Thunderbird 138.0 available
The update comes with new features and security fixes.
David FischerMozilla has updated its Thunderbird email client again. The monthly version is now Thunderbird 138 and the ESR version is now 128.10.0. The version includes two new features and several security fixes.
The new email notification now includes buttons for arranging messages. And on macOS, the new mail notifications can now also be found in the settings. Another change has been made: On macOS and Linux, the color defaults in high-contrast mode have been changed. This also affects Thunderbird 128.10.0 ESR. The list of fixes is once again very long.
- Fixed: macOS notifications displayed two logos
- Fixed: Message preview truncation in notifications improved
- Fixed: Wrong day of week displayed for some emails
- Fixed: In dark mode with light theme, message reader still displayed in dark mode
- Fixed: Message link and text colors were incorrect when using Dark Reader
- Fixed: Unchecking "Show all headers" in Message Header Settings closed dialog
- Fixed: Address book did not match users when case differed in some instances
- Fixed: Menu items to manage folders were not disabled in offline mode
- Fixed: Using Delete column in "Search Messages..." window could delete other messages
- Fixed: Ctrl or Shift selecting multiple messages reset when dragging across a message
- Fixed: Newsgroups could no longer be re-ordered in the folder tree via drag and drop
- Fixed: Windows users with non-ASCII folder names and profile paths could not view emails
- Fixed: OpenPGP key was not updated when accepted key was reimported with new identities
- Fixed: Dual signed (PGP and S/MIME) emails were not displayed
- Fixed: Notification duration preference enabled when system notifications were enabled
- Fixed: Thunderbird could crash when adaptive message filtering was enabled
- Fixed: CardDAV synchronization to Zimbra server failed
- Fixed: Keyboard navigation was not possible when first header button was disabled
- Fixed: Folders missing from view when "Show only subscribed folders" was not selected
- Fixed: Nickserv messages appeared during successful authentication
- Fixed: Global indexing failed when processing email with invalid calendar data
- Fixed: Clicking a mid: link in Calendar opened two copies of the message
- Fixed: Some calendar requests were blocked due to opaque response blocking
- Fixed: Visual and UX improvements
Read more about the security fixes here.
About Author
David Fischer
I am a technology writer for UpdateStar, covering software, security, and privacy as well as research and innovation in information security. I worked as an editor for German computer magazines for more than a decade before starting to be a team member at UpdateStar.