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You may find information on Thunderbird Add-on development on (DTN).Publisher's description of Mozilla Thunderbird : Once the add-on manager is closed, the add-on has been removed permanently. The add-on manager will show an Undo button at the top to restore the add-on (including its data). Click on the 3-dot-icon and then select Remove.All data stored by add-ons will be deleted upon add-on removal. Toggle the slider on the right side of the add-on's entry to disable the add-on and to prevent it from loading.īefore uninstalling an add-on, make sure to have backuped all data related to that add-on.The add-on's home page will have a support website and/or support e-mail.In the details tab scroll to and open the Homepage entry.Click on the name of the broken add-on.You can also use the standalone, web based version of the Extension Finder tool to find alternative add-ons.Ĭontact the add-on author for support as documented on the add-on's management page. Thunderbird will inform you whether it is potentially abandoned (defined as not having been updated within the past year), and also whether an alternative add-on is available.

But it is also possible that the add-on has been abandoned by the author. If you updated to a newer version of Thunderbird or are using the beta version of Thunderbird and an add-on is not working or won't install, it is possible that the add-on author does not support that version of Thunderbird and you can contact the author as described below.

Click on the 3-dot-icon and then select Update.

The 3-dot-icon of all add-ons which could be updated, will show a small blue dot.

Click on the gear icon at the top-right corner and then select Check for Updates.

Scroll to the Allow automatic updates entry and select On or Off instead of Default.

Click on the name of an add-on to open its management page.

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The update behavior of each add-on can also be set individually: The standard update behavior can be changed by toggling the Update Add-ons Automatically setting in the menu behind the gear icon of the add-on manager. How do I change the update behavior of an add-on?

The opening sub-menu will have an 'Options' 'Preferences' entry, if the add-on provides a standard option page.

Click on the 3-dot-icon on the right side of the add-on entry.

Switch to the Extensions panel, to see all installed extensions (only extensions can be configured).

See Installing an Add-on in Thunderbird How do I configure add-ons?

Switch to the Extensions or Themes panel.

How do I see which add-ons are installed? You can also open the add-on manager and search for add-ons by typing search terms into the search field in the top right corner, or browser the list of recommended add-ons in the Recommendations panel. You can search and browse the add-ons site using a web browser. Most Thunderbird add-ons are distributed via the Thunderbird add-ons site (although authors can distribute their add-ons any way they choose).

Themes : List of installed themes (add-ons changing the appearance of Thunderbird).

Extensions : List of installed extensions (add-ons adding functionality to Thunderbird).

Recommendations : List of popular and recommended add-ons.

To open the add-on manager, click the menu button and click Add-ons, or select Tools > Add-ons from the menu.

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The add-on manager is the central interface to list, update, enable, disable, remove and install add-ons. If you need help with an add-on, you should contact the add-on's author. Thunderbird hosts a site for the distribution of add-ons, but Thunderbird is not responsible for supporting add-ons. This enables people to create 'add-ons' to Thunderbird.Īdd-ons are mostly created by volunteer authors, typically not the developers of Thunderbird. Thunderbird has an open, extensible design and program architecture. 8 How do I change the update behavior of an add-on?Īdd-ons are extensions and other additions that add new functionality to Thunderbird or change its appearance.5 How do I see which add-ons are installed?.3 What and where is the add-on manager?.

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