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

Last year, our mighty donor base contributed a record-breaking amount in donations to the Thunderbird project. This was a bright, assertive sign that you want to see Thunderbird thriving. Not just in 2023, but decades into the future! 

Mozilla’s Mike Conley joins us to discuss the nostalgia of the early internet, his first task for Thunderbird, and Firefox features that more people need to know about.

Having recently joined us as a full-time Android developer, Wolf brings his passion for building mobile applications to the Thunderbird team. He’ll be helping to bring new features and an updated interface to K-9 Mail as we transform it into Thunderbird for Android. I spoke with him about his first computer, what he hopes to accomplish for the Thunderbird mobile app, and how our community of contributors can help!

Introducing “Thunderbird Tips” and a new YouTube channel to help you get the most out of your Thunderbird experience!

The Thunderbird Time Machine boots up Windows XP, and travels back to 2004 to pay respect to Thunderbird 1.0.

It’s the Summer of 2003. Linkin Park, 50 Cent, and Evanescence have top-selling new albums. Apple’s iPod hasn’t even sold 1 million units. Mozilla’s brand new web browser is still called Firebird. And a new cross-platform, open-source application called Thunderbird just debuted from the foundations of Mozilla Mail…

We understand that certain add-ons are invaluable to your workflow. So, to help you decide the best time to update your version of Thunderbird, here’s a simple way to discover if the extensions you currently have installed are compatible with Thunderbird 102.

Thunderbird 102 is here! On behalf of the entire Thunderbird team, I’m thrilled to announce the availability of our major yearly release. Thunderbird 102 is loaded with highly-requested features, and we think you’ll be delighted by them.

Today, we announced our detailed plans for Thunderbird on mobile. We also welcomed the open-source Android email client K-9 Mail to the Thunderbird family. Below, you’ll find an evolving list of frequently asked questions about this collaboration and our future plans.