Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 60.4.0 | Released December 20, 2018

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.

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 60.0 to see the list of improvements and fixed issues.

What’s New

new

WebExtensions FileLink API to facilitate FileLink add-ons. For the future version Thunderbird 60.5.0: WeTransfer will be included in Thunderbird 60.5.0 and the Dropbox add-on will be compatible with Thunderbird 60.5.0.

What’s Fixed

fixed

Decoding problems for messages with less common charsets (cp932, cp936)

fixed

New messages in the drafts folder (and other special or virtual folders) will no longer be included in the new messages notification

fixed

Various security fixes

Known Issues

unresolved

Crash when using custom sound for new email notification. Workaround: Use system sound.

unresolved

Due to changes in the Mozilla platform profiles stored on Windows network shares addressed via drive letters are now addressed via UNC

unresolved

CalDav access to some servers not working. Workaround: Set preference network.cookie.same-site.enabled to false.

unresolved

Chat: Twitter not working due to API changes at Twitter.com

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