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Proton Drive vs myCloud Desktop: catalog facts
Proton Drive	myCloud Desktop
Freemium A free account is available, with paid plans for more storage and a separate business…	Free The desktop client is a free download; it is used with a myCloud storage account.
Android, iOS, Web	Windows, macOS
End-to-end encryption that the provider cannot read Automatic photo and video backup from mobile	Synced folder that behaves like any other local folder Offline editing with sync on reconnect
Requires a Proton account Free tier storage is limited	Only works with Swisscom myCloud storage No Linux client
Downloadable app, Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Closed source
License not stated	License not stated
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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