Proton News and Articles

ProtonVPN's free tier is promoting unlimited data with no ads

ProtonVPN is a privacy-focused service with a strong free option that includes unlimited data, no ads or artificial speed limits, and a strict no-logs policy. Its open-source apps are available across major desktop and mobile platforms, with free users able to connect one device at a time.

By Ivan Franco, August 26, 2026, 4:15 PM

Essential Apps to Install on Windows and macOS

FEATURE By TechSpot Staff, August 5, 2026, 12:42 AM TechSpot Software

Just unboxed a new computer? Here's our curated list of essential Windows and macOS apps for productivity, security, entertainment, and everything you need to get up and running.

Gaming Software

Valve publicly releases Lepton and FEX compatibility tools to power Steam Frame gaming

The Steam Frame is actually coming soon, and so is Android Steam support

By Alfonso Maruccia, August 3, 2026, 3:09 PM

The Web Security

Proton Mail now lets you send email from your Gmail address

New feature lets you transition away from Gmail gradually, so you never have to open Google's app again

By Alfonso Maruccia, June 2, 2026, 11:57 AM

Gaming Software

Valve's Proton 11 beta boosts Linux gaming with better performance and classic game support

The compatibility layer is growing in both scope and reliability for Windows games

By Alfonso Maruccia, April 17, 2026, 1:17 PM 42 comments

Download of the Week The Web

ProtonVPN offers a no-cost option for secure, encrypted browsing

ProtonVPN delivers secure, encrypted browsing with one of the most generous free plans in the VPN space. Built by the privacy-focused team behind Proton Mail, it offers unlimited data, a strict no-logs policy, and open-source apps across major platforms.

By Ivan Franco, March 4, 2026, 10:47 AM

Gaming Software

New benchmarks show Linux gaming nearly matching Windows on AMD GPUs

For some PC gamers, Linux might finally make sense

By Daniel Sims, January 21, 2026, 7:56 AM 42 comments

Gaming Software

Valve is developing an Android-Linux bridge for Steam called "Lepton"

Steam Frame is likely the main reason behind Lepton

By Alfonso Maruccia, December 3, 2025, 2:23 PM

Gaming Mobile

Steam could be headed to phones, tablets, and other Arm hardware

Fex emulation is laying the groundwork to bring Windows x86 games to mobile platforms

By Daniel Sims, December 2, 2025, 7:36 PM 8 comments

Gaming Software

Nine out of ten Windows games can now run on Linux, data shows

Is 2026 the year Linux breaks through for PC gaming?

Game On: Compatibility between gaming applications and Linux operating systems keeps improving. According to recent statistics, most players can now expect to run the majority of their gaming sessions on an open source operating system. Only a few stubborn exceptions are still resisting this new reality.

Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, October 28, 2025, 5:53 PM 69 comments

Software Security

Proton launches free and open-source Authenticator app to take on Google and Microsoft

No ads, no tracking

By Kishalaya Kundu, July 31, 2025, 1:20 PM

Security Software

Dropbox is shutting down its password manager next month – here are the best alternatives

1Password has an easy import function, but we also recommend Bitwarden and Proton Pass

By Daniel Sims, July 31, 2025, 9:18 AM

AI Security

Proton launches Lumo, a privacy-focused AI chatbot

Not the first of its kind, still heavily censored like your average ChatGPT experience

By Alfonso Maruccia, July 24, 2025, 2:48 PM

Gaming Software

Modder runs AMD FSR 4 on unsupported Radeon 7000 series GPUs, performance lags behind FSR 3.1

Delivers improved image quality while outperforming native resolution

By Daniel Sims, June 19, 2025, 8:13 AM

Download of the Week Security

Proton VPN revamps apps across all platforms, keeps free plan

Proton VPN offers a free tier with unlimited data and access to one of three server locations with no time limits. The latest update introduces redesigned apps for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iPhone.

By Ivan Franco, April 7, 2025, 12:38 PM

The Web Software

Vivaldi and Proton partner to integrate free browser VPN

Available now

By Rob Thubron, March 27, 2025, 9:16 AM 9 comments

Science Tech Culture

Physicists map the incredibly powerful forces inside a proton

They found that the forces inside can get as powerful as the pull of 10 elephants

By Zo Ahmed, February 24, 2025, 9:49 AM 9 comments

Software Gaming

Valve is pouring money into Arch Linux to further improve Steam gaming

Arch Linux is a crucial element in Valve's plans to bring gaming to more PC users

By Alfonso Maruccia, September 30, 2024, 11:47 AM 52 comments

Security Download of the Week

Proton now offers a free VPN extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and other browsers

The VPN service has a goal of "defeating censorship"

By Zo Ahmed, August 16, 2024, 6:51 AM

Gaming Software

Valve's Proton 9.0 update makes more Windows games playable on Linux, including The Finals

Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Tiberian Sun also now playable

The big picture: Proton is essential to the Steam Deck's ability to run thousands of PC games exclusively developed for Windows, and Valve hasn't stopped working to expand the range of its Linux compatibility layer. A major new update enables support for some important titles with the improvements permeating across all Linux systems.

Full story By Daniel Sims, May 4, 2024, 11:21 AM 21 comments

Software Download of the Week

Proton Pass, the free password manager from Proton Mail, is out of beta

Proton Pass is end-to-end encrypted for everything you store in the app. The free plan also includes a "hide-my-email" feature for when you sign up for online accounts.

By Ivan Franco, June 28, 2023, 2:04 PM

Security The Web

Proton Mail's new product is a secure password manager

Let's hope the service doesn't turn into another LastPass-style security disaster

By Alfonso Maruccia, April 21, 2023, 9:12 AM

Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming Moments in Years

FEATURE By Goran Damnjanovic, February 6, 2023, 6:09 AM TechSpot Gaming

While the launch of the Steam Deck was the opposite of pompous, Valve's gaming handheld has kept gaining momentum. One year later, let's take a look at the impact it's had on the PC gaming market.

The Web Mobile

ProtonMail rebrands and unifies its products into three subscription tiers

There's still a free option

By Rob Thubron, May 25, 2022, 8:45 AM 8 comments

Gaming

Soon, users will be allowed to enable DLSS on Linux through Steam Proton

Support for Vulkan titles is coming this month, DirectX support only in the fall

By Joao Silva, June 2, 2021, 7:33 AM