
Mozilla Thunderbird 68, the latest release from Mozilla, features significant improvements in internationalization and performance. There are also changes in the way your messages are displayed when you reply or forward them, along with other enhancements that make it easier to use this email client. This new version includes many improvements that make it even easier for people to deal with their email issues. With its user-friendly interface, this email client is easy to use and its features are limitless. Thunderbird 68 is NOT currently in the Ubuntu proposed repository (where new SRU tend to linger for a bit) at the time of writing.Mozilla Thunderbird 68 is the latest version in the series of email clients. I previously assumed that ALL Thunderbird releases, major and minor, would be pushed out as stable release updates to Ubuntu, in much the same way that new version of Mozilla Firefox are.īut people have told me I’m wrong, and that they don’t. You cannot (as of writing) upgrade from Thunderbird 60 to Thunderbird 68 within the app itself until the 68.1 release somewhere down the line. If you’re on Windows or macOS, head to the website to get the latest release. (Also for those who’ve noticed: while the previous release was Thunderbird 60 the app follows Firefox ESR version numbering, the latest release of which is 68.) Getting the update

Other highlights include improved attachment management and allowing previously uploaded Filelink transfers to be linked to again. The built-in dark theme has been extended to include a dark message pane thread. Keeping with the UI changes, Options/Preferences now opens as separate tab within the Thunderbird UI rather than a dialog. I’ll leave it for you to decide if ‘modern’ and ‘desktop email client’ is an anachronism or a noble aim! 😆 This, Thunderbird Community Manager Ryan Sipes says, offers “a more engaging experience” by making the menu feel “more responsive and modern.” Thunderbird fans should also keep an eye out for “animation when cycling through menu items”. Now sporting a unified, one-column layout the new app menu - a screenshot of which should be floating within this post somewhere - is said tomake better use of icons and separators ‘to reduce clutter’. Thunderbird 68’s headline change is a new, refined in-app menu. Yes folks: with this release you can finally make all of the text of every email you read pink - if you want to, that is! Thunderbird 68 Thunderbird 68 features a revamped app menu, an improved dark theme, and ‘full colour support’ throughout the app.

Yes, a brand new version of the Thunderbird e-mail client is now available to download for Windows, macOS and, er, that “ not big or professional” project a Finnish student started back in 1991.
