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Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 138.0 | Released April 29, 2025

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.

System Requirements: Details

  • Windows: Windows 10 or later
  • Mac: macOS 10.15 or later
  • Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher

What’s New

new

New mail alert now includes message disposition buttons

new

New mail notification customization added to macOS Settings

What’s Changed

changed

Changed color override defaults with high contrast mode on macOS and Linux

What’s Fixed

fixed

macOS notifications displayed two logos

fixed

Message preview truncation in notifications improved

fixed

Wrong day of week displayed for some emails

fixed

In dark mode with light theme, message reader still displayed in dark mode

fixed

Message link and text colors were incorrect when using Dark Reader

fixed

Unchecking "Show all headers" in Message Header Settings closed dialog

fixed

Address book did not match users when case differed in some instances

fixed

Menu items to manage folders were not disabled in offline mode

fixed

Using Delete column in "Search Messages..." window could delete other messages

fixed

Ctrl or Shift selecting multiple messages reset when dragging across a message

fixed

Newsgroups could no longer be re-ordered in the folder tree via drag and drop

fixed

Windows users with non-ASCII folder names and profile paths could not view emails

fixed

OpenPGP key was not updated when accepted key was reimported with new identities

fixed

Dual signed (PGP and S/MIME) emails were not displayed

fixed

Notification duration preference enabled when system notifications were enabled

fixed

Thunderbird could crash when adaptive message filtering was enabled

fixed

CardDAV synchronization to Zimbra server failed

fixed

Keyboard navigation was not possible when first header button was disabled

fixed

Folders missing from view when "Show only subscribed folders" was not selected

fixed

Nickserv messages appeared during successful authentication

fixed

Global indexing failed when processing email with invalid calendar data

fixed

Clicking a mid: link in Calendar opened two copies of the message

fixed

Some calendar requests were blocked due to opaque response blocking

fixed

Visual and UX improvements

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