We’re excited to announce that Thunderbird Desktop will soon offer monthly releases through the Release channel as a supported alternative to the ESR channel. This means a new major version of Thunderbird will be available every month, providing the following benefits for our users:
- Frequent Feature Updates: New features will be available each month, rather than waiting for the annual Extended Support Release (ESR).
- Smoother Transitions: Moving from one monthly release to the next will be less disruptive than updating between ESR versions.
- Consistent Bug Fixes: Users will receive all available bug fixes, rather than relying on patch uplifts, as is the case with ESR.
Expanding Thunderbird’s Channels
Currently, Thunderbird offers three release channels: Daily, Beta, and ESR. With the addition of the Release channel, we’ll soon provide stable, monthly releases. Over time, this Release channel will become the default channel.
Current Status
The Thunderbird Release channel is currently available for testing purposes only. We have been publishing monthly releases for a few months now, and we will continue publishing new releases as we progress toward officially supporting the Thunderbird Release channel.
Translation Support
We are immensely grateful to our translators for their ongoing contributions in localizing Thunderbird. If you have any questions regarding translations for Thunderbird, please feel free to reach out to corey@thunderbird.net.
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