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Thunderbird is an open-source e-mail client for desktop environments, which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and address book, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.

Install Thunderbird

In NixOS 24.11 onwards, set programs.thunderbird.enable = true.

In NixOS 24.05 or older, add pkgs.thunderbird to environment.systemPackages.

Configuration of Thunderbird

Thunderbird stores configuration and data in the hidden .thunderbird folder in the home directories. There are the following solutions:

Use Nixpkgs, currently setting policies and preferences is supported (Usable in unstable, will be available in version 24.11).
Use Home Manager.
Manual configuration with the Thunderbird GUI and backup (and move to others PCs) of the .thunderbird folder. Using IMAP with server-side storage will enable to have several instances of Thunderbird with the same settings and e-mail content.

Troubleshooting

(nothing yet)

References

Thunderbird (site): https://www.thunderbird.net/
Thunderbird (sourcecode): https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central
List of Nixpkgs' Thunderbird options

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-Thunderbird is an open-source e-mail client for desktop environments, which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and contactbook, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.
+[https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird] is an open-source e-mail client for desktop environments, which also functions as a full personal information manager with a calendar and address book, as well as an RSS feed reader, chat client (IRC/XMPP/Matrix), and news client.
+== Install Thunderbird ==
+In NixOS 24.11 onwards, set <code>programs.thunderbird.enable = true</code>.
+In NixOS 24.05 or older, add <code>pkgs.thunderbird</code> to <code>environment.systemPackages</code>.
-== Install Thunderbird ==
-You can just install the package:
-<syntaxhighlight lang="nixos">
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    thunderbird
-  ];
-</syntaxhighlight>Or by setting <code>programs.thunderbird.enable</code> to true in your system configuration (Usable in unstable, will be available in version 24.11).
 == Configuration of Thunderbird ==
-Thunderbird stores configuration and data in the hidden .thunderbird folder in the homedirectories. There are the following solutions:
+Thunderbird stores configuration and data in the hidden .thunderbird folder in the home directories. There are the following solutions:
 * Use Nixpkgs, currently setting policies and preferences is supported (Usable in unstable, will be available in version 24.11).
 * Use [[Home Manager]].