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Set up folders and labels in Proton Mail Free
Create a folder and label in Proton Mail Free, understand the three-of-each limit, and choose when to move or tag a message.
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Get started with Proton Free
Guides for Proton Mail, Pass, Calendar, Drive, VPN and Sheets on the free plans. Practise one task at a time and check the result before using real data.
Each guide does one job in a Proton Free app with practice data, so you can try it before you move real email, passwords or files.
In Mail, set up folders and labels (three of each on Free), search with filters, check an attachment before sending and send a password-protected message to someone outside Proton. In Pass, save a unique password, keep a private note and create hide-my-email aliases (ten on Free). In Calendar, import an ICS file and set up a weekly event that ends. In Drive, upload a file and check the copy before you delete the original. For VPN, check the Free plan's country choice, device limit and streaming support.
Finish by importing a practice XLSX file into Proton Sheets and checking the workbook before relying on it.
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Find an email with Proton Mail search filters
Narrow a Proton Mail search by folder, date, sender or attachments. Use a saved practice draft and check the matching result.
Check an attachment before sending with Proton Mail
Attach a harmless file in Proton Mail Free, preview its contents and remove the wrong copy before sending your real message.
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Set up a password-protected email in Proton Mail Free
Prepare a password-protected message for a non-Proton recipient, check expiry and understand the extra step needed on later replies.
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Create and save a password with Proton Pass Free
Create a fictional login in Proton Pass Free, generate a unique password, and save it. Follow the real controls and avoid losing or reusing a password.
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Save and find a note in Proton Pass Free
Create a fictional note in Proton Pass Free, edit it, and check that it remains saved after reloading the web app.
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Hide your email address with Proton Pass Free
Create a hide-my-email alias in Proton Pass Free, check the ten-alias limit, and keep access to messages you still need.
Import an ICS file into Proton Calendar Free
Import a small calendar file into Proton Calendar Free and check the date, time zone and details before moving a whole calendar.
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Create a recurring event that ends in Proton Calendar
Set up a finite weekly event in Proton Calendar Free, check its time zone and understand one occurrence versus the whole series.
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Upload and check a file in Proton Drive Free
Upload a practice file into a Proton Drive folder, preview it, download it and check the copy before deleting any original.
Is Proton VPN Free enough? Check these limits
Check Proton VPN Free country choice, device limits and streaming support, then follow the Free signup option through the paid offer screen.
Check an XLSX import in Proton Sheets before relying on it
Compare an imported XLSX with its original in Proton Sheets. Check IDs, dates and formulas, change and restore an input, and spot missing charts.