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May 10

Last year, more than 300K generous donors gave us a clear signal: they want to see Thunderbird thriving, not just surviving. Read about our record-setting year in Thunderbird's 2022 Financial Report:

Thunderbird Is Thriving: Our 2022 Financial Report

Last year, our mighty donor base generously donated a record-breaking amount to the Thunderbird project! Here's our 2022 Financial Report.

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Thunderbird Office Hours are happening again in 3 sessions starting Monday, June 19, at 10am UTC. Share your experience with the 115 beta, ask for help, or learn more about it. Download information, session links, details, and times are right here: mzla.link/Talk-June19-20

Jun 15

Thunderbird for Android gets one step closer, as K-9 Mail integrates Thunderbird's Autoconfiguration feature for new accounts! Read info on that, all the other important developments, and some awesome community contributions in our new progress report:

Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: May 2023 Progress Report

Thunderbird for Android gets one step closer, as K-9 Mail integrates Thunderbird's Autoconfiguration feature for new accounts.

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okay! latest

#beta is lekker. the card view is SUPER. Congrats guys for making me happy today

LibreOffice

@LibreOffice

What's the best thing about #LibreOffice? The software's pretty awesome, sure – but so is the worldwide community behind it! Learn what they did last year, and join them: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2023/06/0

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Another session of Community Office Hours is happening right now! Join us and talk about the Thunderbird Beta, ask questions, or just say hi. mzla.link/tb-community-h

Folder Modes are looking great in the Thunderbird 115 beta. 👋Hello there, Tags! If you have questions about the Beta, or want to share your experience with our testing community, join the mailing list here: thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/beta

The folder pane of Thunderbird 115 Beta, separated by Folder Mode categories like "Favorite Folders," "All Folders" and "Tags."

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If you missed our first Community office hours session today, don't worry! Another one starts at 7pm UTC. Get all the info, links and local times here: mzla.link/Talk-June12-20 Talk to you soon!

Our first Community Office hours session is starting right now. Come discuss your experience with the Thunderbird Beta. mzla.link/tb-community-h

Join us for Thunderbird Community Office hours today and let's talk about the 115 Beta -- or anything else on your mind. Our first session starts today at 10am UTC. Get all the links, details, session times, and time zone conversations right here: mzla.link/Talk-June12-20

Community Office Hours are BACK beginning next Monday, June 12, at 10am UTC. We invite you to join these sessions to learn more about Thunderbird 115 beta, share your experience with it, or ask for help. ALL the links, details, and times are right here: mzla.link/Talk-June12-20

If you have questions about Thunderbird Beta, or just want to share your experience with it, we encourage you to join our Beta support group: thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/beta

Thunderbird — Beta Notes (115.0beta)

Just released: the first Thunderbird 115 beta (115.0b1) Thunderbird Beta includes "Supernova" UI features, which provide an updated user interface designed to be more modern + customizable, with code that is easier to maintain and improve. Release notes:

thunderbird.net

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Brendan Abolivier (@babolivier@mastodon.social)

@BrenAbolivier

May 31

Super pumped to announce that, as of next week, I'll be joining the

team as a software engineer! I'm incredibly excited to join the

@mozilla

adventure, and to get to work on software I've been using every day for over a decade, alongside many talented folks 😁

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Linux App Summit (LAS)

@LinuxAppSummit

May 26

Be part of Linux App Summit 2024! We are already looking for the location of our next event. What about near you? Send in your proposal and let's get things rolling! linuxappsummit.org/cfl/ #LAS2024 #LinuxAppSummit #opensource

@kdecommunity

@gnome

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May 26

They really look awesome together, don't they? This summer, please reorganize your taskbars appropriately 😉

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Firefox

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5,346

I donated to

today to #freetheinbox. Join me to support communication privacy. thunderbird.net/donate via

Thunderbird — Make Email Easier.

thunderbird.net

Thunderbird is a free email application that’s easy to set up and customize - and it’s loaded with great features!

May 24

Hello Thunderbird Family! After nearly 20 years, we are thrilled to share a completely redesigned Thunderbird logo that honors our history and vital connection to

@mozilla

, while carrying us forward into the next 20 years.

Introducing The Brand New Thunderbird Logo!

We asked Jon Hicks, creator of the original Firefox and Thunderbird logos, to re-imagine his iconic design in light of our exciting future.

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omg! ubuntu

@omgubuntu

May 24

Thunderbird Email Client Has a New Logo – Do You Like It? omgubuntu.co.uk/2023/05/thunde #thunderbird #opensource

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Submit and vote for ideas

May 23

Here are the newest community submissions to Mozilla Connect -- these are features you'd like to see in Thunderbird (and eventually, Thunderbird for Android). connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/idb-p Add your opinions to the mix, and vote on the ones you believe in!

connect.mozilla.org

Ideas

Kai Engert

@kaiengert

May 23

We have a new passphrase protection feature in #Thunderbird Daily (development) builds, in response to requests we received in the past. Here's a description and call for testing: thunderbird.topicbox.com/groups/e2ee/Td I'd welcome some testing and feedback.

May 22

Just like with

@firefox

, you can add your own custom start page to Thunderbird that displays when you first open the software. Curious: what are some of YOUR favorite start pages? (Pictured in our screenshot is Bonjourr. via github.com/victrme/Bonjou)

Thunderbird email software, with a start page displaying weather, time, a search bar, and a random inspirational quote.

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May 16

POLL: Which hashtag do you prefer? (For background: One of Thunderbird's core principles is the use and promotion of open standards. Our upcoming marketing efforts will really lean into this, and we want a long-term hashtag to accompany it.)

#FreeTheInbox
36.2%
#FreeYourInbox
57.9%
Other (Reply with one)
6%

235 votesFinal results

May 16

True story:

@mozilla

's Mike Conley is a legend. His enthusiasm is so contagious that just LISTENING to this might turn you into a software dev! Check out a new ThunderCast as we reminisce about the early internet, + talk about underrated

@Firefox

features.

ThunderCast Episode #2: With Special Mozilla Guest Mike Conley

Mozilla's Mike Conley joins us to discuss the nostalgia of the early internet, his first task for Thunderbird, and some great Firefox features

May 15

(CORRECT URL this time!) We're getting closer to Thunderbird for Android! One of our next steps for K-9 Mail is to incorporate Thunderbird’s Autoconfig feature. This will dramatically improve the new account setup experience. Progress report:

Thunderbird for Android / K-9 Mail: April Progress Report

We're back with another progress report as we continue improving K-9 Mail for its transformation to Thunderbird for Android!

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Gabriele Caruso

@caruso_gab

May 13

Tried the new outlook beta for windows 11, immediately switched to

May 12

Are you attending the #OSSummit in #Vancouver today? If you want to talk about Thunderbird or open source in general, track down our Engineering manager

@Sancus

! Have a great show!

May 12

Here are some fascinating stats that weren't in our 2022 Financial Report: -We had 76 donations that were $500 or above, which is less than 1% of total donations. -95% of our donations were less than $100. -The largest donation was €3000. -Our average donation amount $15.78.

May 11

There's a real benefit to using email software that doesn't rely on your data to generate revenue or train AI. Thunderbird: Ad-free since 2003.

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Connor Marshall

@Marshallc6

May 3

.@gmail @Google this should be illegal. Put the ads back at the top

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Submit and vote for ideas

May 11

Have you seen the newest Thunderbird feature suggestions at

@Mozilla

Connect? Take a few minutes to browse what's there, and vote on the ideas you believe in!

connect.mozilla.org

Ideas

May 10

We got you covered 😉📎

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non aesthetic things

@PicturesFoIder

May 2

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Finally, an efficient blocker. Easy on CPU and memory. uBlock Origin (uBO) is a CPU and memory-efficient wide-spectrum content blocker that blocks ads, trackers, coin miners, popups, annoying...

May 9

By default, Thunderbird blocks images in your emails from displaying to protect your privacy. Many are tiny "tracking pixels" you may not even see. Take your protection further by installing the legendary uBlock Origin, now an official Thunderbird Add-on:

addons.thunderbird.net

uBlock Origin

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ThunderCast #2: Mozilla's Mike Conley & The Retro Internet Retreat |...

May 8

We're back with Episode 2 of the ThunderCast! And we're joined by very special guest

@mike_conley

to talk about the early days of the internet, underrated

@firefox

features, and much more:

share.transistor.fm

May 3

What an awesome, thought-provoking conversation we had with

@mike_conley

on tonight's ThunderCast recording! We'll edit this and get it to your ears as soon as possible.

May 3

Want to be part of #ThunderCast episode 2? Reply to this question tonight before 1pm EST / 7pm CEST: "Which #Thunderbird feature should more people know about?" Want to hear yourself on the show? Record your answer in any format and email to podcast (at) thunderbird (dot) net.

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23.04 Release Party

Apr 23

YES! We have a variety of cool Thunderbird stickers, mugs, shirts, and stickers for sale: US: mozilla.myspreadshop.com EU (and rest of world): mozilla-europe.myspreadshop.ie/all

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Svein Wisnaes

@Wisnaes

Apr 21

Replying to @mozthunderbird and @killyourfm

Any chance for us that live far away to get our hands on stickers etc?

Apr 23

LOVE seeing the community come together like this! #LAS2023

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Heather Ellsworth

@linux_flower

Apr 22

it was a great joint release party!

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Apr 21

Here's what Jason is looking to give away at the event. Lots of cool t-shirts and stickers! And one very special "camper" coffee mug. See you tonight at the #LAS2023 welcome party!

Apr 21

We are very proud to be sponsoring #LAS2023 this weekend! Who are we saying hi to? Jason (

@killyourfm

) will be in attendance with a LOT of Thunderbird stickers & T-shirts to give away. Look for him at the venue all weekend, and at tonight's welcome party. He'll be wearing this:

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