{"id":125650,"date":"2022-11-07T00:05:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T05:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=125650"},"modified":"2023-09-08T19:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T23:28:13","slug":"betterbird-a-better-thunderbird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/betterbird-a-better-thunderbird\/","title":{"rendered":"Betterbird &#8211; A Better Thunderbird?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2831126626\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2>Overview<\/h2>\n<p>Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client developed by the Mozilla Foundation and operated by subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. Many DCT readers use Thunderbird as their default email program. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbird.eu\/downloads\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Betterbird<\/a><\/strong> is a fork of Thunderbird that the project refers to as a &#8220;fine-tuned&#8221; version of Thunderbird, and &#8220;Thunderbird on steroids&#8221;. The project&#8217;s goals are to make Betterbird better than Thunderbird in three ways: First, by having new features exclusive to Betterbird. Second, by containing bug fixes exclusive to Betterbird. And third, by containing fixes that Thunderbird may ship at a later stage.<\/p>\n<h3>Soft vs Hard Forks<\/h3>\n<p>Betterbird is a &#8220;soft&#8221; fork of Mozilla Thunderbird. A &#8220;hard&#8221; fork is a copy of a project at a point in time, Changes are then made to the fork. Both the old version and new fork exist but they drift further and further apart over time. An example of this is the Pale Moon browser, which is a fork of Firefox version 52, while Firefox is currently at version 106.0.2. In contrast, a &#8220;soft&#8221; fork is a split from the original project, but it is still dependent on the original project. Betterbird, being a &#8220;soft&#8221; fork, follows the Thunderbird Extended Support Releases (ESR) and, therefore, stays in sync with <a title=\"How To Fix Paused Updates In Thunderbird\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-fix-paused-updates-in-thunderbird\/\">Thunderbird&#8217;s updates<\/a> and security improvements. Additionally, Betterbird is 100% compatible with Thunderbird and follows the same dot release of Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<h3>Betterbird History<\/h3>\n<p>Betterbird is headed by J\u00f6rg Knobloch, Thunderbird&#8217;s first employee, and Thunderbird&#8217;s former maintainer. When the Thunderbird project switched from a non-profit to the for-profit MZLA Technologies Corporation, J\u00f6rg voiced his concerns with some of the new policies, MZLA ousted him from the Thunderbird Council and banned him for life from the entire Mozilla community. Detailed information is located <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbird.eu\/faq\/moz-governance.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in this PDF<\/a>. J\u00f6rg then started the Betterbird project.<\/p>\n<h3>Data Storage<\/h3>\n<p>Thunderbird stores all <a title=\"Your Personal Data Is Being Collected\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/your-personal-data-is-being-collected\/\">personal data<\/a>, messages, address books, and configuration settings in a folder called a profile or the profile folder. You can switch between using Betterbird and Thunderbird on the same profile without problems. I have both Betterbird, and Thunderbird loaded on my computer; I can open either program. Since they both read the same profile, all the data is the same, the settings are the same, and even any loaded add-ons are the same. Only one program can open a profile at a time. In fact, the programs look so similar that it is hard to tell which one is open.<\/p><div id=\"daves-1185058391\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Neither Thunderbird nor Betterbird is designed for portable use. The profile contains absolute path names. Moving the profile causes issues. Thunderbird does not offer an official portable version. Betterbird has a portable version, but, since it uses the Thunderbird profile, Betterbird uses a special launcher program. If using the portable version, Betterbird recommends setting preference &#8220;extensions.startupScanScopes&#8221; to &#8220;5&#8221; in the Config Editor to maintain compatibility with add-ons and themes.<\/p>\n<h2>Feature Enhancements Of Betterbird<\/h2>\n<p>Betterbird offers a list of feature enhancements compared to Thunderbird which can be seen in the following table:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125658\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements-343x400.png\" alt=\"betterbird-feature-enhancements\" width=\"863\" height=\"1006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements-343x400.png 343w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements-640x745.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements-129x150.png 129w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements-768x895.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-feature-enhancements.png 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Some of the more significant features Betterbird offers over Thunderbird are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Multi-line View<\/strong>, a view- similar to what Outlook offers. From the menu, the multi-line view is turned on by selecting V<strong>iew \/<\/strong> <strong>Layout \/<\/strong> <strong>Multi-line view on all folders<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betterbird-multiline-view1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125677 size-medium aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betterbird-multiline-view1-350x286.png\" alt=\"betterbird-multilineview-1\" width=\"350\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betterbird-multiline-view1-350x286.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betterbird-multiline-view1-150x123.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Betterbird-multiline-view1.png 589w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here, we see an example of the standard single-line view:<\/p><div id=\"daves-878711606\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125678\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2-350x91.png\" alt=\"betterbird-multilineview-2\" width=\"862\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2-350x91.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2-640x166.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2-1320x343.png 1320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview-2.png 1454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 862px) 100vw, 862px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And here is an example of Betterbird&#8217;s multi-line view:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125679\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3-350x146.png\" alt=\"betterbird-multilineview3\" width=\"803\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3-350x146.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3-640x267.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3-150x63.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3-768x321.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3-1320x551.png 1320w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-multilineview3.png 1451w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 803px) 100vw, 803px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Complex Search Terms<\/strong> offer searching with complex searches. While Thunderbird is limited to one set of search terms, Betterbird allows multiple groups of search terms. From the menu, a complex search is performed by selecting <strong>Edit<\/strong> \/ <strong>Find<\/strong> \/ S<strong>earch Messages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbirs-complex-search-a.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125673 size-medium aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbirs-complex-search-a-350x304.png\" alt=\"betterbird complex search a\" width=\"350\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbirs-complex-search-a-350x304.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbirs-complex-search-a-150x130.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbirs-complex-search-a.png 523w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird is limited to a single group of search terms:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125674 aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1-350x314.png\" alt=\"betterbird-comples-search-1\" width=\"542\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1-350x314.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1-640x574.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1-150x134.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1-768x688.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-comples-search-1.png 782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, in Betterbird, multiple groups of search terms can be used:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complex-search-terms.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-133870\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complex-search-terms-640x675.png\" alt=\"complex-search-terms\" width=\"640\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complex-search-terms-640x675.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complex-search-terms-350x369.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complex-search-terms-142x150.png 142w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/complex-search-terms.png 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Quick Filter Untagged Messages<\/strong>. In the Quick Filter widget, turn on tags by selecting the <strong>Tags<\/strong> icon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125668 size-large aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-1-640x159.png\" alt=\"Betterbird Quick Filter 1\" width=\"640\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-1-640x159.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-1-350x87.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-1-150x37.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-1.png 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>An additional tags toolbar will display. From this toolbar, messages to display with all tags, individual tags, or a combination of tags can be selected. As in Thunderbird, tagged messages can be selected:<\/p><div id=\"daves-2751691273\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125669 size-large aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-2-640x181.png\" alt=\"betterbird-quick-filter-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-2-640x181.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-2-350x99.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-2-150x42.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-2.png 677w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>But, in Betterbird, you can select untagged messages:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125670 size-large aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3-640x214.png\" alt=\"Betterbird Quick Filter 3\" width=\"640\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3-640x214.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3-350x117.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3-150x50.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3-768x256.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-quick-filter-3.png 821w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>File Attachments<\/strong>. When composing a message and attaching files to it, Betterbird allows the option to choose from the last five recently accessed files. <em>Note: I looked but did not see a method of changing this to a different number<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-file-attachments.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-125676 size-medium aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-file-attachments-350x213.png\" alt=\"Betterbird File Attachments\" width=\"350\" height=\"213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-file-attachments-350x213.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-file-attachments-150x91.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-file-attachments.png 391w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Bugs Fixed<\/h2>\n<p>Betterbird has fixed many bugs in Thunderbird. Here is the current <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbird.eu\/releasenotes\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of bugs fixed in Betterbird but not currently in Thunderbird<\/a><\/strong>. Since these projects are open source, Betterbird\u2019s bug fixes and enhancements are available for Thunderbird to incorporate. Here is the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.betterbird.eu\/faq\/full-changes.txt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of changes that Thunderbird has accepted<\/a>.<\/strong> And here is the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bugzilla.mozilla.org\/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&amp;bug_status=NEW&amp;bug_status=ASSIGNED&amp;bug_status=REOPENED&amp;bug_status=RESOLVED&amp;classification=Client%20Software&amp;classification=Components&amp;f1=OP&amp;f2=longdesc&amp;f3=CP&amp;o2=substring&amp;product=Calendar&amp;product=Chat%20Core&amp;product=MailNews%20Core&amp;product=Thunderbird&amp;resolution=---&amp;v2=https:\/\/github.com\/Betterbird\/thunderbird-patches\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of changes that are pending acceptance by Thunderbird<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Updating<\/h2>\n<p>Unlike Thunderbird, Betterbird will not automatically update itself. If there is a new version, a notification is displayed and the upgrade needs to be downloaded and installed. The notification is in the <strong>About box<\/strong> (<strong>Settings<\/strong> \/ <strong>Help<\/strong> \/ <strong>About Betterbird<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125671 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1-640x235.png\" alt=\"betterbird-update-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"235\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1-640x235.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1-350x128.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1-150x55.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-1.png 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also, the update notification is on the start page if the standard start page is set to be used in the settings.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3282654691\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-125672 size-large\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2-640x313.png\" alt=\"betterbird-update-2\" width=\"640\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2-640x313.png 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2-350x171.png 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2-150x73.png 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2-768x376.png 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/betterbird-update-2.png 1114w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Support<\/h2>\n<p>The Betterbird project is a small group, but I sent two questions to the support email address. Both times, within a short amount of time, I received replies from J\u00f6rg.<\/p>\n<h2>Bottomline<\/h2>\n<p>Should you use Betterbird instead of Thunderbird? Betterbird fixes many bugs and offers some enhancements while still staying 100% compatible with Thunderbird. If you will use any of the enhancements or benefit from the additional bugs that have been fixed, then yes, give Betterbird a try. If you need an email client that auto-updates itself, then stick with Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<div id=\"daves-2800987308\" class=\"daves-after-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3225321574\" \ndata-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Thunderbird is a free and open-source cross-platform email client developed by the Mozilla Foundation and operated by subsidiary MZLA Technologies Corporation. Many DCT readers use Thunderbird as their default email program. 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