New in Thunderbird 68

This article describes some of the major changes visible to users in Thunderbird version 68.0. Full details of all the changes can be found in the Thunderbird 68 release notes.

Better Dark Theme

The dark theme available in Thunderbird has been enhanced with a dark message thread pane as well as many other small improvements.

Filelink Improved

Filelink attachments that have already been uploaded can now be linked to again instead of having to re-upload them. Also, an account is no longer required to use the default Filelink provider - WeTransfer.

Other Filelink providers like Box and Dropbox are not included by default, but can be added by grabbing the Dropbox and Box add-ons.

Options/Preferences in a Tab

Thunderbirdʼs Options/Preferences have been converted from a dialog window to its own dedicated tab. The new Preferences tab provides more space which allows for better organized content and is more consistent with the look and feel of the rest of Thunderbird.

The new Preferences tab also makes it easier to multi-task without the problem of losing track of where your preferences are when switching between windows.

Other Notable Changes

There are many other smaller changes that make Thunderbird 68 feel polished and powerful including: a new App Menu UI, an updated To/CC/BCC selector in compose, improved attachment management, full color support across the app, filters can now be set to run periodically, and feed articles now show external attachments as links.

There are many other updates in this release, you can see a list of all of them in the Thunderbird 68 release notes.

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