This 'unofficial' Birdtray 1.10 release had an issue with the translations, which was later fixed. For this reason, Linux distributions (and other places where Birdtray is published as a binary, like Flathub) did not update to this version.

However, this release was not tagged, so it doesn't appear on the Birdtray GitHub releases page. This version can no longer show the unread email count for Thunderbird 102 and newer versions, like the brand new Thunderbird 112 beta.īut there was, in fact, a new Birdtray release (1.10) since then, at least according to the Git commit log. The latest Birdtray release (at the time I'm writing this) on its GitHub releases page is currently version 1.9.0, published in October 2020.

Allows adding pre-configured email templates to the tray for quick access.

Snooze new email notifications for a predefined amount of time.

Can detect if Thunderbird was accidentally closed and re-launch it.

Can automatically start Thunderbird when launching Birdtray and close Thunderbird when exiting the tray icon.

Can hide and restore the Thunderbird window by double-clicking on the tray icon or from its menu.

Configurable unread count font colors for different email accounts.

Configurable accounts/mail folder for which it should check for new emails.

The tray icon can flash (blink) when new emails are received.

Thunderbird tray icon with unread email counter.

I have updated the Linux Uprising Apps PPA for Ubuntu and derivatives (and Linux distributions based on it, like Linux Mint, Pop!_OS, etc.) with fixes/workarounds for these issues, and I'll also explain what I did so you can replicate this on other Linux distributions if you want to use Birdtray.īut first, let me show you what Birdtray can do. The application has stopped working a while back-it no longer shows the unread email count with newer Thunderbird versions (both the latest Thunderbird 102.* stable and the latest beta-112 at the time I'm writing this article), and it doesn't work properly on Wayland either. Birdtray is a system tray icon for Thunderbird, which shows the unread email count, with some extra features.

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