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= Status =
'''Thunderbird is alive and well in 20222023! [[#Contributing|Please help us keep it that way!]]'''
The Thunderbird product is developed and managed by the [https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/about/ '''Thunderbird Project'''], which is collectively the community (both paid staff and volunteers) and the Thunderbird Council:
* [[Thunderbird/CommunicationChannels|Thunderbird Communication Channels]] - How and where to get information.
* Learn how to deploy "Thunderbird in an organization" at [[Thunderbird/Enterprise|Thunderbird for enterprises]].
= Releases =
[https://www.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/releases/ Thunderbird Project version numbers for '''releases'''] match to Mozilla Firefox <u>ESR numbers</u>. Thunderbird also provides consecutive <u>betas</u> between the ESR numbers, for example 92-101, which match to Firefox (non-ESR) beta numbers. Future Thunderbird (ESR) releases upcoming are 115, 127, etc.
== Latest release ==
* Get the current '''release''' of Thunderbird from '''[http://www.thunderbird.net/ thunderbird.net]'''.
* Get the '''beta''' from [https://thunderbird.net/#channel the future of Thunderbird].
== Upcoming releases ==
* Version 102.0 was made available in June 2022.
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* Thunderbird ''roughly'' tracks the '''ESR''' release schedule of Firefox. See the ESR column of [[RapidRelease/Calendar]].
** Thunderbird ESR Releases typically happen the same week of the published Firefox dates. But it is sometimes later, because we ship when '''code is ready and tested'''. If you do not see the "newest" version listed at the [https://www.thunderbird.net/ Thunderbird home page], do not worry, the new version is just not yet ready.
** New features and fixes happen as volunteers have time to work on them and fix them - fixes and features generally do not have a schedule which can be communicated to users. If you want new features sooner, then please help us [https://www.thunderbird.net/get-involved/ test and code], or use the beta mentioned above.
** [[Thunderbird/Release_Driving|Release Driving]] - How releases move towards completion
== Past releases ==
* [https://www.thunderbird.net/thunderbird/releases/ View past release notes]
* [https://releases.mozilla.org/pub/thunderbird/releases/ Download past releases]
= Contributing =
'''To get more information or talk to a human, or just to introduce yourself, see [[Thunderbird/CommunicationChannels|Thunderbird Communication Channels]], especially the IRC channel.'''
<u>'''Again, we need users like '''you''' to help in one of the above areas. Please inquire today.'''</u>
= Governance =
