Betterbird

Fine-tuned Thunderbird fork with extra features and fixes

About Betterbird

Betterbird is a community-maintained soft fork of Mozilla Thunderbird that adds exclusive features such as multi-line view, vertical tabs and complex search terms, plus bug fixes ahead of upstream. It is 100% profile-compatible with Thunderbird ESR, so users can switch between the two without migrating data.

Betterbird website preview

Live preview of betterbird.eu via the WordPress mShots service — it can take a few seconds to generate on a first visit.

Betterbird: strengths & things to check

Strengths

Completely free to use — this directory lists no paid plan for it.
Covers email client, thunderbird, open source, desktop — see the focus areas listed in its key facts.
Has 6 close alternatives in the same category on this page, so switching or comparing is easy.

Things to check

Free tools can change their model or shut down — avoid locking critical work into it without an export path.
Current plan prices are not listed here (they change too often to print reliably) — confirm the exact price on the official site.
It is one of 619 tools in the Communication & Collaboration category here — compare it against the alternatives below before you commit.

Derived from this listing's own data (pricing model, focus areas and category) — not a hands-on review score.

Betterbird pricing

Pricing model	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Free access	Yes — fully free
Current plan prices	Listed on the official site — prices change, so this directory links out instead of printing a number that may already be stale.
Official site	betterbird.eu

Betterbird key facts

Category: Communication & Collaboration
Pricing: Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas: email client, thunderbird, open source, desktop
Official site: betterbird.eu

Betterbird FAQ

How much does Betterbird cost?

Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it. Current plans and prices are listed on the official site (betterbird.eu).

What is Betterbird used for?

Fine-tuned Thunderbird fork with extra features and fixes Its focus areas in the Communication & Collaboration category: email client, thunderbird, open source, desktop.

Where can I try Betterbird?

On its official site, betterbird.eu — the Visit Official Site button above goes straight there.

Betterbird vs alternatives

	Betterbird	Cypht	Ferdium	inlark
Pricing	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.	Free — listed in this directory as a free tool, with no paid plan required to use it.
Focus areas	email client, thunderbird, open source, desktop	webmail, email client, self hosted, open source	messaging, workspace, open source, desktop	email client, keyboard first, open source, jmap
Official site	betterbird.eu	cypht.org	ferdium.org	inlark.com
Directory status	Listed	Listed	Listed	Listed

Side-by-side from each listing's own directory data. Full alternative cards are below.

About the Communication & Collaboration category

Chat, video meetings, and messaging apps that keep teams connected. The Communication & Collaboration category on Tools Hub currently lists 619 tools. Alongside Betterbird, it includes emaillin, Clyton, InkMail, Crypho.

FreeCommunication & Collaborationemail-clientthunderbirdopen-sourcedesktop

Alternatives to Betterbird

Tools in the same Communication & Collaboration category that share focus areas with Betterbird — worth comparing before you commit:

Communication & Collaboration

Cypht

All your email, from all your accounts, in one place

Freewebmailemail-clientself-hostedopen-source

Communication & Collaboration

Ferdium

Every messaging service in one free app

Freemessagingworkspaceopen-sourcedesktop

Communication & Collaboration

inlark

Keyboard-first desktop email client, free software under AGPL-3.0

Freeemail-clientkeyboard-firstopen-sourcejmap

Communication & Collaboration

Akkoma

Magically expressive federated social media server software

Freefediverseactivitypubmicrobloggingself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

Apache OpenMeetings

Open-source video conferencing, whiteboard and groupware from Apache

Freevideo-conferencingwhiteboardgroupwareself-hosted

Communication & Collaboration

Asterisk

Open-source IP PBX, VoIP gateway and conference server framework

Freevoippbxsiptelephony

More in Communication & Collaboration

Comparing tools in the Communication & Collaboration category? These related listings are worth a look: emaillin — International email service with transparent prepaid pricing; Clyton — Security-focused Windows email client with quarantine spam filter; InkMail — Private local-first email client with unlimited free accounts.