Hello again from the Thunderbird development team! As the northern hemisphere rolls into late summer and the last of the vacation photos trickle into our chat channels, the team is balancing maintenance sprints with ongoing feature-related projects. Whether you’re basking in the sun or bundled up for a southern winter, we’ve got plenty to share […]
We’re launching a brand new series that will highlight features and improvements with Thunderbird 141.0 – your front row ticket to Thunderbird’s monthly enhancements! (No more waiting in the wings so to speak). Learn what’s new, why it matters, and how it’ll transform your inbox experience. In March, we introduced a new monthly Release channel […]
Hello once more from the Thunderbird development team! For many of our team members, the summer has started with our annual sprint to release ESR and enjoy a little time afk, as our colleagues in the southern hemisphere hunker down for winter and power through a pile of work down under. Extended Support Release is […]
Hello from the Thunderbird development team! With some of our time spent onboarding new team members and interviewing for open positions, April was a fun and productive month. Our team grew and we were amazed at how smooth the onboarding process has been, with many contributions already boosting the team’s output. Gearing up for our […]
Hello again Thunderbird Community! It’s been almost a year since I joined the project and I’ve recently been enjoying the most rewarding and exciting work days in recent memory. The team who works on making Thunderbird better each day is so passionate about their work and truly dedicated to solving problems for users and supporting […]
Today we’re pleased to announce what many in our open source contributor community already know. The Thunderbird team is working on an email service called “Thundermail” as well as file sharing, calendar scheduling and other helpful cloud-based services that as a bundle we have been calling “Thunderbird Pro.” First, a point of clarification: Thunderbird, the […]
Hello again Thunderbird Community! Despite the winter seeming to last forever and the world being in a state of flux, the Thunderbird team has been hard at work both in development and planning strategic projects. Here’s the latest from the team dedicated to making Thunderbird better each day: Monthly Releases are here! The concept of […]
Hello again Thunderbird Community! As January drew to a close, the team was closing in on the completion of some important milestones. Additionally, we had scoped work for our main Q1 priorities. Those efforts are now underway and it feels great to cross things off the list and start tackling new challenges. As always, you […]
UPDATE (March 4, 2025): The Release Channel is now default! See our update post on how to make the switch with a manual install and what’s new in 136. We have an exciting announcement! Starting with the 136.0 release in March 2025, the Thunderbird Desktop Release channel will be the default download. If you’re not […]
Happy New Year Thunderbirders! With a productive December and a good rest now behind us, the team is ready for an amazing year. Since the last update, we’ve had some successes that have felt great. We also completed a retrospective on a major pain point from last year. This has been humbling and has provided […]
Hello Thunderbird Community! Another adventurous month is behind us, and the team has emerged victorious from a number of battles with code, quirks, bugs and performance issues. Here’s a quick summary of what’s been happening across the front and back end teams as some of the team heads into US Thanksgiving: Exchange Web Services support […]
Hello Thunderbird Community! I’m Toby Pilling, a new team member and I’ve spent the last couple of months getting up to speed, and have really enjoyed meeting the team and members of the community virtually, and some in person! September is now over (and so is the summer for many in our team), and we’re […]
Hello Thunderbird Community! It’s August, where did our summer go? (or winter for the folks on the other hemisphere). Our August has been packed with ESR fixes, team conferences, and some personal time off, so this is gonna be a bit of a shorter update, tackling more upcoming efforts than what recently landed on daily. […]
In this month’s Thunderbird Development Digest, Alex shares updates on a 25-year-old bug, the Linux system tray, Exchange support, and more.
Welcome back to our Meet The Team series. I recently had a very entertaining conversation with Sol Valverde, one of the creative minds behind Thunderbird’s user experience and interface design. Sol explained how growing up around developers influenced her career path, and discusses the thought process behind designing and improving Thunderbird’s visuals.
