Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 155.0 | Released September 1, 2026

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.

System Requirements: Details

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

What’s New

new

S/MIME popup shows signature, digest, encryption algorithms and key sizes

new

Default address book for manually added contacts configurable with mail.addr_book.add_item_default_uri

new

Enterprise policy DisableQRExport can disable QR export

new

OAuth add-ons can override built-in settings for selected domains and hostnames

new

Manual account config streamlined with Exchange, Graph, and custom OAuth support

new

Custom OAuth support for IMAP and SMTP servers

new

PKCE and external browser fields added to custom OAuth settings

new

Enterprise policy DisableExperimentalFeatures for disabling experimental features

What’s Fixed

fixed

Unread count dock badge disappeared on macOS restart when no mail window opened

fixed

IMAP tags did not sync automatically across clients

fixed

Embedded SVG images appeared broken when Display Attachments Inline was disabled

fixed

Holding arrow keys failed to smoothly navigate the folder pane

fixed

Mark and Tag menu bar items were disabled in search results

fixed

Quick Filter ignored address book display names shown in message lists and headers

fixed

Attachment filters could disappear or return no results in global search

fixed

Body search failed for quoted-printable messages ending on a soft line break

fixed

Failed encrypted send did not preserve draft

fixed

Failed account setup left an incoming server that blocked account recreation

fixed

Removing an account did not remove its OAuth token from the password manager

fixed

Account Hub prompted for calendar credentials immediately after successful login

fixed

Filters could copy empty messages to Local Folders during startup mail download

fixed

Closing message filters wrongly warned completed newsgroup filters were running

fixed

Autoscroll icon was missing directional arrows in scrollable messages

fixed

Apple Mail text attachments may not appear in MIME messages

fixed

Forwarded messages could display incorrect encoding

fixed

Thunderbird could crash due to improper database memory handling

fixed

Thunderbird could crash on shutdown while waiting for OAuth2 password entry

fixed

Thunderbird could crash while loading mail folders

fixed

Custom OAuth could not be disabled

fixed

Legacy IMAP tag changes were not sent to the server and reverted after refresh

fixed

Deleting an Exchange account retained the outgoing server settings

fixed

CalDAV calendars with offline support could stop fully synchronizing events

fixed

Offline cached ICS calendar changes were silently lost after reconnecting

fixed

Thunderbird upgrade disabled composition toolbar

fixed

Thunderbird upgrade disabled Settings menu for versions before macOS 13

fixed

Windows jump list menu no longer functioned correctly

fixed

Visual and UX improvements

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