Proton Meet
Proton Meet is a desktop video conferencing app for macOS that lets you host and join encrypted meetings, share screens, and manage scheduled calls.
What is Proton Meet?
Proton Meet is a video conferencing app for macOS designed for private online meetings and calls. It helps individuals, teams, and organizations host instant meetings, join calls by link, and schedule upcoming sessions from a dedicated desktop app instead of relying on a browser. Common tasks include creating reusable meeting rooms, managing upcoming meetings, sharing a screen during presentations, and using in-meeting chat and reactions while talking with other participants. The app also provides host controls such as moderating participants, locking meetings, and ending a meeting for everyone when needed. On Mac, it works with standard camera and microphone permissions and can use system-level video and audio effects that macOS exposes during calls. Proton Meet is published by Proton Technologies AG as part of Proton's privacy-focused communication and productivity services.
Key features
- Host instant meetings from the desktop app
- Join calls from a shared meeting link or as a guest
- Schedule meetings and manage upcoming calls
- Create reusable meeting rooms with persistent links
- Share your screen during presentations and demos
- Chat with participants and send links during a meeting
- Moderate participants, lock meetings, and end calls as host
- Use picture-in-picture while multitasking in other apps
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Safety overview
Status: Mostly safe
This app's camera, microphone, and screen recording permissions are consistent with its purpose as a video meeting tool. Review macOS Privacy & Security settings before allowing screen sharing or device access, especially on a work Mac or when meetings may display sensitive information. If you no longer use Proton Meet, you can remove the app and its related data without affecting macOS itself, but saved settings and locally stored app data may be lost.
Recommendation: Keep Proton Meet if you use Proton for online meetings or need a dedicated desktop client for private video calls. If you no longer use it, removing the app is reasonable and should mainly affect your local app settings and sign-in state until you install it again.
Common paths
/Applications/Proton Meet.app
Cache paths
~/Library/Caches/ch.protonmeet.desktop
Support paths
~/Library/Application Support/Proton Meet
Preference paths
~/Library/Preferences/ch.protonmeet.desktop.plist
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