Thunderbird for Desktop and Thundermail

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NOTE: Thunderbird Pro is currently in its Early Bird release and available by invitation only. To learn more and join the waitlist, visit our website. We’ll be opening Thunderbird Pro to the public once the Early Bird release concludes.

Configure Thundermail for Thunderbird Desktop

NOTE: Thunderbird Pro requires the latest ESR or the latest monthly release. We recommend the latest monthly release version of Thunderbird which is documented in: New in Thunderbird Desktop.
  1. Click Thunderbird app menu ☰ > New Account > Email.
  2. Enter your Thundermail email address and follow the prompts to set up your Thundermail email account.

Manual settings

Thunderbird should automatically:

  • configure your Thundermail email settings to match your TB Pro Thundermail page.
  • add a CalDAV calendar called Thundermail Calendar in your Thunderbird calendar space. Press Alt + 3 (Ctrl + 3 on macOS) to check.
  • add a CardDAV address book called Thundermail Address Book in your address book space. Press Alt + 2 (Ctrl + 2 on macOS) to check.

If it doesn’t, please try manually changing the settings as per the sections below. If manual setup fails, please create a support ticket using our form at: accounts.tb.pro/contact.

Receiving Email

  1. Switch to your Thundermail account: Thunderbird app menu ☰ > Account Settings.
  2. In the left sidebar, click on your Thundermail email account. For example: nemo@thundermail.com. Then, click on the chevron “>” to expand the drop down menu. Finally, click on Server Settings and set the following values:
  • Server Name: mail.thundermail.com Server Port: 993
  • Security: SSL/TLS
  • Username: your full Thundermail email address e.g. nemo@thundermail.com
  • Authentication method: OAuth2

Sending Email

  1. Switch to your Thundermail account: Thunderbird app menu ☰ > Account Settings.
  2. In the left sidebar, click on your Thundermail email account. For example nemo@thundermail.com. Click on Edit outgoing server… and set the following values:
  • Server Name: mail.thundermail.com
  • Server Port: 465 Connection Security: SSL/TLS
  • Username:' your full Thundermail email address For example: nemo@thundermail.com
  • Authentication method: OAuth2

Thundermail Calendar

  1. Click Thunderbird app menu ☰ > New Account > Calendar > On the Network.
  2. For Username:, enter your Thundermail email address. For example nemo@thundermail.com.
  3. For Location, enter mail.thundermail.com.
  4. Click Find Calendars.
  5. In the Create New Calendar dialog, select your Thundermail calendar and click Subscribe.

Thundermail Address Book

  1. Click Thunderbird app menu ☰ > New Account > New Address Book > New remote Address Book.
  2. For Username:, enter your Thundermail email address. For example nemo@thundermail.com.
  3. For URL/Hostname, enter https://mail.thundermail.com.
  4. Click Continue.
  5. Select your Thundermail Address Book and click Continue.

Send and receive email, and have some fun!