System Requirements

Version 91.0

Windows

Operating Systems (32-bit and 64-bit)

  • Windows 7
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 10

Recommended Hardware

  • Pentium 4 or newer processor that supports SSE2
  • 1 GB RAM / 2 GB of RAM for the 64-bit version
  • 200 MB hard drive space

Mac

Operating Systems

  • macOS 10.12
  • macOS 10.13
  • macOS 10.14
  • macOS 10.15
  • macOS 11

Recommended Hardware

  • Macintosh computer with an Intel or Apple Silicon processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 200 MB hard drive space

GNU/Linux

Software Requirements

  • Please note that GNU/Linux distributors may provide packages for your distribution which have different requirements.
  • Thunderbird will not run at all without the following libraries or packages:
    • GTK+ 3.14 or higher
    • X.Org 1.0 or higher (1.7 or higher is recommended)
    • libstdc++ 4.8.1 or higher
    • glibc 2.17 or higher
  • For optimal functionality, we recommend the following libraries or packages:
    • NetworkManager 0.7 or higher
    • DBus 1.0 or higher
    • GNOME 2.16 or higher
    • PulseAudio

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