Secure email that protects your privacy

Keep your conversations private with Proton Mail, an encrypted email service based in Switzerland.

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What makes encrypted email better?

Because what's in your email is your business

Most popular email providers, such as Gmail, Outlook, and Yahoo, scan the content of your emails and use your email address to create a detailed profile on you and profit from your data.

Proton Mail's end-to-end encryption and zero-access encryption ensure only you can see your emails. Not even Proton can view the content of your emails and attachments.

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No more trackers in your inbox

Email trackers tell senders and advertisers what you read and click on, and can follow you around the web.

Proton Mail protects you from these digital spies and prevents companies from monitoring you.

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Ad free, always free

Proton Mail is a free and secure email service that's powered by our community, not surveillance capitalism. Our free plan is supported by paid subscriptions that offer extra features and storage.

Highest standards of privacy

Proton is incorporated and headquartered in Switzerland, meaning your data is protected by some of the world's strictest privacy laws.

Switch to Proton Mail in one click

With Easy Switch, you can quickly migrate from any email provider to Proton Mail. Import your emails, labels, contacts, and calendars to Proton Mail and set up automatic forwarding to receive future emails in your new encrypted inbox.

Open source and independently audited

All Proton services are open source and independently audited for security. We also maintain open-source encryption libraries used by millions of people around the world.

The standard for email privacy

From newsrooms, activists, and international organizations to academics, Nobel Prize winners, and movie characters, Proton Mail is the trusted choice for secure and private communication. Join over 100 million people worldwide who believe their online privacy is worth protecting.

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Your favorite features, plus privacy

Safe from spam and phishing

PhishGuard blocks known phishing attempts and lets you know if an email is suspicious. Link confirmation ensures you never fall for malicious websites.

Password protection

Set passwords and expiration dates for your emails to securely send confidential information to your contacts, even if they don't have Proton Mail.

Hide-my-email aliases

Create aliases when you sign up for new websites. By hiding your real email address, you can prevent phishing attacks and reduce spam.

Schedule, undo, or snooze emails

Enjoy the ease and security of Proton Mail on all your devices with our open-source apps for web, desktop, Android, and iPhone.

Available on all platforms

Enjoy the ease and security of Proton Mail on all your devices with our open-source apps for web, desktop, Android, and iPhone.

1-click unsubscribe

With one click, unsubscribe from mailing lists and keep your inbox clutter-free.

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An easy alternative

We provide easy-to-use alternatives to Big Tech services and their surveillance business models. With Proton, your data is protected, not exploited.

Join Proton and take control of your data with our encrypted email, calendar, file storage, VPN, and password manager.

Secure your business

In addition to protecting millions of individuals, Proton secures more than 50,000 businesses, including some of the world’s largest public and private organizations. Learn how Proton can secure your vital business data and help you comply with data protection and privacy laws.

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Proton Mail FAQ

What is Proton Mail?: Proton Mail is the world’s largest end-to-end encrypted email service. Proton Mail makes sure no one can access your emails by using end-to-end encryption and zero-access encryption. All of Proton Mail’s encryption happens in the background, meaning anyone can use encrypted email, regardless of technical ability.
Millions of journalists, activists, and everyday citizens around the world trust Proton Mail to protect their communications.
Why do I need a private email?: Everyone benefits from switching to a private email service like Proton Mail. Protecting your emails with end-to-end and zero-access encryption helps you take back control of your data and acts as insurance for your online safety in the event of future data breaches or changes in legislation. On a wider scale, using a secure email like Proton Mail helps protect democracy and free speech by ensuring you can exercise your right to privacy wherever you are.
How can I get a private email?: You can switch to a private email by signing up for Proton Mail for free or by subscribing to one of our paid plans. Once you have created a Proton Mail account, you can transfer your existing contacts and messages to your new secure inbox using our Easy Switch tool. You don’t need any technical expertise to start using private email with Proton Mail.
Do you offer a plan for families?: The Proton Family plan lets you protect your family’s online privacy. You can add up to five other family members, and get 3 TB of total storage space, with access to all Proton services and features.
Is Proton Mail safer than Gmail?: Yes. Proton Mail is a safer alternative to Gmail because when you use Proton Mail, only you can read your emails. In fact, not even Proton can read your emails. This is not true for Gmail, which retains the decryption keys for your data on the same servers where it stores your messages. This means that Gmail can read your messages or hand them over to the authorities if requested. Services like Gmail that do not store your data with zero-access encryption also put you at an increased risk in the event of a data breach. Proton Mail stores your messages with zero-access encryption, which adds an extra layer of resiliency against data breaches.
Is Proton Mail free?: Proton Mail will always offer a free secure email plan that provides all the basic functionality you expect from your inbox with the same level of security as our paid plans. If you upgrade to one of our paid plans, you will receive advanced email features, such as the ability to add more than one email address, extra storage, custom email domains, and unlimited messages. You will also be supporting our mission to build a better internet with privacy as the default.