Betterbird
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Betterbird, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Betterbird's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Betterbird | Free | Free software; Mozilla Public License; no warranty |
The facts
Each one read from Betterbird's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- App coverage
- desktopchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Platforms
- Downloads are available for Windows, Linux, and Mac; current Mac builds are not notarised.checked 11 Oct 2026
What it does
- Calendar tools
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Code signing
- The project says Windows binaries have been signed with a code-signing certificate since February 2026.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Compatibility
- Betterbird is designed to share a profile with the matching Thunderbird ESR version, though Thunderbird does not recognize Betterbird complex search terms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Betterbird says email content is sent to the user's configured mail servers and not to Betterbird, Mozilla, or unrelated external servers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The project says 98% of add-ons that run in Thunderbird will run in Betterbird, and add-ons can be installed from addons.thunderbird.net.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Limits
- The project says profiles on network drives are only partly supported and profiles in Dropbox folders do not work.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mail handling
- Features include changing message threading, attaching recent files, and showing attachments above the message.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Mail views
- Betterbird includes a multi-line message view, vertical tabs, account colors, and additional window layouts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- Betterbird is a fine-tuned soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird that follows Thunderbird Extended Support Releases.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The project aims to improve the Thunderbird user experience by fixing bugs and adding features.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Scheduled sending
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Search
- Betterbird supports complex search terms and regular expressions in search terms.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The project says no telemetry or crash reports are submitted, while add-on updates and blocklists are downloaded from Mozilla sites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security updates
- The project warns against using old versions because they have unpatched security vulnerabilities.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Source code
- The project administers a public GitHub repository for its Betterbird changes to Thunderbird.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The team helps with bugs but says it cannot provide ordinary account setup, profile management, configuration, or individual troubleshooting support for free.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Unified inbox
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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