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BorderColors D

Shows a colorful border around the "New Message" window, so you can tell different identities apart.

Builds on the original BorderColors and the "GT" version, adding different border styles.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (33)
7,363 users

Smileyfixer

Fixes smileys that show in emails created by Outlook as J.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (4)
878 users

Phoenity Icons

Phoenity icons for Thunderbird

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (67)
12,896 users

Signature sync for Gmail

This extension allows you to automatically use your signature from Gmail accounts in Thunderbird. No longer need to maintain two separated signatures!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (6)
1,149 users

Darko

Simple dark mode (theme) for your Thunderbird messages.

FastAddons.com/#darko

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (30)
4,023 users

Keep in Taskbar Requires Restart

A simple plugin that makes the Close button behave exactly like the Minimize one.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (33)
955 users

Phoenity Buttons

Adds some toolbar buttons using phoenity icons.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (16)
4,273 users

Mark All Read:WE

Mark all read (Web extension) - Adds a toolbar button to mark all unread messages in current folder as read.

*Note*
This addon works much better in newer versions of Thunderbird (v91). Thunderbird's WebAPI's were very patchy in older versions.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars (19)
978 users

Filter on Folder Button

new in version 1.5.1:
code optimised for Thunderbird version >= 115

new in version 1.5:
code changed to popup menu

functions:
new menu button with filter functions, with hotkeys, theme support, more languages

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (25)
1,141 users

Old (classic) Icons

This replaces the new monochrome icons with the old/classic colorful icons. Uses the code from Phoenity Icons and the graphics from older Thunderbird versions.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (28)
2,500 users

Minimize on Close

Causes Thunderbird's main window to minimize instead of closing. You can still close Thunderbird through the menu.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (80)
35,440 users

Toggle HTML

Adds a Toggle HTML button

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (8)
982 users

KeepRunning

Once you close Thunderbird you will no longer be able to see your new emails. This plugin keeps Thunderbird active in the background, meaning you can still receive your new emails after closing the app. Use this when the app is in the startup.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (5)
1,514 users

Addon Compatibility Check for TB 102/TB 115

Checks all installed add-ons for compatibility with Thunderbird 102 (or TB 115) and displays status information on a button in the main toolbar. This button will open a detailed overview, including links to alternatives for abandoned add-ons.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (10)
16,063 users

Config Button

Adds a Config Button, opens about:config in a dialog or a new tab.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (3)
1,340 users

Message Header Toolbar Customize

You can change icon display and button order. You can also hide unnecessary buttons.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars (48)
4,653 users

Compact Headers

Limits displayed headers to 1 or 2 lines.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (67)
10,619 users

Night and Day Dynamic

A theme that switches between sun and moon based on time of day.

This is the canonical example dynamic theme published by Mozilla: https://github.com/mdn/webextensions-examples/tree/master/dynamic-theme

Rated 3 out of 5 stars (2)
1,296 users

Dark Reader

Dark mode for every email. Take care of your eyes, use dark theme for night and daily messaging.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (36)
9,445 users

Simple Startup Minimizer

This extension will minimize Thunderbird on startup, it is very simple and I didn't put much work into it but it should work on all platforms. Please let me know if you want more features added into it.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars (30)
6,517 users