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new email notifications

New email notifications allow users to archive, delete, star and mark as spam emails easily while Thunderbird is open.

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. ==Windows== ==Turn on Thunderbird email notifications== (Refer to Microsoft's Knowledge Base Article for more details: [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/notifications-and-do-not-disturb-in-windows-feeca47f-0baf-5680-16f0-8801db1a8466 Notifications and Do Not Disturb in Windows].) # Enable notifications globally: In the Settings app on your Windows device, open System > {menu Notifications} and then toggle the switch next to {menu Notifications} to {button On}. # Under {menu Notifications from apps and other senders}, scroll down to {menu Mozilla Thunderbird} and then toggle the switch to {button On}. # Click on the chevron {button >} to configure more options. ==Example: Windows 11 notification== Here's how notifications look in Windows 11. ;[[Image:windows11-tb142-new-email-os-notification]] [[UI:details_start]] ==macOS== (Refer to Apple's Knowledge Base Article for more details: [https://support.apple.com/en-uz/guide/mac-help/mh40583/15.0/mac/15.0 Notifications settings on Mac].) # Choose Apple menu > {menu System Settings...} and then click {menu Notifications} in the sidebar. # Scroll down to {menu Thunderbird} and then click on the chevron {button >} # Next to {menu Allow notifications} and then toggle the switch to the right to turn on Thunderbird notifications. # Optional: configure the rest of the notification options to suit your requirements. [[UI:details_end]] <!-- ==Linux== -->