Short domain (@pm.me) email addresses

It can be inconvenient to spell out your @proton.me or @protonmail.com email address when sharing it with others. We’ve created short domain email addresses (@pm.me) to simplify this process.

If you’re on a Proton Mail paid plan, you can activate a separate @pm.me email address with your username at no extra cost. All Proton Mail users on paid plans except those added as part of an organization can activate a short domain address.

For example, if your username is john, you can activate [email protected] to complement your existing [email protected] or [email protected] address. 

When you activate your @pm.me address, it doesn’t count toward your account limit for creating multiple addresses. However, with a paid plan you can also create additional addresses using the @pm.me domain, which do count toward your limit. 

Note that the short domain address (@pm.me) linked to your username cannot be disabled or deleted.

Activating your @pm.me address
Sending a @pm.me email with a paid plan
Sending a @pm.me email with a Proton Free plan
What happens to your @pm.me address if you downgrade to a free plan

Activating your @pm.me address

To activate your @pm.me address:

1. Log in to your Proton Account at account.proton.me.

2. Go to Settings → All settings → Proton Mail → Messages and composing → Short domain → Activate [email protected].

Sending a @pm.me email with a paid plan

1. To send an email from your @pm.me address, click the New message button to open your email composer.

2. Select your @pm.me address from the dropdown options in the From field, write your message, and click Send.

Sending a @pm.me email with a Proton Free plan

To send and receive messages from your @pm.me address, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan.

To activate your @pm.me address:

1. Log in to your Proton Account at account.proton.me.

2. Go to Settings → All settings → Proton Mail → Messages and composing → Short domain → Activate [email protected], and follow the instructions to choose a plan and upgrade.

Previously, it was possible for a limited time to activate your @pm.me address with a Proton Free plan to receive emails only. If you’ve already activated your @pm.me address to receive emails, you’ll see the Send messages with pm.me button below.

Click Send messages with pm.me, and follow the instructions to choose a paid plan and upgrade.

3. Once you’ve upgraded to a paid plan, to send an email from your @pm.me address, click the New message button to open your email composer.

4. Select your @pm.me address from the dropdown options in the From field, write your message, and click Send.

What happens to your @pm.me address if you downgrade to a free plan

If you want to send or receive emails from your @pm.me address, you’ll need to upgrade to a paid plan again.