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Thunderbird feels very slow.

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Ringo
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Hello,

I would very much like Thunderbird to be my main email program on my MacBook Pro. However, Thunderbird feels very slow compared to Apple Mail or MailMate.

Installed software:

  • Thunderbird 128.1.1esr (64-bit)
  • macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93)

Some examples of slow:

  • when using keyboard `down` key to go over each message in a folder, displaying the selected email can't keep up with me going over the list.
  • when using the mouse, sometimes selecting an email message (left-click and hold) is processed fractions of a second later. I have to wait for the visual rendering of the selected image before moving my mouse to drop the message somewhere else.

Is there a development track to improve the speed of Thunderbird (on macOS)?

Ringo

Hello, I would very much like Thunderbird to be my main email program on my MacBook Pro. However, Thunderbird feels very slow compared to Apple Mail or [https://freron.com/ MailMate]. Installed software: * Thunderbird 128.1.1esr (64-bit) * macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 (23G93) Some examples of slow: * when using keyboard `down` key to go over each message in a folder, displaying the selected email can't keep up with me going over the list. * when using the mouse, sometimes selecting an email message (left-click and hold) is processed fractions of a second later. I have to wait for the visual rendering of the selected image before moving my mouse to drop the message somewhere else. Is there a development track to improve the speed of Thunderbird (on macOS)? Ringo

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