Thunderbird Desktop
Version 109.0beta | Released December 14, 2022
Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, ask for help, or file a bug in Bugzilla.
These notes apply to Thunderbird version 109 beta 4 released January 9, 2023.
System Requirements: Details
- Windows: Windows 7 or later
- Mac: macOS 10.12 or later
- Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher
What’s New
new
Thunderbird now supports OAuth2 for Fastmail
new
Thunderbird now supports HKP keyservers that return one key per email address
new
The Troubleshooting Information page now displays version of the OpenPGP backend library used by Thunderbird.
new
Added option to build RNP library with OpenSSL backend (use "--with-librnp-backend=openssl" configure option)
What’s Fixed
fixed
Having too many folders open at startup caused loss of MSF files
fixed
Going offline closed connection to POP3 server before processing QUIT command, causing locally-synced messages to also remain on the server
fixed
Copying an email from one local folder to another local folder sometimes caused "Another Operation is using the folder" error on Windows 7
fixed
Email address pill allowed for incorrectly formatted email addresses
fixed
Remote content did not load in user-defined signatures
fixed
Some emojis displayed incorrectly when added to a message; added angry face emoji
fixed
S/MIME certificate verification was prohibitively slow
fixed
OpenPGP key import failed for key blocks with comments that contain Unicode characters
fixed
Search on Server only returned results for articles on the server that had already been downloaded
fixed
Identity dialog was blank on some smaller screens
fixed
Thunderbird failed to import vCards that contained "\r\r\n" line endings
fixed
CardDAV discovery now uses preset location if MX records point to Google
Start page displayed in default web browser instead of in a Thunderbird tab
What’s Fixed
fixed
Various visual and UX improvements
Fixed in beta 2
What’s New
new
Thunderbird can now upload OpenPGP public keys to VKS and HKP keyservers
What’s Fixed
fixed
Events and vCards containing Unicode characters became garbled when synced with server
fixed
Contribution button for add-ons opened Contribution page in a Thunderbird tab, instead of the external browser
fixed
Visual improvements
Fixed in beta 3
What’s Fixed
fixed
Fix for top Windows crash bug applied
Fixed in beta 4
What’s Fixed
fixed
XMPP did not respond to unrecognized IQ queries, causing some servers to close the connection
fixed
On Mac, deleting events from Today Pane with "Backspace" key deleted selected messages instead
