Betterbird

A better version of Thunderbird

Internet & Communication

Actively maintained

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About

Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will. Betterbird is better than Thunderbird in three ways: It contains new features exclusive to Betterbird, it contains bug fixes exclusive to Betterbird and it contains fixes that Thunderbird may ship at a later stage.

Changelog

Betterbird 153 ESR is based on Thunderbird's current ESR version. Refer to Betterbird's release notes for details.

Additional information

Project

Developer: Betterbird Project
License: MPL-2.0 (free software)What this license lets you do
Homepage: www.betterbird.eu
From the project: Report a bug Source code Help translate Donate Documentation FAQ
Latest release: September 29, 2026 (19 days ago)Actively maintained · 1 release in the last year

Install

Size: 127.2 MB
Installs: 424,500 on Flathub2,651 in the last 7 days
Available via: Flatpak · Arch Linux (9)
All 10 packagings
Flathub (Flatpak), AUR (Bin build), AUR (Bin · de build), AUR (Bin · es build), AUR (Bin · fr build), AUR (Bin · it build), AUR (Bin · ja build), AUR (Bin · nl build), AUR (Bin · pt build), AUR (Bin · ru build)
Flatpak sandbox: Some access
Runs in a sandbox, with access to some of your files or devices.
What it can access
Can access all devices, including cameras and USB
Reads and changes your Downloads folder
Reads and changes files in /var/spool/mail
Reads and changes files in /run/.heim_org.h5l.kcm-socket
Reads and changes files in /var/mail
Uses the internet
Can print
Talks to smart-card readers
Plays and records audio

About this data

Sources: 10 independent sources agree
Catalog data as of: October 12, 2026

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How each source lists it (10)

Source	Name	Version	Built by	License	Description
Flathub (Flatpak)	Betterbird	153.4.0esr-bb10	Official build	MPL-2.0	A better version of Thunderbird
AUR (Bin build)	betterbird-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	EN-US // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · de build)	betterbird-de-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	GERMAN // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · es build)	betterbird-es-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	SPANISH // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · fr build)	betterbird-fr-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	FRENCH // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · it build)	betterbird-it-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	ITALIAN // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · ja build)	betterbird-ja-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	JAPANESE // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · nl build)	betterbird-nl-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	DUTCH // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · pt build)	betterbird-pt-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	PORTUGUESE // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.
AUR (Bin · ru build)	betterbird-ru-bin	153.4.0esr-1	Community repack	MPL2	RUSSIAN // Betterbird is a fine-tuned version of Mozilla Thunderbird, Thunderbird on steroids, if you will.