Proton Launches Docs in Proton Drive

Proton announced the immediate availability of Docs in Proton Drive, a secure and end-to-end encrypted document creation, editing, and collaboration tool that appears to be an interesting cross between Google Docs and Notion.

“Docs offers a unique solution in a market where most popular products neglect privacy,” the Proton announcement explains. “By combining robust end-to-end encryption with intuitive features, Docs ensures that document editing and collaboration are both secure and user-friendly. Unlike Google Docs and other popular tools, Proton’s commitment to never harvesting user data for any purpose means information remains strictly private. This strong focus on privacy eliminates common security vulnerabilities and meets stringent data protection regulations, making it an ideal choice for industries such as healthcare, media, finance, and legal.”

Proton Docs is built, in part, on Proton’s April acquisition of Standard Notes. Described as “a credible alternative to the Google ecosystem for document editing,” it features full support for Markdown and rich text, code blocks, and checklists; file compatibility with Microsoft .docx, comments and real-time collaboration capabilities, and integration with Proton Drive.

There are free and paid tiers, with the free version offering essential document features. And Proton will be updating Docs with new features in the near future, starting with increased collaboration tools aimed at making it easier than ever to create and edit content within a team.

Proton will make Docs available to all customers in the coming days. You can learn more at the Proton Drive website.