Are you wasting too much time going through Thunderbird’s menus to accomplish simple tasks?

Can you never remember the keyboard shortcuts?

It may be time to install some visual shortcuts.

Gboard’s editing mode on an Android phone.

Thunderbird toolbar buttons provide one-click access to some of Thunderbird’s most useful features.

In addition, there are buttons that add new functionality that you would otherwise miss out on.

Here are 10 toolbar buttons for Thunderbird 3 that you must have!

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The >Customize Toolbarwindow will launch.

Get all mails [No Longer Available]

Thunderbird 3 does contain a Get Mail button.

However, it takes two clicks to get mail for all your accounts.

The file explorer on the Dell XPS 14 9440.

If you don’t ever check mails for just one account, you should get this button.

It skips the selection and automatically fetches new mail from all your accounts.

2.Remove Duplicate Messages(Alternate)

With this extension, you might search and remove duplicate messages.

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By clicking the little arrow in the bottom right, you could set the comparison criteria.

In the example below I picked author as the sole criteria.

The extension searches all folders of one eMail account.

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Now you might skip searching or clicking each and every message, just hit the Mark All Read button.

4.Restart Thunderbird

Thunderbird 3 provides a restart option only after installing a new addon.

Thunderbird will continue to run in the background.

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The Exit button puts the Exit option directly into your toolbar and saves you one click.

6.New Tab Button

Thunderbird 3 supports tabs.

I’ve even listed the5 Extensions For Tabbed Email Browsing in Thunderbird 3.

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Be sure to have a look at the options for this extension.

Here you’re free to define where the button should be added, among other options.

7.Xpunge

The Thunderbird profile folder tends to grow very large.

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In part that’s because eMail are never really deleted.

This button lets you run your filters with one click.

Also, check outHow to Set Up Message Filters In Thunderbird.

thunderbird toolbar customization

9.Toolbar Buttons

Tired of downloading one extension after another?

Try this one, which comes with 50 buttons for Thunderbird and many more for Firefox and Sunbird.

It contains a ton of super useful buttons.

toolbar buttons thunderbird

Moreover, the extension provides options to finetune its buttons.

10.Custom Buttons2

Are you still missing certain buttons?

It will appear instantly.

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Which Thunderbird toolbar button is your favorite?

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