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update: Add subscription termination info to Email Aliasing (#2726)
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- Emails are sent to your trusted mailbox rather than stored by the alias provider.
- Temporary email services typically have public mailboxes which can be accessed by anyone who knows the address, while aliases are private to you.

Our email aliasing recommendations are providers that allow you to create aliases on domains they control, as well as your own custom domain(s) for a modest yearly fee. They can also be self-hosted if you want maximum control. However, using a custom domain can have privacy-related drawbacks: If you are the only person using your custom domain, your actions can be easily tracked across websites simply by looking at the domain name in the email address and ignoring everything before the at (@) sign.
Our email aliasing recommendations are providers that allow you to create aliases on domains they control, as well as on your own custom domain(s) for a modest yearly fee. They can also be self-hosted if you want maximum control. However, using a custom domain can have privacy-related drawbacks: If you are the only person using your custom domain, your actions can be easily tracked across websites simply by looking at the domain name in the email address and ignoring everything before the at (@) sign.

Using an aliasing service requires trusting both your email provider and your aliasing provider with your unencrypted messages. Some providers mitigate this slightly with Automatic PGP Encryption, which reduces the number of parties you need to trust from two to one by encrypting incoming emails before they are delivered to your final mailbox provider.
Using an aliasing service requires trusting both your email provider and your aliasing provider with your unencrypted messages. Some providers mitigate this slightly with automatic PGP encryption[^1], which reduces the number of parties you need to trust from two to one by encrypting incoming emails before they are delivered to your final mailbox provider.

### addy.io

<div class="admonition recommendation" markdown>

![addy.io logo](assets/img/email-aliasing/addy.svg){ align=right }

**addy.io** lets you create 10 domain aliases on a shared domain for free, or unlimited "standard" aliases which are less anonymous.
**addy.io** lets you create 10 domain aliases on a shared domain for free, or unlimited "standard" aliases.

[:octicons-home-16: Homepage](https://addy.io){ .md-button .md-button--primary }
[:octicons-eye-16:](https://addy.io/privacy){ .card-link title="Privacy Policy" }
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- [x] Unlimited Standard Aliases
- [ ] No Outgoing Replies
- [x] 1 Recipient Mailbox
- [x] Automatic PGP Encryption
- [x] Automatic PGP Encryption[^1]

If you cancel your subscription, you will still enjoy the features of your paid plan until the billing cycle ends. After the end of your current billing cycle, most paid features (including any custom domains) will be [deactivated](https://addy.io/faq/#what-happens-if-i-have-a-subscription-but-then-cancel-it), paid account settings will be reverted to their defaults, and catch-all will be enabled if it was previously disabled.

### SimpleLogin

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SimpleLogin was [acquired by Proton AG](https://proton.me/news/proton-and-simplelogin-join-forces) as of April 8, 2022. If you use Proton Mail for your primary mailbox, SimpleLogin is a great choice. As both products are now owned by the same company you now only have to trust a single entity. We also expect that SimpleLogin will be more tightly integrated with Proton's offerings in the future. SimpleLogin continues to support forwarding to any email provider of your choosing. Securitum [audited](https://simplelogin.io/blog/security-audit) SimpleLogin in early 2022 and all issues [were addressed](https://simplelogin.io/audit2022/web.pdf).

You can link your SimpleLogin account in the settings with your Proton account. If you have the Proton Unlimited, Business, or Visionary Plan, you will have SimpleLogin Premium for free.
You can link your SimpleLogin account in the settings with your Proton account. If you have the Proton Unlimited plan or any multi-user Proton plan, you will have SimpleLogin Premium for free.

Notable free features:

- [x] 10 Shared Aliases
- [x] Unlimited Replies
- [x] 1 Recipient Mailbox
- [ ] Automatic PGP Encryption is only available on paid plans
- [ ] Automatic PGP Encryption[^1] is only available on paid plans

When your subscription ends, all aliases you created will still be able to receive and send emails. However, you cannot create any new aliases that would exceed the free plan limit, nor can you add a new domain, directory, or mailbox.

## Criteria

**Please note we are not affiliated with any of the providers we recommend.** In addition to [our standard criteria](about/criteria.md), we evaluate email aliasing providers to the same standard as our regular [email provider criteria](email.md#criteria) where applicable. We suggest you familiarize yourself with this list before choosing an email service, and conduct your own research to ensure the provider you choose is the right choice for you.

*[Automatic PGP Encryption]: Allows you to encrypt non-encrypted incoming emails before they are forwarded to your mailbox, making sure your primary mailbox provider never sees unencrypted email content.
[^1]: Automatic PGP encryption allows you to encrypt non-encrypted incoming emails before they are forwarded to your mailbox, making sure your primary mailbox provider never sees unencrypted email content.
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Free accounts have some limitations, such as not being able to search body text and not having access to [Proton Mail Bridge](https://proton.me/mail/bridge), which is required to use a [recommended desktop email client](email-clients.md) (e.g. Thunderbird). Paid accounts include features like Proton Mail Bridge, additional storage, and custom domain support. A [letter of attestation](https://proton.me/blog/security-audit-all-proton-apps) was provided for Proton Mail's apps on 9th November 2021 by [Securitum](https://research.securitum.com).

If you have the Proton Unlimited, Business, Family, or Visionary plan, you also get [SimpleLogin](email-aliasing.md#simplelogin) Premium for free.
If you have the Proton Unlimited plan or any multi-user Proton plan, you also get [SimpleLogin](email-aliasing.md#simplelogin) Premium for free.

Proton Mail has internal crash reports that are **not** shared with third parties. This can be disabled in the web app: :gear:**All Settings****Account****Security and privacy****Privacy and data collection**.

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