Tired of sharing your text documents with Google? Proton is launching its own text editor that looks just like Google Docs.

Proton is expanding its ecosystem of privacy-friendly web tools with Docs, an online word processor. Just like Google Docs or the web version of Word, you can share documents with colleagues and collaborate on them in real time. The word processor is available free of charge to anyone with a Proton Drive account.

Similarities to Google Docs are not far to seek, and this is not entirely unconscious. Most Proton solutions often resemble Google counterparts in appearance and functionality. Proton’s main selling point is that the technology is not owned by Google or any other major commercial tech giant.

Swiss banking secrecy

The downside to using Google Docs or Microsoft 365 is that by definition you are also sharing the documents with the owner of the platform, so they know exactly what is in your documents. American companies are subject to laws that allow the US government to access user data if it deems it necessary, even users outside the US.

There is none of that at Proton. Proton is a Swiss company and swears by Swiss banking secrecy. The company states in black and white that it never has access to the contents of user files, not even the metadata. Proton stores your documents in a safe that is stored with end-to-end encryption.

Proton Docs is part of Proton Drive, the alternative to Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive. Proton also offers a mail app with calendar, a VPN service and a password manager, all of which meet the same data protection and security requirements.

Proton is launching new plans for business users that bundle all of these services, including 1 TB of storage and up to 365 days of file history. The full package costs 14.99 euros per month, while the subscription with Proton Drive costs just 9.99 euros per month.

This article originally appeared on July 4. The text has been updated with the latest information.