Beta Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 133.0beta | Released November 4, 2024

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 133 beta 5 released November, 19, 2024.

System Requirements: Details

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

What’s New

new

Support dark reader for the message pane

What’s Changed

changed

Removed obsolete preference extensions.overlayloader.loglevel

changed

Display junk state and allow toggling it from top of message context menu

changed

Subscribe/Unsubscribe buttons were removed from the IMAP subscribe dialog

What’s Fixed

fixed

Fixed startup crash related to mailbox parsing

fixed

Enabling "Show Folder Size" on Maildir profile could render Thunderbird unusable

fixed

Folder compaction was not abandoned on shutdown

fixed

Recently deleted messages could become undeleted if message compaction failed

fixed

Total message count for favorite folders did not work consistently

fixed

Collapsed NNTP thread incorrectly indicated there were unread messages

fixed

Disabling "Grouped by sort" while group header selected could break message pane

fixed

Switching from "All", "Unread", and "Threads with unread" did not work

fixed

Navigating to next unread message did not wait for all messages to be loaded

fixed

Could not open attached file in a MIME encrypted message

fixed

Unable to send an unencrypted response to an OpenPGP encrypted message

fixed

Updating criteria of a saved search resulted in poor search performance

fixed

Drag and drop of OS folders as attachments was not prevented

fixed

Unable to generate QR codes when exporting to mobile in some cases

fixed

Opening the Account Manager produced console error

fixed

Account creation "Setup Documentation" link was broken

fixed

New mail notification was not hidden after reading the new message

fixed

Windows "Notifications & actions" did not display the Thunderbird icon

fixed

"Empty trash on exit" and "Expunge inbox on exit" did not always work

fixed

Message could disappear after moving from IMAP folder followed by Undo and Redo

fixed

Global database did not work immediately after update to Thunderbird 133

fixed

Calendar display times could be incorrect

fixed

Selected calendar day did not move forward at midnight

fixed

Could not drag all-day events from one day to another in week view

fixed

Calendar could show mixed languages in month display

fixed

Calendar displayed incorrect first day of the week

fixed

Visual and UX improvements

Changed and fixed in beta 2

What’s Changed

changed

Increased the auto-compaction threshold to reduce frequency of compaction

What’s Fixed

fixed

QR codes were not scannable by Android app when using most high-contrast themes

fixed

Operating system reauthentication was missing when exporting QR codes for mobile

Fixed in beta 3

What’s Fixed

fixed

Folder corruption could cause Thunderbird to freeze and become unusable

fixed

Message corruption could be propagated when reading mbox

fixed

Folder compaction did not clean up on failure

fixed

Remote content notifications were broken with encrypted messages

fixed

Drop-downs may not work in some places

Fixed in beta 4

What’s Fixed

fixed

View -> Folders had duplicate F access keys

fixed

Primary password prompt cancellation during mobile export was confusing

Fixed in beta 5

What’s Fixed

fixed

IMAP could crash when reading cached messages

fixed

Messages corrupted by folder compaction were only fixed by user intervention

fixed

Reading a message from past the end of an mbox file did not cause an error

fixed

Add-ons adding columns to the message list could fail and cause display issue

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