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New email notifications in Thunderbird
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New email notifications allow users to archive, delete, star and mark as spam emails easily while Thunderbird is open.
New email notifications allow users to archive, delete, star and mark as spam emails easily while Thunderbird is open.
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In order for this feature to work, you have to enable and configure notifications both in Thunderbird and in your operating system.
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=1. Turn on native notifications in Thunderbird=
# Thunderbird app menu {menu ☰} > {button Settings} > {menu General} > search for '''When new messages arrive'''. {for win}Ensure '''Use the system notification''' is ticked "✓" {/for}
# Click {button Customize...}
# Ensure the fields and actions you would like to display in your new email notifications are ticked "✓" ('''Archive''' is only available in 141 and newer releases).
#;[[Image:borderless customize new mail alert]]
{warning}Some operating systems have limits on how many action buttons are displayed in a notification. Windows 11 for example will only display 4 action buttons even if you have selected 5 or more actions.{/warning}
=2. Configure your operating system's native notifications=
Please follow your operating system's documentation to enable and configure notifications native to your operating system.
In order for this feature to work, you have to enable and configure notifications both in Thunderbird and in your operating system.
__TOC__
=1. Turn on native notifications in Thunderbird=
# Thunderbird app menu {menu ☰} > {button Settings} > {menu General} > search for '''When new messages arrive'''. {for win, linux}Ensure '''Use the system notification''' is ticked "✓" {/for}
# Click {button Customize...}
# Ensure the fields and actions you would like to display in your new email notifications are ticked "✓" ('''Archive''' is only available in 141 and newer releases).
#;[[Image:borderless customize new mail alert]]
{warning}Some operating systems have limits on how many action buttons are displayed in a notification. Windows 11 for example will only display 4 action buttons even if you have selected 5 or more actions.{/warning}
=2. Configure your operating system's native notifications=
Please follow your operating system's documentation to enable and configure notifications native to your operating system.