Lifetime Proton Pass + SimpleLogin US$199 (~NZ$342) @ Proton

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Karens Hate Winners on 22/07/2026 - 21:47 account.proton.me (408 clicks)
Last edited 23/07/2026 - 09:05 by 1 other user

I was going through some mailbox maintenance and found an old promotional email sent from SimpleLogin a few years ago. It's for a lifetime premium plan. I'd already bought it myself, but out of curiosity I clicked the old link again… and to my surprise, it still works!

They're not officially selling lifetime plans anymore, but the link still works and my friend was able to get his premium account today using it. Just replace the email address with your own:

https://account.proton.me/pass/signup?plan=passlifetime2024&…

You get lifetime premium for both Proton Pass and SimpleLogin. Personally, I don't use Proton Pass (I'm more of a Bitwarden guy), but SimpleLogin is pretty good.

For anyone who isn't technical, this probably isn't for you. For those who are technical but don't know what SimpleLogin is, it's similar to Firefox Relay, AnonAddy, or Bulc Club. As far as I know, it's the only one that offered a lifetime premium option (and obviously still available through this method), which makes it pretty good value if you think you'll use it long-term. The main idea is that it hides your real email address. That's useful not only for privacy, but also for limiting spam and making it easy to deal with data breaches.

Let's say your real email is [email protected].

Imagine you're signing up for a site like Mighty Ape. You don't really want to give them your real email, and using something like [email protected] isn't ideal because it still reveals your real address. Anyone who knows about Gmail aliasing can just spam [email protected].

Instead, you sign up using something like:

[email protected]

Where "blah" is a subdomain specific to your account. The email from Mighty Ape then gets forwarded to [email protected]

Then later you sign up for Trade Me using:

[email protected]

You don't have to create these aliases beforehand. Just type them in during signup like you would any normal email address. SimpleLogin automatically creates the alias and forwards all incoming mail to your real inbox.

Now imagine one day your [email protected] alias starts receiving spam about Viagra or crypto scams instead of emails from Trade Me.

That probably means one of two things:

• Trade Me suffered a data breach and your alias was leaked.
• They shared or sold your email to a third party.

Either way, it doesn't really matter. You simply disable that alias and the spam stops. Your real email address was never exposed.

One thing people often ask is:

Couldn't a scammer just send an email to a random alias, like [email protected]?

Yes, they could try.

But SimpleLogin lets you configure rules for automatically created aliases. For example, you could require aliases to have a certain format, such as at least five letters, followed by three numbers, then three more letters.

So instead of:

[email protected]

you'd have something like:

[email protected]

That makes random guessing much less practical.

Another nice feature is replying.

If someone from Trade Me emails [email protected], the message gets forwarded to [email protected]. When you hit Reply, the person at Trade Me still sees the email coming from [email protected]. Your real email address is never revealed.

You can also create multiple subdomains, each routing to different mailboxes.

For example, if your partner's email is [email protected], you could have:

[email protected] -> [email protected] [email protected] -> [email protected]

Or you could even have a shared subdomain:

[email protected] -> [email protected] + [email protected]

Makes it pretty flexible depending on how you want to organize things. If you own multiple mailboxes, maybe one for Personal use and another for Work/Job specific use, then using SimpleLogin with different subdomains would be a great use case to forward emails to the right mailboxes.

You can also bring your custom domain to use, so instead of [email protected], it'll be [email protected].

Personally, I find this tool very useful. My Gmail is one of the first ever mailboxes to be created, back when I was invited to the beta. Over the years, I receive a lot of spam and semi spam. But with tools like this, among other things I use, my mailbox remains sane and near inbox zero all the time, consistently and effortlessly. So I'd recommend using it if that's what you want as well.

If you just want to try it out to understand the concept, maybe start with Bulc Club. It's free, but it's quite limited, for example it doesn't hide your real mailbox when you reply to the emails. However, it's good enough for most use cases, and is a better tool than using the Gmail aliasing trick.

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  victor47 on 23/07/2026 - 07:00

  I personally may not use this, but appreciate the effort to think-up this write up and share it with your personal experience @NovaAlpha.

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    Jaxson on 23/07/2026 - 08:41

    Totally. Much appreciated @NovaAlpha

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  saxasianguy on 23/07/2026 - 07:32

  Tempted to purchase this but I am on Proton Unlimited and renew it every year so get this as part of my package

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  Fir3fox on 23/07/2026 - 10:13

  If anyone paying for icloud+ this is already included. Check for “Hide my email” feature

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    ace310 on 23/07/2026 - 17:39

    You can use alias method with regular icloud account. I think you only get 2or3 to use.

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    Liger Zero on 23/07/2026 - 19:21

    Yep, it sounds like this, but free?

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  LCmoob on 23/07/2026 - 13:28

  or you could just use https://www.guerrillamail.com/ which is free to sign up to websites that you don't want to share your details with.

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    Karens Hate Winners on 23/07/2026 - 16:38

    that takes more steps than necessary to use.

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    captainticklebutt on 25/07/2026 - 17:49

    All of those services don't work as well as simple login. Anytime Ive tried a disposable service, it's blacklisted. I've never had that issue using simple login.

    There's other benefits too, like premium domains, or notes on them, along with proton integration.

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  coach on 24/07/2026 - 12:09

  Since you’re using Bitwarden, you might not be aware that Simplelogin and ProtonPass are closely integrated. This integration allows you to create any alias within ProtonPass and manage them from there. You can disable, change mailboxes, track email deliveries, and more. Additionally, you can customize the default alias creation behavior. Personally, I prefer [email protected], similar to iCloud’s Hide-my-email feature, rather than exposing my unique subdomain.simplelogin.com to websites that could potentially expose it to scammers, as you mentioned.

  Furthermore, subdomain creation is limited to 5 per account. For offline alias creation, you could also use directories like trademe/[email protected], which I find more flexible since you can create up to 50.

  When you link Simplelogin to ProtonPass, you gain access to Proton’s domains in addition to Simplelogin’s, resulting in a total of 12 domains. More domains mean the likelihood of one being accepted is higher, since some website owners flag some domains as spam unfortunately, such as slmail.me. Apple will also transition their alias domain from [email protected] to [email protected], making it more likely that that will be blocked in the future.

  You also mentioned using your own domain. However, you can simply use [email protected] instead of a subdomain [email protected], which allows me to replace email hosting entirely.

  Additionally, Bitwarden allows you to create Simplelogin aliases within Bitwarden if you provide your own API keys, which can be found on the Simplelogin settings page.

  For those who want to try aliases but prefer a free option, Duckduckgo has a version as well inside their mobile app.

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    Karens Hate Winners on 24/07/2026 - 13:27

    Yeah, I know SimpleLogin and ProtonPass are closely integrated, but I’m pretty locked into Bitwarden (and it's allowed to be used in some banks and I work for one of them), so I never really looked deeply into ProtonPass. I’ll play around with it a bit more.

    When you link Simplelogin to ProtonPass, you gain access to Proton’s domains in addition to Simplelogin’s, resulting in a total of 12 domains.

    I think you only get access to the 12 domains if you were to create aliases (whether custom or random) manually. If you go to the subdomains page, you don't see the 12 domains there.

    Regarding the use of "[email protected]", I think this approach is only suitable in certain situations.

    First, for SimpleLogin to associate an alias with an account, you generally need to use either a subdomain or a directory. However, "[email protected]" is a random alias, which works differently because it is not tied to either of those. This means that if you want to use this type of alias, you need to pre-create it in SimpleLogin (or through ProtonPass). You cannot dynamically create it on the fly, which is a limitation in some scenarios.

    For example, if I’m talking to someone — say, a real estate agent — and they ask for my email address, I can’t simply give them something like:

    [email protected]

    If they tried emailing me immediately, it would fail because that alias has not been created yet.

    The second issue is that I can’t choose a meaningful alias name. This type of alias can only really be randomly generated (either as a random word combination or a UUID-style identifier).

    If I create an alias like:

    [email protected]

    and give it to someone at Barfoot Thompson, then a few months later I look at that alias, I have no way of knowing what it relates to, at least not at a quick glance. I also can’t easily determine whether incoming emails are legitimate or whether my address has been leaked.

    For example, if Barfoot Thompson sends an email to:

    [email protected]

    that’s expected because that is the address I provided to them.

    However, if I later receive an email from Baileys at the same alias, that would indicate my email address has likely been leaked or shared. The problem is that, just by looking at the alias itself, there is no obvious association with Barfoot Thompson. I would need to refer to a mapping system to remember what each random alias was used for. I know you can add notes per alias, but that's a manual task for each new random alias I create.

    Regarding the limitation of having only five subdomains, I don’t really see that as an issue. I personally don’t need more than that. Since for each subdomain, you can create unlimited aliases.

    As for directories, I don't really see the point of using it. I prefer subdomains over directories because subdomains allow you to apply rules, whereas directories do not provide the same level of control. Subdomains allow you to define how custom aliases are created dynamically.

    For example:

    [email protected]

    The rule could be that the alias must contain characters followed by three digits.

    If someone tries to send an email to:

    [email protected]

    it would not work because the alias would not be generated due to the restricted subdomain rules. Of course, someone could potentially guess the rules, but they would still need to figure out the pattern first. The effectiveness depends on how complex the rules are.

    The main advantage of subdomains is that I can create meaningful custom aliases that are tied to specific contacts or companies. I can immediately tell what an alias is used for.

    If I want a completely random throwaway alias, then I can simply pre-create one using:

    [email protected]

    The ability to create custom aliases — both dynamically and with clear company/contact associations — is important to me because I use Gmail filters and Google Apps Script to manage my mailboxes. My mailboxes are always near inbox zero, with barely any effort or attention required from my end, because the whole thing is heavily optimized already.

    My Gmail filters apply labels based on specific custom aliases, and my Google Apps Scripts contain various functions that determine when emails should be archived, deleted, or otherwise processed. Having meaningful aliases makes this automation much easier to manage. If for example I get an email related to a bill, it'll automatically create a calendar reminder in a shared calendar used by myself and my partner, as well as a Google Task todo note, showing the exact property address, due date, amount, etc. If I receive a bill for my rental property, it'll automatically email the tenant with the amount that's due (deducting the fixed cost that I have to cover), as well as send a text message to them (since they're forgetful and sometimes ignores my email).

    And +1 on using DuckDuckGo. I use it to create a temporary alias in cases where I just want to use it literally once. It's quick and easy to create from their Chrome extension, one click and done.

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      coach on 24/07/2026 - 16:11

      I think you only get access to the 12 domains if you were to create aliases (whether custom or random) manually. If you go to the subdomains page, you don't see the 12 domains there.

      Subdomains can be created with any Simplelogin domains, so not all 12 but others are available.

      The second issue is that I can’t choose a meaningful alias name. This type of alias can only really be randomly generated (either as a random word combination or a UUID-style identifier).

      This is not really an issue for most of my use cases as they are generated within my password manager, where I can name them appropriately and link them to a new login for example.

      But yes, I see your point about offline dynamic alias generation. I also utilise it for important institutions where I expect a data leak to happen less likely, such as [email protected], I also have another sub2.simplelogin.com for throwaways and newsletters in case I don’t have my device with me.

      My Gmail filters apply labels based on specific custom aliases, and my Google Apps Scripts contain various functions that determine when emails should be archived, deleted, or otherwise processed.

      That’s an interesting setup. I’ve been using Notion Mail with LLM-based filters instead of sender-specific parameters to sort emails to reach near inbox zero. But since they are sunsetting that feature I need to explore alternatives.

      I wish there was also a similar service available for phone numbers.
      Do you sometimes get funny looks when you’re handing out [email protected] to the business in person?

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        Karens Hate Winners on 24/07/2026 - 16:38

        Actually, I forgot that I occasionally do use the same method as you.

        If I'm sitting in front of my PC and I need to signup with a new login on a forum or website, I would create a custom alias from SimpleLogin (or I guess from ProtonPass as well). I could pick from any of the 12 available domains and during that process, the suffix is dynamically generated, but the alias name would be defined by me.

        For example, it might show me something like:

        [email protected]

        and I can just provide the alias name like:

        [email protected]

        The next time I create a custom alias using the same domain, it would change to something like:

        [email protected]

        and I would use:
        [email protected]

        In this case, the email is associated with the website/company and no subdomain/directory or anything is exposed.

        I can set this up as long as I'm in front of a PC, but I couldn't be arsed doing this on a phone.

        And yes, I do occasionally get asked about what the email address means, why it's got the company's name in it. But they're just curious, that's all.

        There were a few rare cases where I created the alias using the reverse of the service name, to not make it obvious. For example, TradeMe would become [email protected]. The R_ prefix tells me it's reversed, so if I ever forget what the alias is for, I can figure it out at a glance instead of wondering what on earth it belongs to.

        As for LLM-based filters, I've tried them before, but they're not really for me. I don't want important emails accidentally being deleted forever, and I prefer having full, deterministic control over how every email is handled.

        A single email can have multiple labels, and multiple rules can act on those labels, so I want to avoid any ambiguity or conflicts. For example, every bill I receive gets the Bills label, but there are also subcategories such as power, gas, internet, and water. On top of that, I have bills for multiple properties. I need precise control over what happens when the parent Bills label is applied versus when a more specific label, such as Water for a particular property, is added.

        One of the biggest reasons I stick with Google Apps Script is how tightly it's integrated with Google's ecosystem. I can leverage Gmail, Google Tasks, Calendar, and other Google services to build automations that go far beyond email filtering. I also manage a lot of things for my partner and family, so having everything centrally managed with the same underlying functions—but different rule sets—is incredibly useful. It also makes scaling those rules across multiple mailboxes much easier.

        Another example (not directly related to SimpleLogin, but still showing the power of Google Apps Script) is when I used to help friends search for rental properties. I'd receive hundreds of listing emails, and Apps Script would scan the contents, extract useful information such as "free power" or "free internet," classify the listings, and automatically apply labels like Free Power, $4xx/week, suburb, etc. That meant I didn't have to manually read through every listing just to find the good ones.

        Google Apps Script is pretty damn powerful, and the fact that it's free makes it even better.

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