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Hide-my-email aliases help protect your identity

Proton Pass is the only password manager in the world that also protects your online identity. It's an identity manager for your digital life.

What are hide-my-email aliases?

An alias is a randomly-generated email address that forwards emails to your main inbox. Proton Pass creates aliases so you can enter them into online forms and protect your actual email address from being disclosed or leaked.

How to use email aliases

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STEP 1

Enter your email aliases in online forms

Whenever you’re about to sign up for a new account or subscribe to a newsletter, Proton Pass can automatically create a unique email alias so you don’t have to use your personal email address.

STEP 2

Receive emails safely in your inbox

When your alias receives an email, Proton Pass instantly forwards it to your inbox without the sender ever knowing your personal email address. You can also send emails from your alias by creating contacts.

STEP 3

Never worry about a data breach again

If your email alias is ever leaked or sold to spammers, you can deactivate it to stop receiving unwanted emails. The unique alias lets you know which company sold your email. At no point is your actual email at risk.

Why use aliases?

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Control spam

If one of your email aliases is sold or leaked and you start to receive spam emails, you can easily turn off the compromised alias.

Protect your privacy

Aliases give you control over your identity. You never have to disclose your true email address, so you cannot be tracked and profiled by advertisers.


Prevent phishing

Aliases add an extra layer of defense between hackers and your inbox, helping to prevent phishing attacks, one of the biggest online security threats.

Easily share an email address

Emails sent to an alias can be forwarded to multiple inboxes, making it a convenient way to share an email address with family or friends.

Send emails from an email alias

When replying to a forwarded email, your response will come from your alias, keeping your real email private. You can also send an email from your alias to anyone.

Custom domain support

Use your own domains to create aliases like hi@my-domain.com—ideal for entrepreneurs and businesses without email hosting

Privacy from the brand you can trust

Private by design

Proton Pass aliases are designed as an email relay, so they never store any of your emails. As a Swiss company, Proton Pass is also protected by some of the world’s strongest privacy laws.

Built by email experts

Proton has been running Proton Mail, the world’s largest encrypted email service for a decade, and has served over 100 million accounts in that time. We are experts in email reliability, deliverability, and security.

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email alias</a> is a randomly generated email address that functions like a forwarding email address: All emails sent to an alias will be forwarded to your inbox. This lets you sign up for online services without sharing your real email address. If you want to reply to an email that has been forwarded to your inbox from an email alias, just hit reply, and your response will automatically be sent from your alias, keeping your real email address hidden.</p>"]}],[0,{"question":[0,"I can add plus signs (+) to create unlimited email addresses. Why do I need Proton Pass’s hide-my-email aliases?"],"answer":[0,"<p>Adding a plus sign (+) and text to your real email address allows you to create unlimited email aliases. This is called subaddressing and can be used with Proton Mail and many other popular email services. However, this method of creating an email alias has some drawbacks:</p><ul><li>Some websites do not allow signups with email addresses that contain a plus sign</li><li>Email subaddressing doesn’t protect your privacy. Anyone can remove the plus sign and the following text and get your real email address. For example, if your subaddress appears in a data breach, your real email address is also exposed. <a href=https://proton.me/"/blog/check-if-email-leaked/">There are various ways you can check if your email has been leaked online.</a></li><li>By removing the plus sign and the following text from your subaddress, advertisers can easily link your subaddresses together to track your online activity.</li></ul>"]}],[0,{"question":[0,"How are Proton Pass email aliases different from the ones provided by temporary email services?"],"answer":[0,"<p>Proton Pass aliases are permanent as opposed to the temporary email addresses created with other email services. Your hide-my-email aliases can be used as often as you choose until you choose to switch them off or delete them. Proton Pass also doesn&#x27;t store your emails itself, instead it instantly forwards your emails to your inbox.</p>"]}],[0,{"question":[0,"Does Proton Pass use SimpleLogin by Proton?"],"answer":[0,"<p>Proton Pass uses <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" href=https://proton.me/"https://simplelogin.io/">SimpleLogin by Proton<span class=\"sr-only\">(new window)</span></a>, which is an email alias service that provides advanced email forwarding. You can also manage your aliases in SimpleLogin itself.</p>"]}]]]}" ssr client="load" opts="{"name":"FaqSection","value":true}" await-children>

Frequently Asked Questions