Thunderbird 17.0 Final Available for Download

Thunderbird 17.0 Final is now available for download. This release of Thunderbird of replaces the Menu Bar (the toolbar with the File, Edit and View menus) with a new Thunderbird Menu button that provides more options to customize the user interface.

Thunderbird Menu button (Credit: Mozilla/Thunderbird)

The Thunderbird Menu Button allows users to remove the Menu Bar from the top of the window in order to grant more real estate to read and manage emails. A right click on this same Menu Button gives access to the "customize" command and entitles the user to add, remove and re-arrange many icons on the bar. It really empowers the user to build its own personal interface.

Thunderbird 17.0 based on the new Mozilla Gecko 17 engine that's used in Firefox 17.0 Final.

What is Thunderbird?
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 17.0 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. Full details are available in the Thunderbird Features web page.

Download Thunderbird 17.0
Thunderbird 17.0 is now available for download from Thunderbird Download Center. Download the files appropriate for you:

What's new in Thunderbird 17.0
Thunderbird 17.0 has the following new features, changes and fixes:

New:
  • A Menu Button is now shown to new users by default.
  • Tabs are now drawn in the title bar on Windows.

Changed:
  • Mac OS X 10.5 is no longer supported.

Fixed:
  • An issue causing spell-checking only parts of words in Thunderbird 16 is now fixed (790475).
  • An issue causing Thunderbird 16 to repeatedly download emails is now fixed (806760).
  • RSS feeds can now be viewed in the Wide View Layout (531397).
  • Various fixes and performance improvements.
  • Various security fixes, the full details are available here.

References:
The Mozilla Thunderbird Blog
New in Thunderbird 17
Thunderbird Release Notes

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