Thunderbird Beta for Testers

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4.1
1.46K reviews
100K+
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Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Help make the next Thunderbird release as awesome as possible by downloading Thunderbird Beta and getting early access to the latest features and bug fixes before they're officially released. Your testing and feedback are important, so please report bugs, rough edges, and share your thoughts with us!

Find our bug tracker, source code, and wiki at https://github.com/thunderbird/thunderbird-android.

We’re always happy to welcome new developers, designers, documenters, translators, bug triagers and friends. Visit us at https://thunderbird.net/participate to get started.

What you can do
Thunderbird is a powerful, privacy-focused email app. Effortlessly manage multiple email accounts from one app, with a Unified Inbox option for maximum productivity. Built on open-source technology and supported by a dedicated team of developers alongside a global community of volunteers, Thunderbird never treats your private data as a product. Supported solely by financial contributions from our users, so you never have to see ads mixed in with your emails again.

What you can do



  • Ditch multiple apps and webmail. Use one app, with an optional Unified Inbox, to power through your day.

  • Enjoy a privacy-friendly email client that never collects or sells your personal data. We directly connect you to your email provider. That’s it!

  • Take your privacy to the next level by using OpenPGP email encryption (PGP/MIME) with the “OpenKeychain” app, to encrypt and decrypt your messages.

  • Choose to sync your email instantly, at set intervals, or on-demand. However you want to check your email, it’s up to you!

  • Find your important messages using both local and server-side search.



Compatibility



  • Thunderbird works with IMAP and POP3 protocols, supporting a wide range of email providers, including Gmail, Outlook, Yahoo Mail, iCloud, and more.



Why use Thunderbird



  • The trusted name in email for over 20 years - now on Android.

  • Thunderbird is fully funded by voluntary contributions from our users. We don’t mine your personal data. You are never the product.

  • Made by a team that is as efficiency-minded as you are. We want you to spend minimal time using the app while getting maximum in return.

  • With contributors from all over the world, Thunderbird for Android has been translated into more than 20 languages.

  • Supported by MZLA Technologies Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation.



Open Source and Community



  • Thunderbird is free and open source, which means its code is available to see, modify, use and share freely. Its license also ensures that it will be free forever. You can think of Thunderbird as a gift from thousands of contributors to you.

  • We develop in the open with regular, transparent updates on our blog and mailing lists.

  • Our user support is powered by our global community. Find the answers you need, or step into the role of a contributor - whether it’s answering questions, translating the app, or telling your friends and family about Thunderbird.

Updated on
5 Sept 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, Messages and 7 others
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.2
1.38K reviews
Justin Strickland (KeyboardFailure)
1 October 2024
A really clean and well featured email client. It has just about any customization that I could expect except for one... The only thing keeping this from being my daily driver is being limited to every 15 minutes syncs rather than up to the minute notifications. As an IT support professional, I can't be waiting 15 minutes to know certain level tickets came in. I'll continue to keep this on my device for testing, but it can't be my go-to until it is more responsive.
86 people found this review helpful
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Vicki C
19 August 2025
Third review, more revisions. This is like when the user interface completely changed for the worse, only worse. While I was trying to delete some emails, it deleted everything back to May or June, depending on the account. Can't find them anywhere, for any account. Tried to report via group I was invited to join, says I'm not a member. I've had it. I liked it so much, but it has been broken twice. First just annoying, second cost me a lot of emails. Okay, found some of them in spam. Not all.
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Mozilla Thunderbird
19 August 2025
Sorry for any confusion with the previous review! When you go to thunderbird.topicbox.com, you'll need to register for the Android Beta mailing list. But once you do this you can post in it! We hope you can join, as we'd definitely like to do more detailed troubleshooting to find out how those messages were deleted.
Nathan Farb
15 September 2025
This is by far the best email app out there. There are no ads, nothing to pay for, ever. It connects to any type of email you want. If you already use Thunderbird on your desktop, they connect together so easily. I find it so much easier to use and so much more productive than other "free" email apps. This is the only email app I've used on my phone for over a year, and it just keeps getting better and better!
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What's new

Thunderbird for Android version 13.0b1, based on K-9 Mail. Changes include:
- Added new design elements to Message List UI
- Sync logging duration is now limited to 24 hours
- Client certificate was not displayed in SMTP settings
- Outlook headers included unnecessary newlines when replying
- "Enable debug logging" did not provide verbose logging
- Scrolling in a short email could trigger left/right swipe
- Scrolling only worked in center of Welcome and New Account screens (landscape)