Thunderbird Mobile is moving forward with large steps on both platforms we support. On iOS, we’re working on the very foundation of a new app—our first built from scratch—and continuing to make progress in bringing the Thunderbird for iOS app to the App Store. For Android, it’s a matter of updating what we have in […]
Welcome back from the Thunderbird development team! The past few months have been exceptionally busy across the project. As we approach the midpoint of the year, we’ve been focused on a mixture of delivering user-facing features, investing in long-term architectural improvements, and preparing for the next ESR cycle. A significant amount of effort has gone […]
The past month was busy; the theme was evolution. We went into this quarter with our own ideas for what we wanted to accomplish. However, our users had better ideas. With the release of Thunderbird’s own mail service, Thundermail, the need for a better account settings import process across our services and apps became vital. […]
One of the most exciting aspects of bringing Thunderbird Pro to life is the opportunity to build an email service from Thunderbird together with our community, giving users the control and freedom they expect without relying on third party email service providers. Over the past few months, we’ve been checking in with our community through […]
Welcome back from the Thunderbird development team! Reflecting back, the first quarter of the year has been a mix of deep technical focus and forward-looking planning. Much of the team’s energy has gone into tackling some of the more complex, “gnarly” parts of our projects to land key milestones. In parallel, we’ve been laying the […]
The first Mobile Progress Report of 2026 provides a high-level overview to our mobile plans and priorities for the coming year. Android Our primary focus this year revolves around a better user experience and includes a major push to improve quality. We want to make the app stable, reduce our bugs, and speed up our […]
Welcome back to the Thunderbird blog and the first post of 2026! We’re rested, recharged, and ready to keep our community updated on all of our progress on the desktop and mobile clients and with Thunderbird Pro! Hello again from the Thunderbird development team! After a restful and reflective break over the December holidays, the […]
2025 was an exciting year for Thunderbird. Many improvements were shipped throughout the year, from faster updates with a new release cadence, to a modernized codebase for the desktop app. We made big strides on our mobile apps and introduced the upcoming Thunderbird Pro to the world. As we wrap up the year, a huge […]
Hello again from the Thunderbird development team as we start to wind down for the holidays! Over the past several weeks, our sprints have been focused on delivery and consolidation to clear our plates for a fresh start in the New Year. Following our successful in-person work-week to discuss all things protocol, we’ve brought Exchange […]
As we get ready for the Thunderbird Pro launch, we want every service we offer to be secure and worthy of the trust our community places in us. That means being honest about where we stand today and the work we are doing to meet the promises we are making. Recently we partnered with OSTIF, […]
Welcome back to the latest update on our progress with Thunderbird Pro, a set of additional subscription services designed to enhance the email client you know, while providing a powerful open-source alternative to many of the big tech offerings available today. These services include Appointment, an easy to use scheduling tool; Send, which offers end-to-end […]
If your organization uses Microsoft Exchange-based email, you’ll be happy to hear that Thunderbird’s latest monthly Release version 145, now officially supports native access via the Exchange Web Services (EWS) protocol. With EWS now built directly into Thunderbird, a third-party add-on is no longer required for email functionality. Calendar and address book support for Exchange […]
Hello again from the Thunderbird development team! This month’s sprints have been about focus and follow-through, as we’ve tightened up our new Account Hub experience and continued the deep work on Exchange Web Services (EWS) support. While those two areas have taken centre stage, we’ve also been busy adapting to a wave of upstream platform […]
Hello again from the Thunderbird development team! As autumn settles in, we’re balancing the steady pace of ongoing projects with some forward-looking planning for 2026. Alongside coding and testing, some of our recent attention has gone into budgets, roadmaps, and setting priorities for the year ahead. It’s not the most glamorous work, but it’s essential […]
Hello wonderful community, it has been a while since the last Mobile update. A lot has happened in the past 2 months, so let’s jump right into a quick overview of current work in progress and primary efforts. Account Drawer in progress If you’re rocking the Beta version of Thunderbird for Android, you might have […]
