If you are fully committed to the Proton ecosystem (which you should be), this is fine. If you are trying to migrate away from Google, this dedicated focus helps you build the habit of checking Proton first. No. The search function is still slightly slower than Gmail’s (the cost of zero-access encryption), and you cannot yet manage multiple Proton accounts simultaneously without logging out and in.
For business travelers or rural workers, this is worth the price of admission alone. Historically, to use ProtonMail with Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail, you needed the "ProtonMail Bridge"—a piece of software that decrypts email on the fly. It worked, but it was complex to set up and occasionally buggy. protonmail client
Enter the (available for Windows, macOS, and Linux). It isn't just a web page wrapped in a pretty frame. It is a standalone fortress for your email. If you are fully committed to the Proton
The new desktop client bypasses all of that. It is a self-contained application that handles PGP encryption and decryption automatically. You get the security of ProtonMail with the convenience of a local app, no configuration required. Browser notifications are unreliable. Sometimes they pop up, sometimes they don’t. Sometimes Chrome decides to mute them entirely. The search function is still slightly slower than
With the desktop client, (encrypted, of course). You can read, search, and even draft replies while sitting on a subway, an airplane, or during a coffee shop outage. As soon as you reconnect, the client securely syncs your outgoing messages.