Thunderbird is a free, open-source, cross-platform application for managing email and news feeds. It is a local (rather than a web-based) email application that is powerful yet easy-to-use. Thunderbird is developed, tested, translated and supported by the folks at Mozilla Corporation and by a group of dedicated volunteers. Thunderbird gives you control and ownership over your email. There are lots of add-ons available for Thunderbird that enable you to extend and customize your email experience.
Thunderbird gives you IMAP/POP support, a built-in RSS reader, support for HTML mail, powerful quick search, saved search folders, advanced message filtering, message grouping, labels, return receipts, smart address book LDAP address completion, import tools, and the ability to manage multiple e-mail and newsgroup accounts.
- Tabbed email
- An Archive feature similar to the one in GMail
- Lightning fast search
- Smart folders
Changes in Thunderbird 38.2.0:
- Changed - Hardware acceleration is now disabled by default to avoid crashing Thunderbird
- Fixed a few bugs have been fixed to avoid crashing Thunderbird
Known Issues
- The "maildir" storage type can no longer be set through the UI due to various issues. Power users can still set the storage type using the config editor.
Download: Thunderbird 38.2.0 for Windows (EN/US) | 32.4 MB (Freeware)
Download: Thunderbird 38.2.0 for Linux (EN/US) | 39.9 MB
Download: Thunderbird 38.1.0 for Mac OS (EN/US) | 66.7 MB
Download: Thunderbird 38.2.0 in other languages
View: Thunderbird Website | Release Notes