Proton is expanding Mail, Drive, Pass, VPN and Lumo with new migration tools, desktop apps and sharing features designed to make leaving larger technology ecosystems easier.
Proton has set out a six-month roadmap that extends across Mail, Drive, Pass, VPN and Lumo, with the company focusing on the practical problems that tend to lock users into larger technology ecosystems. Andy Yen, Proton’s chief executive, framed the plan as an attempt to make moving away from Big Tech less about swapping one service for another and more about breaking up the ties that keep data, devices and workflows trapped in one place.
For Proton Mail, the main additions are a full content search function on mobile, improvements to Gmail connectivity and free subdomains for business accounts. Proton already offers private search on the web, using a local index stored in the browser so that message contents do not need to be exposed to the company’s servers, and the new mobile work suggests that same privacy-first approach is being extended more widely. The next-generation Proton Calendar, announced in an earlier roadmap, is also said to be nearing completion.
Proton Drive is due to gain a long-awaited Linux desktop application in beta, plus folder synchronisation on macOS, which already exists on Windows. Proton’s support documentation for the Mac app says Drive is built around end-to-end encryption, offline access and on-demand sync, so the addition of folder sync should make the service more usable for people managing larger file trees across multiple machines. A Google Drive migration tool is also on the way, underlining Proton’s effort to make switching easier for users with established archives.
Proton Pass is set for one of the broader upgrades. The password and passkey manager will add login sharing without revealing passwords, a redesigned Pass Monitor with proactive alerts, new folder sharing for folders and subfolders, better autofill on Mac and Android, expanded admin controls and vault transfer features. Proton VPN is due to receive a revised interface across all platforms after the Windows version, along with kill switch improvements and a simpler pause function. Lumo, Proton’s private AI assistant, will also move forward with an API for developers, upgraded mobile apps and dedicated desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Taken together, the roadmap shows Proton trying to position its products not as isolated tools, but as a linked privacy stack designed to keep users inside one encrypted environment while still making migration and sharing more practical.
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