Mozilla Thunderbird is a email client, personal information manager, news client, RSS and chat client.
Reviewed by Marcus Holmberg
Thunderbird
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Threat level
Covered
A covered pick. Anyone can use it as a private drop-in, with no setup or know-how. Enough for most people. Threat levels
Our take
Thunderbird is the desktop client to reach for when you want to own your mail locally and add PGP without trusting a webmail box, and it is free and backed by Mozilla. Understand what it is, though: a client, not a provider, so it inherits the privacy of whatever account you point it at and does nothing magic on its own. The interface feels dated and setup takes patience, but for managing several accounts in one place on a real computer, little else is as flexible.
Website at a glance
thunderbird.net
B score 70
Solid website security headers
Graded by Mozilla HTTP Observatory, tested 13d ago
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Measures the security configuration of the tool's own website, not the privacy of the product itself. A strong tool can still score low here.
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