Proton Mail Bridge
- Proton Mail Bridge
- Proton Mail Bridge
- Proton Mail Bridge
Why you need Proton Mail Bridge
With Proton Mail Bridge, you can access your Proton Mail emails using your regular desktop email client while maintaining secure encryption.
- Android app
- Android app
- Android app
- Android app
Update required
Occasionally, we'll release versions of our software that are required for all users.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix an “internal error” warning on Proton Mail Bridge
In this guide, we show you how to fix the ”Internal error” synching warning on Proton Mail Bridge.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix a “can’t move cache” error on Proton Mail Bridge
In this guide, we show you how to fix a “can't move cache” error on Proton Mail Bridge.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix an “IMAP Login failed” warning on Proton Mail Bridge
In this guide, we show you how to fix the “IMAP Login failed” error on Proton Mail Bridge.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix “the address list has changed” warning on Proton Mail Bridge
Learn how to fix a Proton Mail Bridge warning after you’ve changed your Proton Account email addresses.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix “cannot access keychain” on Proton Mail Bridge
f you see the “cannot access keychain error”, Bridge has failed to access your keychain and therefore can’t decrypt your emails.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
Proton Mail Bridge connection issues with Thunderbird, Outlook, and Apple Mail
Learn how to fix common issues when connecting email clients like Thunderbird, Outlook, and Apple Mail to Proton Mail using Bridge.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix Proton Bridge login errors
How to fix some common login errors you might run into when logging in to Proton Mail Bridge Linux.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
How to fix “IMAP or SMTP port error” on Proton Mail Bridge
Proton Mail Bridge uses ports 1143 and 1025 by default, but sometimes they are already in use. Learn how to change ports for Bridge.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
Invalid password error while setting up email client
Learn why you may get a password error message while setting up Proton Mail Bridge to connect your email client to Proton Mail.
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
- Common issues and questions
Thunderbird: ‘Connection to server timed out’ error
In Thunderbird, you may receive a “connection to server timed out” error when sending or receiving a message. You may be able to prevent this error by increasing the length of time the email client will wait for a response from the server.
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
Proton Mail Bridge Thunderbird setup guide for Windows, macOS, and Linux
How to set up Mozilla Thunderbird with Proton Mail Bridge in Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
How to configure your email client for Proton Mail Bridge
Setup guide for configuring Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail email clients for use with Proton Mail Bridge in Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
Proton Mail Bridge Apple Mail setup guide
How to configure Apple Mail for macOS to use Proton Mail Bridge
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
- Email app configuration
Email clients supported by Proton Mail Bridge
Proton Mail Bridge integrates Proton Mail with IMAP and SMTP email clients. We've optimized Bridge for Thunderbird, Apple Mail, and Outlook.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Proton Mail Bridge: How to fix a missing system tray icon in Linux
When Proton Mail Bridge is running you should see an icon for it in the Linux system tray. If you don’t, follow these instructions.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Extracting the binaries from the Proton Mail Bridge for Linux DEB package
We explain how you can install our Proton Mail Bridge command line tool for Linux using a Debian software package.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Installing Proton Mail Bridge for Linux using an RPM file
This article explains how to verify and install an RPM package on your Linux device.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Installing Proton Mail Bridge for Linux using a DEB file
This article explains how to verify and install the DEB package on your Linux device.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Verifying the Proton Mail Bridge package for Linux
For your security, we advise you verify the Bridge software you downloaded came from Proton Mail. Our short guide explains how to do that.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Installing Proton Mail Bridge for Linux using a PKGBUILD file
This article explains how to verify and install an PKGBUILD package on your Linux device.
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
- Installation on Linux
Proton Mail Bridge for Linux
Proton Mail Bridge for Linux enables you to integrate your Proton Mail account with IMAP and SMTP email clients like Thunderbird and Evolution.
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
Why you need to install a certificate for Apple Mail with Proton Mail Bridge
We explain what Apple Mail requires you to confirm our self-signed certificate before it will accept it.
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
Warning when installing Proton Mail Bridge on macOS
We explain why you may see a warning when you install the Proton Mail Bridge profile on macOS.
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
Proton Mail Bridge new Outlook for macOS setup guide
Learn how to set up the new Outlook app for macOS with Proton Mail Bridge to send and receive mail from your Proton Mail account.
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
Proton Mail Bridge Microsoft Outlook 2019 for macOS setup guide
How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2019 for macOS to use Proton Mail Bridge.
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
Proton Mail Bridge Microsoft Outlook 2016 for macOS setup guide
How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2016 for macOS to use Proton Mail Bridge
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
- Installation on macOS
Proton Mail Bridge Microsoft Outlook 2011 for macOS setup guide
How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2011 for macOS to use Proton Mail Bridge.
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
Proton Mail Bridge Microsoft Outlook for Windows 2019 setup guide
How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2019 for Windows to use Proton Mail Bridge
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
Proton Mail Bridge Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Windows setup guide
How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2016 for Windows to use Proton Mail Bridge
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
- Installation on Windows
Proton Mail Bridge Microsoft Outlook 2013 for Windows setup guide
How to configure Microsoft Outlook 2013 for Windows to use with Proton Mail Bridge.
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
How to install Proton Mail Bridge
Learn how to install Proton Mail Bridge to use third-party email clients like Outlook, Thunderbird, and Apple Mail with Proton Mail.
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
System requirements for Proton Mail Bridge
Proton Mail Bridge is supported on Windows 10+ (64 bit), macOS 10.5 (Catalina)+, and Linux with DEB, RPM, and PKGBUILD packages.
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
- Introduction to Bridge
IMAP, SMTP, and POP3 setup
Proton Mail Bridge allows you to integrate your inbox with most mail clients that support IMAP and SMTP protocols.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
How to manually update Proton Mail Bridge
Proton Mail Bridge usually updates automatically in the background. Learn how to update it manually if it doesn’t.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Automatic Update and Bridge
The Bridge app will automatically download and install updates, ensuring that you are always using the latest version. You can also turn this feature off.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Bridge CLI (command line interface) guide
We created a comprehensive guide for our Bridge command line tool for Linux. It lists all the most important commands and explains what they do.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Sending PGP emails in Proton Mail Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Are my messages encrypted via Proton Mail Bridge?
Messages exchanged between Proton Mail accounts via Bridge are end-to-end encrypted just like they are in our web and mobile apps.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Labels in Bridge
The email clients supported by Bridge interpret Proton Mail labels as folders. So when you configure your Proton Mail account with your email client, your existing labels will appear as folders within the Labels folder.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Difference between combined addresses mode and split addresses mode
If you're using Proton Mail with a third-party email client, Proton Mail Bridge can sort multiple addresses into the same folders or different folders.
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
- Using Bridge
Automatically open Proton Mail Bridge on startup
The default setting in Bridge is to automatically start when you turn on your computer. In some cases, you may see an error indicating that autostart is not possible due to your computer’s permissions.