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Proton Mail

Encrypted email by Proton.

Privacy & SecurityFair citabilityVisit site →

Your Citability Score

52/100
Identity75/100
Evidence45/100
Trust15/100
Freshness50/100
Classification80/100
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  • Identity: Add: Founder / Team, Social links.
  • Evidence: Add: At least one evidence link, Multiple evidence sources, Demo URL.
  • Trust: Add: Contact information, Support URL, Privacy policy, Terms of service.
  • Freshness: Add: Has version number, Launch date provided, Reviewed within 90 days.
  • Classification: Add: At least 2 tags.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Proton Mail?
Encrypted email by Proton.
What does Proton Mail do?
End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland with zero-access encryption and open-source clients.
Who is Proton Mail for?
Privacy-conscious individuals, journalists, activists, and businesses that need secure, confidential email communication.
Is Proton Mail verified?
Proton Mail is listed on CitableHub with a citability score of 52/100, computed from verifiable profile evidence.
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Encrypted email by Proton.

Privacy & SecurityCH-VER-286835Listed September 10, 2026
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AI-Extractable Summary
What:Encrypted email by Proton.
For whom:Privacy-conscious individuals, journalists, activists, and businesses that need secure, confidential email communication
Key outcome:Users can send and receive email with message content protected from provider access, reducing exposure to surveillance, data mining, and unauthorized interception
Category:Privacy & Security

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Citability Score

52/100
75
Identity
45
Evidence
15
Trust
50
Freshness
80
Classification
53
Impressions
0
Clicks
0
Likes
0
GQI Earned

Citable Outcome

Users can send and receive email with message content protected from provider access, reducing exposure to surveillance, data mining, and unauthorized interception.

About

End-to-end encrypted email service based in Switzerland with zero-access encryption and open-source clients.

Target Audience: Privacy-conscious individuals, journalists, activists, and businesses that need secure, confidential email communication.
Not ideal for: Users who need maximum convenience from deep Google or Microsoft ecosystem integration and are not concerned about email privacy.

What makes it different

  • End-to-end encryption for Proton-to-Proton messages with zero-access encryption architecture
  • Swiss-based privacy protections and strong jurisdictional safeguards
  • Open-source apps and publicly auditable security model
  • No ads and minimal personal data collection compared with mainstream email providers

Tags & Classification

encrypted emailsecure correspondenceprivate inboxsensitive document sharinganonymous communication
privacy-conscious usersjournalistsactivistssmall businesses
legalfinancehealthcarenonprofit
Platform: Web AppModel: Freemium

Links & Transparency

Website

Cite this Project

BibTeX
@misc{citablehub_proton-mail,
  title = {Proton Mail},
  url = {https://citablehub.com/p/proton-mail},
  note = {Listed September 10, 2026. CitableHub ID: CH-VER-286835},
  year = {2026}
}
APA
Proton Mail. (2026). CitableHub Software Index. https://citablehub.com/p/proton-mail.
MLA
"Proton Mail." CitableHub, 2026, https://citablehub.com/p/proton-mail.