


There is one more advantage, while Proton can recognize that the two IDs are linked to the same account, other websites cannot detect that and belong to the same person. So, having a shorter email domain could help in such cases. If you have an unusually long email address, and use it as the username, there is the possibility that you may not be able to sign up for the site. Also, some websites may have character limits for the username. If you already have an account and want to create an additional address, check out our guide to addresses and aliases (new window).Why is this important? Simply put, a shorter name is easier to type. If you want to support Proton Mail and enjoy access to premium features (such as the ability create multiple email addresses, or even use a custom email address if you have your own custom domain) please consider upgrading to a paid plan (new window). Proton Mail does not serve third-party ads, so we rely on donations and our users upgrading to premium plans in order to fund our service. With a free email account, you can also receive emails to an unlimited number of aliases (new window) by using a “+” symbol after your username in your email address. Protect your online privacyįor increased security, you can use the email expiry feature to set an expiry date for all the emails that you send. Subject lines and recipient/sender email addresses are encrypted, but not end-to-end encrypted. This means we cannot read any of your messages or hand them over to third parties. Your emails will automatically use end-to-end encryption (new window) when communicating with other Proton users, and you have the option to encrypt the emails for non-Proton Mail recipients as well.Īll messages in your Proton Mail mailbox are stored with zero-access encryption (new window). Your email address will be used as your identifier to send and receive secure emails for years to come.
