Serious Discussion Betterbird - fork of Mozilla Thunderbird

Betterbird 115.18.0 released on 25th November 2024​

Today we are shipping Betterbird version 115.18.0-bb36. This is the last release in the 115 series, which will reach "end of life" on 7th January 2025. Please refer to the release notes for details.



Betterbird 128.5.0esr-bb18 released on 26th November 2024​

Today we are shipping Betterbird version 128.5.0esr-bb18. Please refer to the release notes for details.

After initial problems with the 128 series, version 128.5.0 and later should mostly be safe to use. Betterbird will switch its release to 128.5.0 on 26th November 2024 and discontinue the 115 series in January 2025.

 

Betterbird 128.5.2esr-bb19 released on 12th December 2024​

Today we are shipping Betterbird version 128.5.2esr-bb19. Please refer to the release notes for details.
 

Betterbird 115.19.0 released on 5th January 2025 (Windows only)​

Today we are shipping Betterbird a roll-up release version 115.19.0-bb37 only for Windows, so that Windows 7 users can continue using the 115 series. This includes the latest bug fixes from the 128 series. This is the last release in the 115 series, since the 115 series has reached "end of life" on 7th January 2025. Please refer to the release notes for details.
 
I've thought about switching to BB a number of times but

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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.

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Betterbird 128.14.0esr-bb32 released on 16th August 2025
We are shipping Betterbird version 128.14.0esr-bb32. Please refer to the release notes for details.

This will be the last release in the 128 series. The official release will switch to 140.2.0 on 18th August 2025.