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For the best Exchange experience, we recommend Thunderbird 145 or newer. Thunderbird implements Exchange via EWS (Exchange Web Services), currently limited to email.
Calendar and address book using EWS will follow at a later date. Also in the future, is Exchange via Microsoft Graph, so please do not file bug reports for these items at this time.
Exchange is new, so we very much welcome your feedback and bug reports. For more technical detail, as well as things to test and look for, see the Thunderbird:Exchange wiki page.Table of Contents
Setup
When creating a new account using classic account creation, choose the Exchange Web Services option. Or if using the new Account Hub, when providing an exchange email address, Exchange should be automatically detected. If Exchange is not detected, choose the first Exchange option.
Configure your Exchange account
Again, for the best experience, we recommend Thunderbird 145 or newer.
Thunderbird profiles with 1 or more accounts
If you have a Thunderbird profile with one or more accounts, you will see the new Thunderbird Account Hub.
- Click Thunderbird app menu > > . The Account Hub dialog will appear.
- Enter your name, email address, and if required, your two factor authentication code for your Exchange email account.
- Click the button. The password entry dialog will appear.Note: In the first dialog box, you do not enter your account password. You will enter your password in a separate, branded panel provided by Microsoft (not Mozilla) as part of their OAuth implementation.Screenshot of that panel provided by Microsoft:
- Enter your password and click . The account type selection dialog will appear.
- Select the
Exchange radio button and click to use Thunderbird's built-in Exchange code.
- Follow the prompts to finish adding your Exchange account.
Manual EWS Configuration
There are a diversity of EWS servers which could cause auto configuration of your EWS email account to fail. Here's a potential workaround for that situation:
- In 145 and newer once you enter a valid email address, you can now manually configure your email settings by clicking . Please consult your Exchange administrator for the exact manual settings.
- Under Protocol, select .
- Follow the prompts and fill in the settings from your Exchange administrator.
Thunderbird profile with no accounts
If you have a Thunderbird profile with no accounts, you will see the older Add account wizard.
- Click Thunderbird app menu > > . The Account Setup dialog will appear.
- Enter your name, email address, and if required, your two factor authentication code for your Exchange email account.
- Click the button. The password entry dialog will appear.Note: In the first dialog box, you do not enter your account password. You will enter your password in a separate, branded panel provided by Microsoft (not Mozilla) as part of their OAuth implementation.Screenshot of that panel provided by Microsoft:
- Enter your password and click . The account settings dialog will appear.
- Select the Exchange Web Services radio button and click to use Thunderbird's built-in Exchange code.
- Follow the prompts to finish adding your Exchange account.
Send and receive emails with your Exchange Account
Once you have configured your Exchange Account in Thunderbird, you can use it to send and receive emails just like an IMAP or POP account.
Limitations
Not yet supported:
- Address book
- Calendar
- Filters (Phase 5)
- Folder quotas (Phase 5)
- Folder subscription (Phase 5)
- Message retention policies (Phase 5)
- Message download sync for offline use (Phase 5)
- Message tagging (Phase 5)
- NTLM authentication (Phase 5)
- OAuth authentication with on-premise instances (Phase 5)
- Shared mailboxes (Phase 5)
- Star message (Phase 5)
"Phase 5" items are on the near term road map, expected to by available/resolved by 1Q2026. The full list of phase 5 is this bug list.
Feedback and Bug Reports
To report a problem when using version 145 or newer, please file a bug report.
To see open bug reports and more technical detail about bug reporting, tracking bug activity, plus things to test and look for, see the Thunderbird:Exchange wiki page.
You may use Topicbox to discuss or ask questions about Exchange, either the beta group or the enterprise group.
Microsoft hosted vs. self hosted exchange servers
Administrators and others interested in the details of EWS instances (Microsoft hosted, Microsoft hosted as tenant-specific, and self hosted) will want to refer to the Thunderbird:Exchange wiki page.
