Add end-to-end encryption to your webmail address with Mailvelope!

Only sender & recipient can read email content.

Yes

Full E2EE using PGP on client-side only.

No

Content readable by Google servers.

Whether the email service can read/scan your message.

No access

Google sees only encrypted data.

Full access

Google can access and process content.

Protection for file attachments in the email.

Yes

Files encrypted with message, PGP/MIME supported.

No

Stored and scanned as readable content.

Use of Transport Layer Security to protect emails as they travel.

Yes

TLS for transport, PGP for full confidentiality.

Yes

Standard TLS used when recipient supports it.

Encryption of stored emails on server/database.

Yes

Encrypted via PGP; inaccessible without user's key.

Yes

Server-side encryption, Google holds keys.

Hiding or encrypting metadata (subject lines, headers, recipients).

Limited

Metadata remains visible to all servers.

None

Full metadata readable by Google and others.

Ability to sign emails so recipients can verify sender identity and detect tampering.

Yes

PGP signatures prove sender and message integrity.

No

Gmail does not offer user-level signing.

Transparency of code and external security audits.

Yes

Fully open-source and independently audited.

No

Proprietary and not open to inspection.

Ownership and control of the cryptographic keys securing email.

Yes

User creates and holds private decryption keys.

No

Users have no control over encryption process.

Keeping emails safe if your email account is hijacked.

Higher

Encrypted emails remain unreadable to attacker.

Low

Full inbox exposed after breach.

Exposure of email content to law enforcement or other third parties without user consent.

Strong Protection

Google can't decrypt or hand over plaintext.

Vulnerable

Google can hand over readable content.