Proton Mail

Switzerland EFTA EU hosted Free plan

About Proton Mail

Proton Mail is an end-to-end encrypted email service from Switzerland. No personal information is required to create an account. All messages are stored with zero-access encryption, meaning even Proton cannot read your emails.

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Quick Facts

Country Switzerland
Region EFTA
EU hosted ✅
Open source —
Free plan ✅
Category Email

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