The beta release of the significant new branch of the Thunderbird 102 email client, based on the Firefox 102 ESR codebase, has been announced. The release is scheduled for June 28.
The most notable changes:
- A client for the decentralized communication system Matrix has been integrated. The implementation supports advanced features such as end-to-end encryption, sending invitations, delayed loading of participants, and editing sent messages.
- A new import and export wizard has been added, supporting the transfer of messages, settings, filters, address books, and accounts from various configurations, including migration from Outlook and SeaMonkey.
- A new address book implementation with vCard support has been proposed.
- A Spaces sidebar has been added with buttons for quickly switching between the program's work modes (email, address book, calendar, chat, add-ons).
- The ability to insert thumbnails for previewing the content of links in emails has been provided. When adding a link while composing an email, a suggestion will now appear to include a thumbnail of the related content that the recipient will see.
- Instead of the new account setup wizard during the first launch, a summary screen with a list of possible initial actions is displayed, such as configuring an existing account, importing a profile, creating a new email, setting up the calendar, chat, and news feed.
- The design of email headers has been changed.
Source: opennet.ru
