Thunderbird Desktop
Version 68.7.0 | Released April 8, 2020
Check out the notes below for this version of Thunderbird. As always, you’re encouraged to tell us what you think, or file a bug in Bugzilla.
** Thunderbird version 68.7.0 provides an automatic update from Thunderbird version 60.** If you have installed Lightning, Thunderbird's calendar add-on, it will automatically be updated to match the new version of Thunderbird. Refer to this Calendar troubleshooting article in case of problems.
System Requirements: • Window: Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 or later • Mac: Mac OS X 10.9 or later • Linux: GTK+ 3.4 or higher. Details here.
Please refer to Release Notes for version 68.0 to see the list of improvements and fixed issues.
What’s New
new
MailExtensions: Raw message source available to MailExtensions
What’s Changed
changed
MailExtensions: messages.update function extended to mark messages as junk or not junk
changed
MailExtensions: browser.compose.begin functions no longer expand mailing lists
What’s Fixed
fixed
Various improvements to account setup when connecting to an Exchange server
fixed
Thread collapsed when opening news message in a new window
fixed
Addons not automatically updated to compatible version after upgrade from Thunderbird 60
fixed
Updating addons did not prompt when requesting new permissions
fixed
Extra recipients panel not keyboard-accessible
fixed
Accessibility: Status bar was not detected by screenreaders
fixed
MailExtensions: messages.query by folder name did not require accountsRead permission
fixed
Calendar: Invitations with embedded null bytes did not always decode correctly
fixed
Calendar: Cancelled events didn't show with a line-through
fixed
Various security fixes
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