This article describes Thunderbird's main window for Thunderbird 115 Supernova and newer versions.

There are many ways to configure Thunderbird. This article describes two popular configurations:

• Classic View Layout with Table View for the Message List Pane
• Vertical View Layout with Card View for the Message List Pane

Refer also to the many keyboard shortcuts available in the main window to help you quickly perform functions, such as message actions and navigation, searching and calendar actions.

Classic View Layout with Table View

The following screenshot shows the Clasic View Layout with Table View. It is the default layout for new Thunderbird installs.

1. Spaces Toolbar

2. Universal Toolbar

3. Tab Bar

4. Message List Header

5. Folder Pane

6. Quick Filter Bar

7. Message List Pane

8. Message Header

9. Message Pane

10. Today Pane

11. Status Bar

Vertical View Layout with Card View

To see this view:

• select "Vertical View": click ≡ > Layout > Vertical View and then
• select "Card View": click the Message list display options icon (fixme: add svg) to the right of Quick Filter > Cards View

This configuration has most of the same components as the Classic View Layout with Table View:

• 1. Spaces Toolbar
• 2. Universal Toolbar
• 3. Tab Bar
• 4. Message List Header
• 5. Folder Pane
• 6. Quick Filter Bar
• 7. Message List Pane
• 8. Message Pane
• 9. Today Pane
• 10. Status Bar
• 11. One of the cards in Card View

Card view (one of the cards is highlighted in red, see #11), is a multi-line, non-column alternative view of the message list.. Currently there is a two line "card" for each message in the Message List Pane. The first line has the sender's display name (not the actual email address) and time and the second line displays the subject.