Thunderbird Desktop
Version 118.0beta | Released August 30, 2023
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.
These notes apply to Thunderbird version 118 beta 6 released September 20, 2023.
System Requirements: Details
- Windows: Windows 10 or later
- Mac: macOS 10.15 or later
- Linux: GTK+ 3.14 or higher
What’s Changed
changed
Date range intervals in "Find Events" panel updated
What’s Fixed
fixed
Deleting an attachment from a message on an IMAP server corrupted the local copy when configured with "mark as deleted"
fixed
After moving an IMAP message to another folder, the incorrect message was selected in the message list
fixed
Adding a tag to an IMAP message opened in a tab failed
fixed
Manually entered passwords were not remembered for OAuth-authenticated accounts such as Yahoo mail
fixed
Junk/Spam folders were not always shown in Unified Folders mode
fixed
Setting an existing folder's type flag did not add descendant folders to the Unified Folders view
fixed
Middle-clicking a folder or message did not open it in a background tab, as in previous versions
fixed
Quick Filter's "Keep filters applied" did not persist after restarting Thunderbird
fixed
Notifications for new messages with non-ascii characters in the subject were garbled
fixed
Settings tab visual improvements: Advanced Fonts dialog, Section headers hidden behind search box
fixed
New Groups tab in NNTP subscribe dialog id not work as expected
New, changed, & fixed in beta 2
What’s New
new
Column separators are now shown between all columns in tree view
What’s Changed
changed
Card view and vertical layout are now default for new profiles
What’s Fixed
fixed
"Mark Thread As Read" did not work when some messages in thread were already read
fixed
"Tools" menu was blank when opened from compose window on macOS
fixed
Negative values were allowed in "Share for files larger than" field
fixed
Newsgroup field in compose window did not autocomplete with suggested newsgroup names
fixed
Canceling newsgroup messages did not check if sender matched user's own identity
fixed
Event dialog with several invitees expanded beyond screen height
Fixed in beta 3
What’s Fixed
fixed
Thunderbird sometimes crashed when deleting a parent folder with subfolders
fixed
"Send Message Error" appeared intermittently while Thunderbird was idle
fixed
Go > Folder menu was disabled
fixed
Top-level Quick Filter settings did not persist after restart
fixed
Focused but not selected messages were missing visual indication of focus in card view
fixed
Message check boxes were partially obstructed in message list
New and fixed in beta 4
What’s New
new
OpenPGP no longer attempts to re-initialize secret key storage if individual OpenPGP secret key passphrases have been enabled
What’s Fixed
fixed
Notification dot did not disappear from taskbar icon on Windows after messages had already been read
fixed
Multiple selected messages could not be opened simultaneously if selection included more than 19 messages
fixed
Email replies received via BCC incorrectly populated From field with default identity
fixed
Thunderbird did not always delete all temporary mail files, sometimes preventing messages from being sent
fixed
Status bar in Message Compose window could not be hidden
Fixed in beta 5
What’s Fixed
fixed
Message header was intermittently missing from message preview
fixed
OAuth2 did not work on some profiles created in Thunderbird 102.6.1 or earlier
fixed
Opening folder in new tab by clicking scroll wheel/middle mouse button did not work in Folder Pane
fixed
In Vertical View, decrypted subject lines were displayed as ellipsis ("...") in message list
fixed
Condensed address preference (mail.showCondensedAddresses) did not show condensed addresses in message list
fixed
User was not always notified of message send failures in outbox
fixed
Spam folder could not be assigned non-ASCII names with IMAP UTF-8 enabled
fixed
Tag dialog did not close properly after editing tag
fixed
Importing some CalDAV calendars with yearly recurrence events caused Thunderbird to freeze
fixed
Context menu items did not display a hover background color
Fixed in beta 6
What’s Fixed
fixed
Message header was not displayed until images finished loading, causing noticeable delay for messages containing large images
Known Issues
unresolved
Some folders missing from Unified Folders
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