Add-ons
NC Connector for Thunderbird 2.2.4
by Bastian Kleinschmidt
Create Nextcloud Talk conversations directly from Thunderbird's event dialog.
About this Add-on
NC Connector for Thunderbird
NC Connector for Thunderbird connects Thunderbird directly with Nextcloud Talk and secure Nextcloud sharing. One click opens a modern wizard, creates Talk rooms with lobby and moderator delegation, and inserts the meeting link (including password) into the event. From the compose window, you can generate a Nextcloud share with upload folder, expiration date, password, and personal message. No copy-paste juggling and no open links in emails: everything stays in Thunderbird and is stored cleanly in your Nextcloud.
This is a community project and is not an official Nextcloud GmbH product.
Highlights
NC Connector for Thunderbird connects Thunderbird directly with Nextcloud Talk and secure Nextcloud sharing. One click opens a modern wizard, creates Talk rooms with lobby and moderator delegation, and inserts the meeting link (including password) into the event. From the compose window, you can generate a Nextcloud share with upload folder, expiration date, password, and personal message. No copy-paste juggling and no open links in emails: everything stays in Thunderbird and is stored cleanly in your Nextcloud.
This is a community project and is not an official Nextcloud GmbH product.
Highlights
- One-click Nextcloud Talk – Open an event, choose Nextcloud Talk, configure the room, and define a moderator. The wizard writes title/location/description (including help link) into the event.
- Sharing deluxe – The "Add Nextcloud Share" button starts the sharing assistant with upload queue, password generator, expiration date, and note field. The finished share is inserted as formatted HTML into the email.
- Enterprise security – Lobby until start time, moderator delegation, automatic cleanup of unsaved events, required passwords, and expiration policies protect sensitive meetings and files.
- Seamless Nextcloud integration – Login Flow V2, automatic room tracking, and debug logs in
[NCBG],[NCUI],[NCSHARE]help with troubleshooting. - ESR-ready – Optimized and tested for Thunderbird ESR 140.X with a minimal experiment footprint.
- Talk button now also available in the tab editor (not just the dialog window).
- Optional auto-add of event invitees to the Talk room (Nextcloud users via system addressbook, others via e-mail).
- Live Nextcloud password policy support for Talk + Sharing (min length + generator API with secure fallback).
- Unified, modernized UI across Talk wizard, Sharing wizard, and settings (consistent spacing, buttons, animations).
- Note: The add-on ID has changed in 2.2.2. Please uninstall versions <=2.2.1 before installing 2.2.5.
- Talk popup with lobby, password, listable option, room type, and moderator search.
- Automatic insertion of title, location, and description (including help link and password) into the event.
- Room tracking, lobby updates, delegation workflow, and cleanup if the event is discarded or moved.
- Calendar changes (drag-and-drop or dialog edits) keep lobby/start time in sync on the server.
- Four steps (share, expiration date, files, note) with a password-protected upload folder.
- Upload queue with duplicate checks, progress display, and optional share without upload.
- Automatic HTML blocks with link, password, expiration date, and optional note.
- Login Flow V2 (app password is created automatically) and central options (base URL, debug mode, sharing paths, default values for Sharing/Talk).
- Full internationalization (DE/EN/FR) and structured debug logs for support cases.
- Thunderbird ESR 140.X (Windows/macOS/Linux)
- Nextcloud with Talk & Sharing (DAV) enabled
- App password or Login Flow V2
- Install the current XPI
nc4tb-2.2.5.xpiin Thunderbird (Add-ons > Gear > Install Add-on From File). - Restart Thunderbird.
- In the add-on options, enter base URL, user, and app password or start the login flow.
- Troubleshooting: Enable debug mode in the options; relevant logs appear as
[NCUI][Talk],[NCUI][Sharing],[NCBG],[NCSHARE],[NCExp].
