Proton Move now helps file attachments for saved passwords, contacts, and paperwork. This function is accessible right this moment however requires a paid subscription.

The recordsdata attachment function is fairly easy—you may save a scan of your driver’s license and passport to an airline login, for instance, or connect a screenshot of a restoration code to a delicate account’s login credentials. Proton Move lets you add nearly any file format, together with photos, audio, and textual content, so there is a ton of flexibility in how you should utilize this function. I might see app builders utilizing file attachments in Proton Move to maintain observe of API keys, for instance.

Your entire Proton Move file attachments are protected by end-to-end encryption, and you’ll share attachments by means of temporary secure links or account-to-account vault sharing. Finish-to-end encryption and sharing options apply to all passwords saved in Proton Move, after all, so this degree of safety for file attachments is not a lot of a shock. Notably, Proton is assured that delicate paperwork similar to passports and beginning certificates shall be protected in Proton Move—it is actually a safer resolution than your cellphone’s photograph gallery, in any case.

“As our progress in direction of the roadmap we not too long ago reminded you of continues, we’re glad to announce that Proton Move merchandise file attachments at the moment are potential throughout all merchandise varieties.”

“Necessary info, similar to backup codes on your logins, can now simply be saved in any format, similar to PDF, JPEG, PNG, or perhaps a .txt file! There may be additionally the choice to add a number of recordsdata to at least one merchandise.” – Proton Team

There aren’t any limits to the variety of attachments that you would be able to add to a password, contact, or doc. Nonetheless, this function does have some gentle storage restrictions. File attachment uploads are restricted to 100MB every, and Move Plus or Move Professional subscribers are restricted to a complete 10GB of attachments. These on the Move Household plan get 50GB of storage for attachments (shared between all customers on the plan), whereas Limitless customers get 500GB, presumably as a result of the Limitless plan is bundled with Proton’s cloud storage service.

It is value noting that the majority password managers, together with 1Password, Bitwarden, and NordPass, supply file attachment performance. This function just isn’t distinctive to Proton Move, it is merely a pleasant addition to an ever-growing, pretty well-known password supervisor. Now’s a superb time to say that Proton is in style for 2 causes—it follows strict safety coverage with full end-to-end encryption, and it sells a group of companies that may enable you to “de-Google” your life—there is a Proton e-mail consumer, a cloud storage service, a calendar app, and a VPN. Proton Move is nice by itself, however it’s higher when bundled with different Proton companies.

File attachments at the moment are out there to Proton Move customers with paid subscriptions—Move Plus, Proton Limitless, Proton Move Skilled, and so forth. Free customers can not entry this function. For reference, Proton Move begins at $35.88 a 12 months or $119.88 when bundled within the Limitless subscription. All Proton subscriptions are charged yearly, even supposing pricing is damaged down per-month on the Proton web site.

Supply: Proton