and I Proton could prioritise tags over folders. That said, either would be better than neither.
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Lou D
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Yes, I am with everyone else here. I use StickyPassword currently and have everything grouped by folders. With nearly 600 passwords folders are essential.
I tried a generic CVS file export into ProtonPass and it just came out a mess in a single vault, utterly useless. We hope this is made available soon. -
Leon
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Please give an update about the progress, and have this feature implemented in 2026 Q1. We'll have to use keepass until folders and subfolders are available.
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Saikat Halder commented
Proton bring this feature soon please how much will you make us wait please do fast soon it's a basic feature Any password manager should have from the base
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Stuart C
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Looking forward to folders being added to Proton Pass. I can’t use a password manager without basic organisation features.
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Marja Ribbers
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I'll keep using KeePass until support for folders is added to Proton Pass.
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Anndrey A. commented
I am a user coming from Bitwarden, and the lack of folders and subfolders makes me want to go back to the other manager. Please hurry up with adding folders!
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Wah
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Any ETA on this?
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Jorn
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Hope this feature gets priority. Such a basic thing and I'm surprised that Proton Pass is missing this. With multiple hundreds of entries a simple search is not enough.
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Saikat Halder commented
Proton how much time you will make us wait , bring the feature asap , it's already 2 year since the feature suggested still waiting why are you guys so lazy
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Bart Hamilton
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PLEASE HURRY ON THIS!!! Like, make it super important!! Please, it helps us with organization and makes us continue to be exclusive to you. I absolutely hate having many email accounts. We would prefer just this one!! ❤❤
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Daniel Wagner commented
Coming from KeePass, and knowing 1Password and Bitwarden as well, lack for folders/sub-folders is really something that's making migration cumbersome.
In combination with missing labels/tags (see https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/953584-proton-pass-authenticator/suggestions/46872289-tags-to-organize-entries) organizing things in ProtonPass is very hard currently.
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Saikat Halder commented
Proton yaar please bring this feature soon I am literally just waiting for this since a long way do this yaar fast
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Sriharan Sriniwass
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Could we have a timeline on when the folder or sub-vault feature will be implemented? We should also be able to import from other PW managers with the folder structure replicated in PP. I like the idea of tags and labels but I also want to be able to view my passwords and notes in multiple ways. This is the main feature that is keeping me from switching from LastPass.
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Saikat Halder commented
This feature was in your Autumn -winter roadmap it's already winter half still I see no change no nested folder subfolder support still
When it is gonna come ?
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Simone Bottino commented
The lack of folder support is preventing me from moving my 700+ passwords from KeePass to Proton Pass. I need to preserve my folder structure to manage my archive effectively.