Chances are high you at the moment use the identical e mail you probably did 5 years in the past, a decade in the past, or extra. For a lot of, that is Gmail, or perhaps a Microsoft e mail by way of Outlook. However everyone knows now these corporations do not essentially have our privateness in thoughts in terms of our electronic message, and that truth is on the root of Proton Mail’s shtick.
The service gives end-to-end encrypted e mail, so you possibly can message your folks, household, and colleagues with the peace of thoughts that nobody is scanning your messages messages to serve you advertisements or promoting your information for revenue.
You probably have a Proton Mail account, you have all the time been in a position to entry it by way of a cell app, however when it got here to checking your e mail in your laptop, you have been restricted to Proton’s internet utility. That is not essentially a foul factor: The net app works nicely sufficient, however a devoted app has its advantages. And now, Proton Mail has one for desktop, too—although you will should pony up some dough to make use of it.
Examine your Proton mail and calendar in a devoted app
Proton introduced on Thursday it was launching its devoted desktop app for Mac and Home windows. Linux customers may use the app, however it’s at the moment in beta testing. The corporate sees the app as notably useful in two methods. Firstly, checking your e mail and calendar on an internet browser means you are always tempted by the distractions of the web: You might be attempting to work by way of your inbox, however pulled away by the attract of YouTube, information, or Netflix. With an app, it is simply your e mail and occasions…till you click on actually anyplace else in your laptop.
However even in the event you handle to be extra centered within the app, Proton sees its devoted program as safer than the online app. That is not due to something on Proton Mail’s finish; the end-to-end encryption ought to work the identical both means. Nevertheless, Proton highlights the danger e mail and calendar internet apps take from malicious browser extensions, in addition to the reliance on the net browser to replace internet apps.
Proton’s desktop app may sync to your gadget’s theme (no extra switching between gentle and darkish mode manually), push notifications from messages and occasions, and let you rapidly change between your inbox and your calendar. That mentioned, Proton Mail says any internet app customers ought to “immediately really feel at dwelling” utilizing the desktop app, so it appears the emphasis is on protecting the core performance the identical.
Pay to play
At the moment, the desktop app is just accessible to paying Proton Mail clients, both on the $3.99/month “Mail Plus” stage or the $9.99/month “Proton Limitless” stage. Free customers can benefit from a 14-day trial to see what they consider the app, however to proceed previous that two week deadline, you will must subscribe.
Whether or not you need to attempt the app out free of charge, or benefit from your new perk as a paid subscriber, click here to download Proton Mail’s desktop app for macOS, Home windows, or Linux.
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