Then, you’ll need to configure your email client, which ProtonMail provides these instructions for. Once you’ve installed the ProtonMail Bridge application, you’ll be prompted to enter your ProtonMail credentials within the app. But ProtonMail told VentureBeat that this also makes it far easier to deploy in an enterprise environment. This holds a number of advantages for example, it doesn’t interfere with the client’s behavior and so isn’t likely to cause any disruptions to a user’s workflow. ProtonMail Bridge is an application rather than a plugin for your desktop email client. Until now, the service has only been available through web browsers and mobile apps, but with ProtonMail Bridge officially rolling out today, users can access their ProtonMail encrypted email accounts through their favorite desktop-based email client too.

ProtonMail, an encrypted email service that launched less than two years ago and has already expanded into numerous VPNs and small businesses, is now coming to all desktop email clients that support IMAP and SMTP, including Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, and Apple Mail (via VentureBeat).įor those who aren’t familiar with ProtonMail, the service uses client-side encryption to ensure that all data is encrypted before it arrives on the company’s servers.

Protonmail desktop client