Thunderbird 8.0 now available for download

November 8, 2011: Thunderbird 8.0 is now available for download. This release based on the new Mozilla Gecko 8 engine that's used in Firefox 8.0. Thunderbird 8.0 also includes improvements to attachment handling and accessibility, updated Search and Find shortcuts, and stability fixes, and several security. The full details about changes that are in this version of Thunderbird listed in the "What's new in Thunderbird 8.0" section.

Thunderbird makes e-mailing safer, faster, and easier with such features as intelligent spam filters, a built-in RSS reader, and quick search. Thunderbird was designed to prevent viruses and to stop junk mail. Thunderbird 8.0 includes tabbed e-mail, new search tools and indexing, "smart" folders, support for Firefox's Personas, a simplified setup wizard, and robust junk protections that include phishing and spam filters.

How to download Thunderbird 8.0
You can download Thunderbird 8.0 version for Windows from web site litsed below:

• Download Thunderbird 8.0 for Windows (English - US)
• Download Thunderbird 8.0 for other systems and languages

What's new in Thunderbird 8.0
Thunderbird 8.0 has the following changes:

• Thunderbird is based on the new Mozilla Gecko 8 engine.
• Add-ons installed by third party programs are now disabled by default.
• New Search and Find Shortcuts.
• Improved accessibility of the attachment list.
• Folder switching pane widget removed.
• Numerous platform fixes to stability.
• Fixed several security issues.

Security Fixes

• MFSA 2011-52 Code execution via NoWaiverWrapper. [Critical]
• MFSA 2011-51 Cross-origin image theft on Mac with integrated Intel GPU. [High]
• MFSA 2011-50 Cross-origin data theft using canvas and Windows D2D. [High]
• MFSA 2011-49 Memory corruption while profiling using Firebug. [Critical]
• MFSA 2011-48 Miscellaneous memory safety hazards (rv:8.0). [Critical]
• MFSA 2011-47 Potential XSS against sites using Shift-JIS. [High]

Source: Thunderbird Release Notes