Release Notes

Thunderbird Desktop

Version 68.7.0 | Released April 8, 2020

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.

** Thunderbird version 68.7.0 provides an automatic update from Thunderbird version 60.** 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 68.0 to see the list of improvements and fixed issues.

What’s New

new

MailExtensions: Raw message source available to MailExtensions

What’s Changed

changed

MailExtensions: messages.update function extended to mark messages as junk or not junk

changed

MailExtensions: browser.compose.begin functions no longer expand mailing lists

What’s Fixed

fixed

Various improvements to account setup when connecting to an Exchange server

fixed

Thread collapsed when opening news message in a new window

fixed

Addons not automatically updated to compatible version after upgrade from Thunderbird 60

fixed

Updating addons did not prompt when requesting new permissions

fixed

Extra recipients panel not keyboard-accessible

fixed

Accessibility: Status bar was not detected by screenreaders

fixed

MailExtensions: messages.query by folder name did not require accountsRead permission

fixed

Calendar: Invitations with embedded null bytes did not always decode correctly

fixed

Calendar: Cancelled events didn't show with a line-through

fixed

Various security fixes

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