Email in Thunderbird¶

Step 1: Create an app password for email¶

Create an app password for this computer, e.g. named Laptop – Thunderbird – 2026-10-26 (with today's date), as described in App passwords. Keep it at hand for step 2.

You can also use your normal mailbox password instead, but this is less safe – see why.

Step 2: Add the account in Thunderbird¶

1. Start Thunderbird. On first start, the account setup opens by itself. Otherwise open the menu ☰ → New Account → Email.
2. Enter:
   • Your full name, e.g. Jane Doe. Recipients see this name.
   • Email address: <email>
   • Password: the app password from step 1
3. Click Continue. Thunderbird looks up the settings.

4. Compare what Thunderbird found with the settings below. If they don't match, or nothing was found, choose Configure manually (wording may vary) and enter them yourself.

   Incoming mail (IMAP)

   Setting	Value
   Protocol	IMAP
   Server	<mail-server>
   Port	993
   Connection security	SSL/TLS
   Authentication method	Normal password
   Username	your full email address <email>

   Outgoing mail (SMTP)

   Setting	Value
   Server	<mail-server>
   Port	465
   Connection security	SSL/TLS
   Authentication method	Normal password
   Username	your full email address <email>

5. Click Done (in the manual configuration, click Re-test first). Thunderbird checks the connection and downloads your folders.

6. Send yourself a test email.