Serious Discussion Betterbird - fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

[silversurfer]

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.2.1esr-bb10. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[annaegorov]

IDK.... Nothing but trouble from outlook (new), Thunderbird, and All the birds associated with Thunderbird.

SO I went with "eM Client"..... Not a single hiccup and it's free.

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.3.0esr released on 14th September 2025

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.3.0esr-bb11. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.3.1esr released on 30th September 2025

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.3.1esr-bb12. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.4.0esr released on 11th October 2025

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.4.0esr-bb13. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.5.0esr released on 8th November 2025

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.5.0esr-bb14. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.6.0esr released on 6th December 2025

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.6.0esr-bb15. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.6.0esr-bb16 released on 2nd January 2026

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.6.0esr-bb16. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[Divine_Barakah]

I've thought about switching to BB a number of times but

Spoiler: This puts me off using it.

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Though not detected as bad on VT VT Link

EDIT: Might just be a false positive and I need to install their certificate but it is odd.

Spoiler: Betterbird Certificate Info

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It is still the case as of today.

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.7.0esr-bb17 released on 13th January 2026

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.7.0esr-bb17. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu

 

[silversurfer]

Betterbird 140.7.1esr-bb18 released on 25th January 2026

We are shipping Betterbird version 140.7.1esr-bb18. Please refer to the release notes for details.

Betterbird. Simply better.

Betterbird. Simply better. A soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

www.betterbird.eu