Thunderbird Pro August 2025 Update: New Features for Thundermail, Appointment, and Send Services
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Summary
Thunderbird is announcing updates to its Thunderbird Pro subscription services, which include Thundermail (email service), Appointment (scheduling tool), and Send (encrypted file sharing). These services are being developed as part of the Thunderbird ecosystem and are all open source. The article provides the latest development updates on these services.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledThunderbird Pro services are being built as part of the broader Thunderbird product ecosystem
These services include a first ever email service from Thunderbird, called Thundermail
Each of these services are open source, repositories are linked down below
They also include Appointment, for scheduling meetings and appointments and Send, an end-to-end encrypted filesharing tool
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