Thunderbird 78.x Major Update is now available for download

[Stopspying]

"The popular open-source email client, Mozilla Thunderbird’s major version 78.0 now available for download with new features and improvements.
For a year, Thunderbird is on version 68.0. Thunderbird 78 available today on July 15, 2020, is not just a version bump, but a massive upgrade if you look at the OpenPGP Support and other stuff it is bringing to the table...."

Thunderbird 78.0 Major Update is now available for download

The popular open-source email client, Mozilla Thunderbird’s major version 78.0 now available for download with new features and improvements. For a year, Thunderbird is on version 68.0. Thunderbird 78 available today on July 15, 2020, is not just a version bump, but a massive upgrade if you look...

techdows.com

 

[Ink]

Homepage: Thunderbird — Make Email Easier.

Changelog from v78 beta page: Thunderbird — Beta Notes (78.0beta)

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Not so fast!:

MZLA Technologies Corporation has uploaded Thunderbird 78.0 to the distribution server; this means that the new major version of the email client will be released soon.

Thunderbird 78.0 Release Imminent - gHacks Tech News

MZLA Technologies Corporation has uploaded Thunderbird 78.0 to the distribution server; this means that the new major version of the email client will be released soon.

www.ghacks.net

 

[Stopspying]

Not so fast!:

Thunderbird 78.0 Release Imminent - gHacks Tech News

MZLA Technologies Corporation has uploaded Thunderbird 78.0 to the distribution server; this means that the new major version of the email client will be released soon.

www.ghacks.net

From the article I linked to:

"The Thunderbird new version isn’t officially released, but it is still available for download for Windows, Mac, and Linux from FTP server and third-party mirror sites."

 

[upnorth]

Directory Listing: /pub/thunderbird/releases/78.0/

ftp.mozilla.org

 

[Cortex]

Nice upgrade, must be almost final, works perfectly, like the new look, I tried a previous beta but was a little to beta to use with my mail at that point.

 

[silversurfer]

A look at some of the changes in Thunderbird 78 - gHacks Tech News

A look at some of the improvements of the email client Thunderbird 78 which was released recently.

www.ghacks.net

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Directory Listing: /pub/thunderbird/releases/78.0/

ftp.mozilla.org

Better use HTTPS instead of HTTP:

Directory Listing: /pub/thunderbird/releases/78.0/

ftp.mozilla.org

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

A look at some of the changes in Thunderbird 78 - gHacks Tech News

A look at some of the improvements of the email client Thunderbird 78 which was released recently.

www.ghacks.net

A new option to anonymize header data.

Sounds interessant.

 

[SeriousHoax]

Minimize to System Tray on Windows devices

Ah, finally after all these years.

 

[Stopspying]

Nice upgrade, must be almost final, works perfectly, like the new look, I tried a previous beta but was a little to beta to use with my mail at that point.

That is good to know, thanks, I haven't had time to play with it yet. I also had a look at an earlier beta and didn't want to rely on it fully for my email either then.

 

[shmu26]

Does it break add-ons?

 

[harlan4096]

Only those that did not move/were adapted to the new add-on system...

 

[shmu26]

Only those that did not move/were adapted to the new add-on system...

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Was the new add-on system implemented on version 68 or 78?

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Was the new add-on system implemented on version 68 or 78?

Usable with 68 but enforced with 78.

 

[harlan4096]

Introduction | Thunderbird

What you need to know about making add-ons for Thunderbird.

developer.thunderbird.net

Update for Thunderbird 78 | Thunderbird

Required steps to update add-ons for Thunderbird 78.

developer.thunderbird.net

 

[shmu26]

Usable with 68 but enforced with 78.

My addons are not ready for 78.
How long can I keep using 68? Is there a security penalty to staying with 68, or just a lack of new features?

If anyone wants to try out 78, be forewarned that it makes changes to your user profile, and it tells you to make a new profile if you try to reinstall 68. Backup your profile before trying 78.

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

If anyone wants to try out 78, be forewarned that it makes changes to your user profile, and it tells you to make a new profile if you try to reinstall 68.

Wasn't the case for me and everything works

 

[shmu26]

Wasn't the case for me and everything works

Did you ignore the warning, or did you not get a warning?

 

[ForgottenSeer 85179]

Did you ignore the warning, or did you not get a warning?

I don't get any warnings.