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Thunderbird Email Client

Discussions revolve around the Thunderbird email client, including its continued use, comparisons to alternatives, development status, bugs, and user loyalty versus calls to switch.

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cottsak • Jul 13, 2023 • View on HN

wat! thunderbird is still a thing :o

globular-toast • Feb 19, 2022 • View on HN

Why on earth would you use this when Thunderbird is available?

amq • Nov 18, 2016 • View on HN

Why should I use this over an email client like Thunderbird?

mzur • Dec 23, 2022 • View on HN

I just use good old Thunderbird.

e15ctr0n • Feb 28, 2015 • View on HN

Thunderbird is not being actively developed; it is in maintenance mode. You should try it out.https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/downloadYou can customize its UI and functionality through thousands of community-contributed add-ons.https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/

defnotashton2 • May 30, 2020 • View on HN

Reading the people that put up with it why? What's wrong with thunderbird?

avinium • Nov 9, 2018 • View on HN

Hey, there are still quite a few Thunderbird users around :)

RachelF • Apr 3, 2025 • View on HN

Use Betterbird. They upgrade Thunderbird and fix bugs.

lottin • Dec 1, 2015 • View on HN

Why do you have switch? If it works for you, you can continue to use Thunderbird.

catchclose8919 • Jun 10, 2022 • View on HN

How does this compare with Thunderbird?