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Proton Mail Bridge for Mac

Bridges Proton Mail to email clients supporting IMAP and SMTP protocols

Quick answer: Proton Mail Bridge is a communication app for macOS. Install it with brew install --cask proton-mail-bridge. The licence is not declared in Homebrew metadata. It has 436 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What Proton Mail Bridge is

Proton Mail Bridge is a communication app for macOS: bridges Proton Mail to email clients supporting IMAP and SMTP protocols.

It is distributed as a Homebrew cask, which installs a .app bundle into your Applications folder. The project is open source and lives at https://proton.me/mail/bridge.

How to install Proton Mail Bridge

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install --cask proton-mail-bridge.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install Proton Mail Bridge on Mac?

Run brew install --cask proton-mail-bridge in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is Proton Mail Bridge open source?

Homebrew's metadata does not declare a licence for this app, so the official site is the authoritative source.

Does Proton Mail Bridge run on Apple silicon?

Yes, as a universal binary.

How popular is Proton Mail Bridge?

It was installed 436 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #1650 in this catalogue.

What version of Proton Mail Bridge is current?

The latest packaged version is 3.27.1.