Thunderbird Desktop
Version 78.0.1 | Released July 21, 2020
Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.
** Thunderbird version 78.0 is only offered as direct download from thunderbird.net and not as an upgrade from Thunderbird version 68 or earlier.** A future release will provide updates from earlier versions.
Add-on support: As of version 78.0, Thunderbird only supports MailExtensions. Your favorite add-ons may not have been updated for compatibility.
At this time, users of the Enigmail Add-on should not update to Thunderbird 78.
OpenPGP functionality for Thunderbird 78 is still work in progress, and is disabled by default in the 78.0.1 release. See the wiki for how to enable and help with testing.
System Requirements: Details
- Windows: Windows 7 or later
- Mac: macOS 10.9 or later
- Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher
What’s New
new
OpenPGP: Key revocation, extending key expiration, and secret key backup
What’s Fixed
fixed
Drag & Drop multiple attachments to macOS Finder created duplicate files
fixed
Faceted search date and relevance settings not saved
fixed
FileLink attachments included as a link and file when added from a network drive via drag & drop
fixed
About Thunderbird dialog keyboard shortcuts did not work
fixed
CC'd recipients sometimes displayed collapsed in header pane
fixed
Incremental search in contacts sidebar did not always display local results when an LDAP server was also in use
fixed
Contacts sidebar search results cleared after removing a contact
fixed
OpenPGP: Messages with long Armor Header lines did not display
fixed
OpenPGP: Messages containing non-UTF-8 text were not supported
fixed
Various UI and theming fixes
fixed
Chat: Participants list did not display operator flags
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