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73-568: JavaScript OSA uses the "core language" of the Mozilla implementation of the JavaScript programming language , (see SpiderMonkey ). The language is used as an alternative to the AppleScript language. Its use is unrelated to web browser -based scripting. It can be seen as having a similar function to Microsoft 's JScript .NET language on Windows machines, although there is no interoperability between

146-647: A Bayesian spam filter, a whitelist based on the included address book, and can also understand classifications by server-based filters such as SpamAssassin . Thunderbird follows industry standards for email: Email providers have increasing been introducing OAuth authentication in addition, or instead of, more traditional authentication methods, most notably by Gmail and Outlook . Thunderbird has full support for OAuth authentication and provides instructions for Outlook users transitioning from Outlook's now-deprecated "basic authentication". Thunderbird provides mailbox format support using plugins , but this feature

219-590: A calendar and contactbook, as well as an RSS feed reader , chat client ( IRC / XMPP / Matrix ), and news client . Operated by MZLA Technologies Corporation, a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation , Thunderbird is an independent, community-driven project that is managed and overseen by the Thunderbird Council, which is elected by the Thunderbird community. As a cross-platform application, Thunderbird

292-458: A Thunderbird version for Android. To this end, K-9 lead developer Christian Ketterer joined the Thunderbird team in 2022. The plan was to transform K-9 Mail into Thunderbird on Android, including the respective name change and adoption of the Thunderbird branding. As soon as K-9 Mail had been brought into alignment with Thunderbird's feature set and visual appearance, this changeover would take place, according to Thunderbird's Jason Evangelho. In

365-473: A complete free software implementation of crypto libraries supporting SSL and S/MIME . NSS is licensed under the GPL -compatible Mozilla Public License 2.0. AOL , Red Hat , Sun Microsystems / Oracle Corporation , Google and other companies and individual contributors have co-developed NSS and it is used in a wide range of non-Mozilla products including Evolution , Pidgin , and LibreOffice . SpiderMonkey

438-493: A report released in November 2012, Mozilla reported that their revenue for 2011 was $ 163 million, up 33% from $ 123 million in 2010. It noted that roughly 85% of their revenue came from their contract with Google. At the end of 2013, Mozilla announced a deal with Cisco , whereby Firefox would download and use a Cisco-provided binary build of an open-source codec to play the proprietary H.264 video format. As part of

511-399: A standalone app that could be set as the device's default password manager. Firefox Monitor is an online service that informs users if their email address and passwords have been leaked in data breaches . Firefox Send was an online encrypted file-transfer service offered by Mozilla. In September 2020, Mozilla announced that it would be decommissioned and would no longer be part of

584-424: A standard developed from JavaScript. It comprises an interpreter , several just-in-time compilers , a decompiler and a garbage collector . Products which embed SpiderMonkey include Firefox , Thunderbird , SeaMonkey , and many non-Mozilla applications. Mozilla Thunderbird Mozilla Thunderbird is a free and open-source email client that also functions as a personal information manager with

657-470: A variety of organizations for use as a bug tracking system for both free and open-source software and proprietary projects and products, including the Mozilla Foundation , the Linux kernel , KDE , Red Hat , Eclipse and LibreOffice . WebThings is a framework that allowed management of IoT devices through a single framework, gateway and UI. It was based on W3C Web of Things standard. Since 2020, it

730-498: A variety of platforms. Releases available on the primary distribution site support the following operating systems: Unofficial ports are available for: Ports for older versions available for OS/2 (including ArcaOS and eComStation ). The source code is freely available and can be compiled to be run on a variety of other architectures and operating systems. In June 2022, the Thunderbird project announced that it would be collaborating with email client K-9 for Android to build

803-465: A web browser component, a client for sending and receiving email and Usenet newsgroup messages, an HTML editor ( Mozilla Composer ) and the ChatZilla IRC client. On March 10, 2005, the Mozilla Foundation announced that it would not release any official versions of Mozilla Application Suite beyond 1.7.x, since it had now focused on the stand-alone applications Firefox and Thunderbird . SeaMonkey

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876-410: A wide range of devices, from desktop browsers to mobile VR headsets like Oculus Rift and Google Cardboard . It also integrates with other popular web technologies, such as Three.js, to provide advanced capabilities for developers. As part of Mozilla’s broader efforts in promoting the immersive web and WebXR (a standard for virtual and augmented reality experiences on the web), A-Frame has contributed to

949-411: A wide range of products and services, supporting millions of active account customers globally. As such, the original “Firefox” branding no longer accurately reflects the broad scope of Mozilla's offerings. The renaming is intended to create a more consistent brand experience across all Mozilla surfaces, driving higher awareness of the portfolio of Mozilla products. Firefox for mobile (codenamed Fennec )

1022-450: Is a free and open-source privacy-focused mobile browser for Android and iOS . Initially released in 2015 as only a tracker -blocking application for iOS, it has since been developed into a full mobile browser for both iOS and Android. Firefox Lockwise was a password manager offered by Mozilla. On desktop, it was a built-in feature of the Firefox browser. On mobile, it was offered as

1095-509: Is also a news aggregator , which is named News Feeds and Blogs in the application. It supports RSS and more recently added Atom as well. The software has a chat client for instant messaging , supporting the IRC , XMPP , and (since version 102) Matrix protocols, and the Odnoklassniki network. In the past, it also had support for Twitter , Google Talk and Facebook Chat . Thunderbird

1168-536: Is also a newsreader for Usenet , using the NNTP protocol and supports NNTPS. Intended for reading use, it does not support NZB for binary downloading, nor does it have a search function for the newsgroups. As of version 91, Thunderbird introduced a built-in PDF document reader, allowing users to open and view PDF attachments or files directly within the application without needing an external PDF viewer . Thunderbird runs on

1241-412: Is available for Windows , macOS , FreeBSD , Android , and Linux . The project strategy was originally modeled after that of Mozilla's Firefox , and Thunderbird is an interface built on top of that Web browser . Thunderbird is an e-mail, newsgroup, news feed, and instant messaging client with personal information manager (PIM) functionality, inbuilt since version 78.0 and previously available from

1314-424: Is no longer affiliated with Mozilla. It was spun off as an independent project following layoffs in 2020. It was known as Project Things and allowed users to use a Raspberry Pi as a gateway for IoT management with decentralized software. Network Security Services (NSS) comprises a set of libraries designed to support cross-platform development of security-enabled client and server applications. NSS provides

1387-496: Is no plan to charge money for things that are now free. So we will roll out a subscription service and offer a premium level." In September, Mozilla revealed their new offering, Firefox Premium Support, at $ 10 per installation. However, shortly after news broke of the service, Mozilla removed information about it from the website. Computerworld reported that in an email statement, Mozilla claimed "the page outlining that these paid support services for enterprise clients will be available

1460-524: Is not yet enabled due to related work in progress. The mailbox formats supported as of July 2014 are: Thunderbird also uses Mork and (since version 3) MozStorage (which is based on SQLite ) for its internal database. Mork was due to be replaced with MozStorage in Thunderbird 3.0, but the 8.0 release still uses the Mork file format. Since version 38, Thunderbird has integrated support for automatic linking of large files instead of attaching them directly to

1533-678: Is now maintained by the SeaMonkey Council, which has trademarked the SeaMonkey name with help from the Mozilla Foundation. The Mozilla Foundation provides project hosting for the SeaMonkey developers. Bugzilla is a web -based general-purpose bug tracking system , which was released as free software by Netscape Communications in 1998 along with the rest of the Mozilla codebase, and is currently stewarded by Mozilla. It has been adopted by

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1606-837: Is supported institutionally by the non-profit Mozilla Foundation and its tax-paying subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation . Mozilla's current products include the Firefox web browser, Thunderbird e-mail client (now through a subsidiary), the Bugzilla bug tracking system, the Gecko layout engine, and the Pocket "read-it-later-online" service. On January 23, 1998, Netscape announced that its Netscape Communicator browser software would be free, and that its source code would also be free. One day later, Jamie Zawinski of Netscape registered mozilla.org . The project took its name, "Mozilla", from

1679-509: Is the build of the Mozilla Firefox web browser for mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers . Initially available on multiple platforms, it is now available in two versions: Firefox for Android and Firefox for iOS . Firefox for Android runs on the Android mobile operating system and uses the same Gecko layout engine as Mozilla Firefox ; for example, version 1.0 used

1752-523: Is the original JavaScript engine developed by Brendan Eich when he invented JavaScript in 1995 as a developer at Netscape . It became part of the Mozilla product family when Mozilla inherited Netscape's code-base in 1998. In 2011, Eich transferred the nominal ownership of the SpiderMonkey code and project to Dave Mandelin. SpiderMonkey is a cross-platform engine written in C++ which implements ECMAScript ,

1825-473: The Firefox web browser and the Thunderbird email client, and moved to supply them directly to the public. Mozilla's activities next expanded, and also experienced product terminations, with Firefox on mobile platforms (primarily Android ), a mobile OS called Firefox OS (since cancelled), a web-based identity system called Mozilla Persona (since cancelled) and a marketplace for HTML5 applications. In

1898-430: The Firefox browser as the flagship product . The Firefox web browser is available in both desktop and mobile versions. It uses the Gecko layout engine to render web pages, which implements current and anticipated web standards . As of late 2015 , Firefox had approximately 10–11% of worldwide usage share of web browsers , making it the 4th most-used web browser. Firefox began as an experimental branch of

1971-686: The HTML source code of the message. There is basic support for HTML template messages, which are stored in a dedicated templates folder for each account. Markdown support is provided through the Markdown here Revival add-on. Thunderbird provides security features such as TLS/SSL connections to IMAP and SMTP servers. It also offers inbuilt support for secure email with digital signing and message encryption through OpenPGP (using public and private keys ) or S/MIME (using certificates ). Any of these security features can take advantage of smartcards with

2044-508: The Lightning calendar extension. Additional features are available from extensions , which allow the addition of features through the installation of XPInstall modules (known as "XPI" or "zippy" installation) via the add-ons Web site that also features an update functionality to update the extensions. Thunderbird supports a variety of themes for changing its overall look and feel. These packages of CSS and image files can be downloaded via

2117-582: The Open Scripting Architecture . It features an Objective-C bridge which enables entire Cocoa applications to be programmed in JavaScript. Mozilla Mozilla (stylized as moz://a ) is a free software community founded in 1998 by members of Netscape . The Mozilla community uses, develops, publishes and supports Mozilla products, thereby promoting exclusively free software and open standards, with only minor exceptions. The community

2190-495: The internet , saying: "The open, global internet is the most powerful communication and collaboration resource we have ever seen. It embodies some of our deepest hopes for human progress." It then outlines what Mozilla sees as its place in the development of the internet, stating "The Mozilla project uses a community-based approach to create world-class open source software and to develop new types of collaborative activities". And finally, it lays out their ten principles: According to

2263-806: The open source slab serif font Zilla Slab . In 2020 Mozilla announced it would cut 25% of its worldwide staff of nearly 1,000 to reduce costs. Firefox has fallen from 30% market share to 4% in 10 years. Despite this, executive pay increased 400%, with Mitchell Baker , Mozilla’s top executive, receiving $ 2.4m in 2018. In December 2020, Mozilla closed its Mountain View office. Seeking new products and roles while sustaining commitment to Firefox though Firefox's market share has so far dwindled dramatically, Executive Chairwoman and CEO Baker, Chief Product Officer Steve Teixeira and Mozilla Foundation Executive Director Mark Surman told Tech Crunch in November 2022 that fundamental business models are being rethought, and new roles in

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2336-551: The 2022 Financial Report published on May 8th, 2023, Ryan Sipes (Product and Business Development Manager) mentions plans of hiring an iOS developer later that same year to start laying the foundation for Thunderbird on iOS. The first Thunderbird-branded version for Android was released as a beta version on September 30, 2024, with anticipation for a final release in October 2024. Originally launched as Minotaur shortly after Phoenix (the original name for Mozilla Firefox),

2409-491: The Internet. It was announced that it would be acquired by the Mozilla Corporation , the commercial arm of Mozilla's non-profit development group, on February 27, 2017. Originally designed only for desktop browsers, it is now available for macOS , Windows , iOS , Android , Windows Phone , BlackBerry , Kobo eReaders , and web browsers . Thunderbird is a free software , cross-platform email and news client developed by

2482-563: The Mozilla Foundation: The Mozilla Foundation pledges to support the Mozilla Manifesto in its activities. Specifically, we will: Throughout the 2020 year, Mozilla ran Mozilla Builders, "an experimental 'Fix-The-Internet' incubator program". It funded 80 projects through three subprograms: The Startup Studio, The MVP Lab and The Open Lab. The site for this program is now archived. On November 2, 2022, at

2555-537: The Mozilla codebase by Dave Hyatt , Joe Hewitt and Blake Ross , who believed the commercial requirements of Netscape 's sponsorship and developer-driven feature creep compromised the utility of the Mozilla browser. To combat what they saw as the Mozilla Suite's software bloat , they created a stand-alone browser, with which they intended to replace the Mozilla Suite. Firefox was originally named Phoenix but

2628-565: The Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal and simultaneously online, Mozilla announced the early 2023 launch of Mozilla Ventures, a venture capital and product incubation facility out of Mozilla for independent start-ups, seed to Series A which qualify under the ethos of the Mozilla Manifesto, with a starting fund of $ 35 million. Its founding Managing Partner is Mohamed Nanabhay who told Entrepreneur India

2701-869: The add-ons website at Mozilla Add-ons. With contributors all over the world, Thunderbird has been translated into more than 65 languages, although email addresses are currently limited to ASCII local parts. Thunderbird does not yet support SMTPUTF8 ( RFC 6531 ) or Email Address Internationalization . Thunderbird manages multiple email, newsgroup, and news feed accounts and supports multiple identities within accounts. Features such as quick search, saved search folders ("virtual folders"), advanced message filtering , message grouping, and tags help manage and find messages. On Linux -based systems, system mail ( movemail ) accounts were supported until version 91.0. Thunderbird provides basic support for system-specific new email notifications and can be extended with advanced notification support using an add-on. Thunderbird incorporates

2774-509: The announcement that from version 1.5 onward the main Mozilla suite would be designed around separate applications using this new toolkit. This contrasts with the previous all-in-one approach, allowing users to mix and match the Mozilla applications with alternatives. The original Mozilla Suite continues to be developed as SeaMonkey . On December 23, 2004, Project Lightning was announced which tightly integrated calendar functionality (scheduling, tasks, etc.) into Thunderbird. Lightning supports

2847-537: The community chooses. On July 11, 2023, the Thunderbird blog announced the release of a new version of Thunderbird called Supernova. It features a new, modernized, user interface, among other new features. Changes have also been made to the older underlying code structure to make "maintenance and extensibility easier". SeaMonkey (formerly the Mozilla Application Suite) is a free and open-source cross-platform suite of Internet software components including

2920-411: The community. On December 1, 2015, Mozilla Executive Chair Mitchell Baker announced in a company-wide memo that Thunderbird development needed to be uncoupled from Firefox. She referred to Thunderbird developers spending large efforts responding to changes to Mozilla technologies, while Firefox was paying a tax to support Thunderbird development. She also said that she does not believe Thunderbird has

2993-401: The company was dropping the priority of Thunderbird development because the continuous effort to extend Thunderbird's feature set was mostly fruitless. The new development model shifted to Mozilla offering only "Extended Support Releases", which deliver security and maintenance updates, while allowing the community to take over the development of new features. On November 25, 2014, Kent James of

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3066-458: The deal, Cisco would pay any patent licensing fees associated with the binaries that it distributed. Mozilla's CTO, Brendan Eich , acknowledged that it was "not a complete solution" and wasn't "perfect". An employee in Mozilla's video formats team, writing unofficially, justified it by the need to maintain their large user base, which would be necessary for future battles for truly free video formats. In December 2013, Mozilla announced funding for

3139-554: The democratization of VR development. It allows creators to develop and share VR content that is accessible directly through a web browser, removing the need for specialized software or apps. A-Frame has since grown into a widely-used framework in the web development and VR communities, with contributions from developers around the world. Mozilla continues to support the project as part of its commitment to an open and immersive web. Firefox Private Relay provides users with disposable email addresses that can be used to combat spam (by hiding

3212-413: The development of paid games through its Game Creator Challenge. However, even games that would be released under non-free or free software licenses were required to be made with open web technologies and Javascript. In January 2017 the company rebranded away from its dinosaur symbol in favor of a logo including a "://" character sequence from a URL: "moz://a". As a part of the rebranding, it commissioned

3285-553: The full range of calendar mechanisms and protocols supported by the Mozilla Calendar infrastructure, just as with modern (post-0.2) Sunbird. On October 11, 2006, Qualcomm and the Mozilla Foundation announced that "future versions of Eudora will be based upon the same technology platform as the open source Mozilla Thunderbird email program." The project was code-named Penelope . In late 2006, Debian rebranded Thunderbird as Icedove due to trademark and copyright reasons. This

3358-527: The installation of additional extensions. Other security features may be added through extensions. Up to version 68, the Enigmail extension was required for OpenPGP support (now inbuilt). Optional security protections also include disabling loading of remote images within messages, enabling only specific media types (sanitizer), and disabling JavaScript . The French military uses Thunderbird and contributes to its security features, which are claimed to match

3431-483: The internet as a human institution, that Mozilla's next 25 years' plan was in search of specifying projects for revised detailed purposes. The one actual general vehicle implemented "has meant the launch of Mozilla Ventures, a $ 35 million venture fund that the organization plans to use to invest in products and founders who want to build a better, privacy-respecting internet." The Mozilla Manifesto outlines Mozilla's goals and principles. It asserts Mozilla's commitment to

3504-402: The legal and fiscal home for the Thunderbird project, but that Thunderbird would migrate off Mozilla Corporation infrastructure, separating the operational aspects of the project. Mozilla brought Thunderbird back in-house in an announcement on May 9, 2017, and continued to support its development. The Thunderbird development team expanded by adding several new members and overhauled security and

3577-451: The mail message. Thunderbird provides a wysiwyg editor for composing messages formatted with HTML (default). The delivery format auto-detect feature will send unformatted messages as plain text (controlled by a user preference). Certain special formatting like subscript, superscript and strikethrough is available from the Format menu. The Insert > HTML menu provides the ability to edit

3650-533: The name was changed to avoid trademark conflicts with Phoenix Technologies . The initially-announced replacement, Firebird , provoked objections from the Firebird project community. The current name, Firefox, was chosen on February 9, 2004. It was previously announced that Mozilla would launch a premium version of the Firefox browser by October 2019. The company's CEO, Chris Beard, was quoted by The Next Web : "there

3723-495: The new community. Mozilla originally aimed to be a technology provider for companies such as Netscape, who would commercialize their free software code. When Netscape's parent company AOL greatly reduced its involvement with Mozilla in July 2003, the Mozilla Foundation was designated the project's legal steward. Soon after, Mozilla deprecated the Mozilla Suite in favor of creating independent applications for each function, primarily

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3796-538: The original code name of the Netscape Navigator browser—a portmanteau of " Mosaic and Godzilla ", and used to coordinate the development of the Mozilla Application Suite , the free software version of Netscape's internet software, Netscape Communicator . Zawinski said he arrived at the name "Mozilla" at a Netscape staff meeting. A small group of Netscape employees were tasked with coordinating

3869-495: The phone's hardware directly via JavaScript . Some devices using the OS include Alcatel One Touch Fire, ZTE Open, and LG Fireweb. Mozilla announced the end of Firefox OS development in December 2015. A fork of B2G, KaiOS , has continued development and ships with numerous low-cost devices. Pocket is a mobile application and web service for managing a reading list of articles from

3942-434: The potential for "industry-wide impact" that Firefox does. Mozilla remained interested in having a role in Thunderbird, but sought more assistance to help with development. Therefore, at the same time, it was announced that Mozilla Foundation would provide at least a temporary legal and financial home for the Thunderbird project. On May 9, 2017, Philipp Kewisch announced that the Mozilla Foundation would continue to serve as

4015-547: The product lineup. Mozilla VPN, formerly Firefox Private Network, is a subscription-based VPN and a free privacy extension. Mozilla developed A-Frame, an open-source web framework designed to simplify the creation of virtual reality (VR) and 3D experiences in web browsers. Released in 2015, A-Frame is built on top of WebGL and uses HTML -like syntax, making it accessible to web developers without requiring deep knowledge of complex 3D programming. A-Frame enables users to build immersive VR experiences that are compatible with

4088-463: The project failed to gain momentum. With the success of Firefox, however, demand increased for a mail client to go with it, and the work on Minotaur was revived under the new name of Thunderbird, and migrated to the new toolkit developed by the Firefox team. On December 7, 2004, version 1.0 was released, and received more than 500,000 downloads in its first three days of release, and 1,000,000 in ten days. Significant work on Thunderbird restarted with

4161-458: The project, whose name was changed to Wolvic. Mozilla does not support Firefox Reality anymore. Firefox OS (project name: Boot to Gecko also known as B2G ) is a free software operating system developed by Mozilla to support HTML5 apps written using " open Web " technologies rather than platform-specific native APIs . The concept behind Firefox OS is that all user-accessible software will be HTML5 applications, using Open Web APIs to access

4234-648: The pseudonymous e-mail addresses provided, @mozmail.com e-mail addresses have been switched. In September 2018, Mozilla announced that its VR version was ready for consumers to download. Called Firefox Reality, the browser was built entirely for virtual reality. It is currently available on the Oculus . In January 2019, HTC announced its partnership with Mozilla, under which the Firefox Reality web browser has been made available on Vive headsets. In February 2022, Mozilla announced that Igalia had assumed stewardship of

4307-506: The purpose is "to create an ecosystem of entrepreneurs from across the world who are building companies that create a better internet". Mozilla Foundation President and Executive Director Mark Surman named the first 3 investment recipients in the Mozilla Ventures mode, in discussions before Mozilla Ventures was announced, as Secure AI Labs, Block Party and HeyLogin. Firefox is a family of software products developed by Mozilla, with

4380-446: The requirements for NATO 's closed messaging system. As with any software, there may be limitations to the number and sizes of files and objects represented. For example, POP3 folders are subject to filesystem design limitations , such as maximum file sizes on filesystems that do not have large-file support , as well as possible limitations of long filenames , and other issues. While primarily used as an email client, Thunderbird

4453-600: The same engine as Firefox 3.6, and the following release, 4.0, shared core code with Firefox 4.0. Firefox for iOS, which runs on the iOS mobile operating system, does not use the Gecko Layout Engine because of Apple 's policy that all iOS apps that browse the web must use the built-in iOS WebKit rendering engine. Both version include features like HTML5 support, Firefox Sync , private browsing , web tracking protection, and tabbed browsing , and Firefox for Android also includes support for add-ons . Firefox Focus

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4526-507: The two languages' system-level scripting. The language is identical to Mozilla's core language, with extensions added via a "Core" object and a "MacOS" object. The MacOS object has methods for obtaining objects that are bound to applications . This is done via the AppleEvent messaging system, a part of the Macintosh's Open Scripting Architecture . The language was first released in 2001, and

4599-551: The user interface. The interim/beta versions Thunderbird 57 and 58, released in late 2017, began to make changes influenced by Firefox Quantum , including a new "Photon" user interface. Despite the removal in Firefox Quantum of support for XUL -based legacy add-ons in favor of WebExtensions , the stable/ESR release of Thunderbird 60 in mid-2018 continued to support them, although most would require updates, and it did not support WebExtensions except for Themes. In 2018, work

4672-513: The user's real email address) and manage email subscriptions by categorizing them based on the party a particular address was given to. Firefox Relay was first released as a Firefox add-on on April 9, 2020. Mozilla announced Firefox Relay Premium monthly subscription service, ending Beta version of Firefox Relay on November 19, 2021. In addition to this, users who benefit from the subscription can receive unlimited alias emails as username@username.mozmail.com as @relay.firefox.com Instead of

4745-524: The volunteer-led Thunderbird Council announced on the Thunderbird blog that active contributors to Thunderbird gathered at the Mozilla office in Toronto and discussed the future of the application. They decided that more staff were required working full-time on Thunderbird so that the Thunderbird Team could release a stable and reliable product and make progress on features that had been frequently requested by

4818-464: The volunteers of the Mozilla Community. On July 16, 2012, Mitchell Baker announced that Mozilla's leadership had come to the conclusion that ongoing stability was the most important thing for Thunderbird and that innovation in Thunderbird was no longer a priority for Mozilla. In that update, Baker also suggested that Mozilla had provided a pathway for its community to innovate around Thunderbird if

4891-450: Was "to develop Internet communications software based on the Thunderbird product, code, and brand". On February 19, 2008, Mozilla Messaging started operations as a subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation responsible for the development of email and similar communications. Its initial focus was on the then upcoming version of Thunderbird 3. Alpha Preview releases of Thunderbird 3 were codenamed "Shredder". On April 4, 2011, Mozilla Messaging

4964-516: Was bundled with Late Night Software 's flagship product, Script Debugger . In May 2005, a new "alpha" version of the language was made available for testing. This improved second version of the language was bundled with version 4 of Script Debugger. JavaScript OSA was eventually discontinued due to lack of interest and was dropped from Script Debugger 5 in 2012. OS X Yosemite introduced JavaScript for Automation (JXA): system-wide support for scripting with JavaScript , built upon JavaScriptCore and

5037-517: Was leaked and published to TechCrunch . The memo indicated that Mozilla would be moving some of the team off the project and further development of new features would be left up to the community. The memo was slated for release on July 9, 2012. A subsequent article by the Executive Chair of Mozilla, Mitchell Baker , stated Mozilla's decision to make a transition of Thunderbird to a new release and governance model. On July 6, 2012, Mozilla announced

5110-605: Was merged into the Mozilla Labs group of the Mozilla Foundation. Following in the footsteps of Firefox, Thunderbird switched to a rapid release cycle in 2011. Version 4.0 was skipped so as to re-align Thunderbird with Firefox's version 5.0, both released in June 2011. By the end of the year it had reached version 9.0. On July 6, 2012, a confidential memo from Jb Piacentino, the Thunderbird Managing Director at Mozilla,

5183-465: Was posted incorrectly." In October 2023, Mozilla announced that consumer 'Firefox accounts' were renamed to 'Mozilla accounts', explicitly indicating a desire to bring the Mozilla brand into greater prominence even with the diminution of some Firefox branding: Over the years, Firefox accounts expanded its role beyond being solely an authentication solution for Firefox Sync. It now serves as Mozilla's main authentication and account management service for

5256-456: Was the second product to be rebranded. On July 26, 2007, the Mozilla Foundation announced that Thunderbird would be developed by an independent organization, because the Mozilla Corporation (a subsidiary of the foundation) was focusing on Mozilla Firefox development. On September 17, 2007, the Mozilla Foundation announced the funding of a new internet communications initiative with David Ascher of ActiveState . The purpose of this initiative

5329-460: Was underway for planned support in Thunderbird 63 of WebExtensions and to continue to "somewhat" support legacy addons, according to Mozilla. With the release of Thunderbird 68 in August 2019 it now only supports WebExtension addons. Legacy Addons can still be used if a special "legacy mode" is enabled, but even for this, the legacy Addon has to be converted. Alongside the transition, OpenPGP support

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