proton mail electron

electron app for proton mail.

why this was made

proton requires a subscription for a desktop client, which is completely ridiculous since it’s basically just an electron app that loads proton.me.

i made this for free so i can read my emails without having to open a web browser.

tested & made on

fedora linux 42 workstation edition

installation

download the latest release from:
https://github.com/GavinCoded/Proton-Mail-Electron/releases

once downloaded:

1. extract the folder
2. move it somewhere permanent (like your home directory):
   example: ~/proton-mail
3. open a terminal inside the extracted folder
4. run:

chmod +x install.sh
./install.sh

this will:

• create a desktop launcher so you can find proton mail in your app menu
• create a terminal shortcut so you can run proton-mail from anywhere

uninstallation

to remove everything:

./uninstall.sh

this will:

• remove the app menu launcher
• remove the terminal launch symlink

manual build (if you want to build from source)

1. clone the repo

git clone https://github.com/GavinCoded/Proton-Mail-Electron.git
cd Proton-Mail-Electron

2. install dependencies

npm install

3. run the app

npm start

feel free to fork, modify, or improve. this is just a minimal electron app around proton mail.