Or if they do work today, they may not work tomorrow. Some or all of your add-ons may not work.

If you have mail filters that, for example, move mail to local folders, then you must decide where to run filters - in your beta profile or your other profile.Īdd-on authors are not obligated to make their add-ons work in beta.

Messages will be removed from the server 14 days after download, so you will need to either stay on beta, or learn how to move your POP data back to the release profile.

After set up, go to ≡ > Account Settings > Server Settings and make sure the 'Leave messages on server' option is checked, and the 'For at most days' option is unchecked.

If you want to add a POP account to beta, your options are:

Are you using POP accounts? Unlike IMAP accounts, the only copy of your pop mail is in your local Thunderbird profile.

This frequency of updates allows us to make fast improvements.

Expect seven updates per month, one major update per month plus several small updates.

Low-impact flaws may not be fixed quickly, because fixes are prioritized based on impact. High-impact flaws, including data loss, are very rare, but may occur. The beta forum may provide more information on feature progress.

New features may be incomplete works in progress, because some are completed and polished over a period of weeks.

Please do regular backups to protect your Thunderbird data profiles.

Beta installation will replace your currently installed program, unless you use the instructions in How to install and run Beta.

Please follow these instructions to install Thunderbird.ĭo you want to help the global Thunderbird community by discovering and reporting bugs? Then beta is a great choice for you, because it gets fixes and new features long before they reach release!īefore you download and test the beta, there are some important considerations to be aware of: Your system doesn't meet the requirements to run Thunderbird.

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