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tbkeys-lite

Custom Thunderbird keybindings

This add-on is a follow on to Keyconfig which is no longer supported.

It is aimed at power users. Please look at the GitHub site before leaving a one star review about documentation or usability.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (57)
3,765 users

Blinking Alert Requires Restart

Adds blink feature to the new-mail alert.
You can also disable auto-hiding of the alert.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (29)
3,620 users

Minimize on startup

Minimize thunderbird window on startup!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (6)
3,225 users

Disable DragAndDrop (for Thunderbird 68+)

Disable drag and drop on the folder tree in order to prevent unintended folder movement.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (17)
3,223 users

Search Button

Toolbar button to invoke message search dialog window.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (9)
2,604 users

Old (classic) Icons

This replaces the new monochrome icons with the old/classic colorful icons. Uses the code from Phoenity Icons and the graphics from older Thunderbird versions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (26)
2,575 users

Hide Local Folders Requires Restart

Removes the "Local Folders" entry from the folder pane.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (46)
2,336 users

Config Button

Adds a Config Button, opens about:config in a dialog or a new tab.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (3)
2,055 users

Theme Font & Size Changer (fixed)

Fixed version (no 90 day timer till silent failure) of the popular "Theme Font & Size Changer for Thunderbird" addon

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (79)
1,623 users

G Suite in tab

Now you can open G Suite App in Thunderbird tabs. (Calendar, Contacts, Keep, Task and Drive)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (7)
1,524 users

KeepRunning

Once you close Thunderbird you will no longer be able to see your new emails. This plugin keeps Thunderbird active in the background, meaning you can still receive your new emails after closing the app. Use this when the app is in the startup.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (5)
1,443 users

changeQuote

It's an extension that changes the format of reply header.
You can choose between the standard Thunderbird reply header, a detailed reply header or a Customized reply header.
You can configure it in the Tools ->Add-on Preferences -> changeQuote.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (21)
1,416 users

Full Address Column

Adds a full sender and recipient e-mail column to message list panel.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (68)
1,393 users

Night and Day Dynamic

A theme that switches between sun and moon based on time of day.

This is the canonical example dynamic theme published by Mozilla: https://github.com/mdn/webextensions-examples/tree/master/dynamic-theme

Rated 3 out of 5 stars (2)
1,340 users

Get All Mail Button for TB78++

Adds a toolbar button to get all new messages for all accounts in Thunderbird. When clicked, it does the same as the default button "Get Messages" dropdown menu entry "Get All New Messages".

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (16)
1,300 users

Signature sync for Gmail

This extension allows you to automatically use your signature from Gmail accounts in Thunderbird. No longer need to maintain two separated signatures!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (6)
1,195 users

Filter on Folder Button

new in version 1.5.1:
code optimised for Thunderbird version >= 115

new in version 1.5:
code changed to popup menu

functions:
new menu button with filter functions, with hotkeys, theme support, more languages

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (25)
1,183 users

Search Results Sort By Date Not Relevance Requires Restart

Makes search results sort by "date" instead of "relevance" by default.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (30)
1,137 users

Start with Inbox

Selects the latest message in the Inbox after start of Thunderbird.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (18)
1,112 users

Keep in Taskbar Requires Restart

A simple plugin that makes the Close button behave exactly like the Minimize one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (33)
1,020 users