{"id":266965,"date":"2026-06-07T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/proton-drive-client-is-finally-coming-to-linux\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T00:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T04:35:09","slug":"proton-drive-client-is-finally-coming-to-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/proton-drive-client-is-finally-coming-to-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Proton Drive client is (finally) coming to Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2026\/06\/proton-drive-linux-client\">Proton Drive client is (finally) coming to Linux<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2026\/06\/proton-drive-linux-client\">https:\/\/www.omgubuntu.co.uk\/2026\/06\/proton-drive-linux-client<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-07 21:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.omgubuntu.co.uk\">www.omgubuntu.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Proton has confirmed it is working on a Proton Drive client for Linux desktops.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The announcement slipped out as part of a broader platform update. Proton has rebuilt Drive around a new shared SDK, with a single codebase powering its official apps on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and web (rather than separate implementations as before).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s this unified approach that makes it easier for the Swiss-based company to add new features and integrations across all its official apps \u2013 and make an official client for Linux, which is being build on the SDK \u201cfrom the ground up\u201d, they say.<\/p>\n<p>    <span>Proton VPN has supported Linux since launch, though a desktop GUI didn\u2019t materialise until late 2023. Proton Pass and Proton Mail desktop Linux apps were released in 2024, a desktop 2FA app arrived in 2025. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not that word of a Linux client is strictly new. Earlier this year Proton hinted that one was on its roadmap, but this June SDK post is the first time we\u2019ve heard that it is actually in development. No release date or beta timeline has been given yet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proton Drive launched a Windows desktop client in July 2023, and a macOS client followed in November 2023. Linux users have had to make do with a web app. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully, not for much longer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As well as powering the base of the Proton Drive Linux client, the new SDK brings other benefits, including faster speeds in the existing desktop and mobile clients. Uploads are reportedly up to 3x faster, downloads up to 2x faster and file encryption up to 4x faster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t use Proton Drive (on any supported platform). While Linux isn\u2019t short of cloud-based storage services that can be accessed natively through varying methods, official or otherwise, official vendor support is always a welcome sign. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Proton Drive is free to use and offers 5 GB of encrypted cloud storage, though it does require signing up for an account. Paid plans offer considerable more storage. 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