Mozilla's Thundermail email service opens early access

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Thunderbird's own paid email service is getting closer to launch. The Register reports that Thundermail, the hosted email service from the Mozilla backed Thunderbird project, is now sending early access invites to people on its waitlist

It began under the Thunderbird Pro banner, which also covers appointments and file sharing. The early access plan includes up to 15 email addresses, three custom domains, 30GB of mail storage and 60GB for Thunderbird Send, its end to end encrypted file sharing service

Sign up screens show $6 a month billed annually, and the reporter paid £55 for a year, though pricing may change before general availability. It works through webmail, Thunderbird on desktop and Android, or any compatible client, and the Thunderbird apps stay free

Features include multiple drafts, scheduled send, folders, contacts and identities. A full launch is promised sometime in 2026, but Thunderbird gave no date when asked, and unlike Gmail and Outlook it is a paid service with no ads

A paid, ad free email service from a privacy minded organisation will appeal to anyone tired of big tech inboxes. Custom domains and large storage at this price look good value. Funding Thunderbird through a service rather than ads seems a healthy model

Would you pay for an ad free email service? And do you use Thunderbird as your email client?

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