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Beta Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 139.0beta | Released April 30, 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.

These notes apply to Thunderbird version 139 beta 1 released April 30, 2025.

System Requirements: Details

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

What’s New

new

Implemented enterprise policy to allow granular in-app notification control

new

Added 'Mark as Read' and 'Delete' actions to mail notifications

new

Implemented customizable row count for Cards View in 'Appearance' settings

new

Implemented ability to manually sort folders in the folder pane

What’s Fixed

fixed

Thunderbird could crash when setting message compose headers

fixed

Links in the OAuth authentication window did not open when clicked

fixed

Full folder sorting logic was not used when inserting folders after move

fixed

Folder was hidden from Favorite when a subfolder was removed

fixed

Folder tree message counts displayed incorrectly under certain conditions

fixed

Selection was not restored after manual folder sorting

fixed

Dragging a folder to a new parent did not insert it correctly for IMAP folders

fixed

Invite attachments without a name were forwarded as 'Attached Message Part'

fixed

Chat settings tab remained visible when mail.chat.enabled was false

fixed

Selected folder was not refreshed when applying 'Appearance' Threading settings

fixed

'Grouped by Sort' for all folders in 'Appearance' settings did not work properly

fixed

Thunderbird could crash when importing Outlook messages

fixed

System search toggle did not properly reflect and control integration state

fixed

Dragging attachments to desktop from Thunderbird did not work on macOS

fixed

Dark mode messages displayed in light mode due to preference setting conflict

fixed

Cancelling a post to a news server could fail and remove the article

fixed

Messages were permanently deleted if Trash folder had non-ASCII Unicode characters

fixed

Thunderbird could crash in NNTP subscription dialog

fixed

Newsgroup searches with slashes were not supported with XPAT-enabled servers

fixed

Offline newsgroup use lacked functionality needed for effective offline access

fixed

Chat accounts could not be deleted

fixed

Reminders missed for all-day events when calendar.alarms.showmissed was false

fixed

Visual and UX improvements

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