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<p><i>Thunderbird</i> will not be included by default anymore in Tails 7.8
(May 2026) and later.</p>
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<p>If you have the [[Thunderbird Email
Client|persistent_storage/configure#thunderbird]] feature of the Persistent
Storage turned on, Tails automatically adds <i>Thunderbird</i> to your list of
[[Additional Software|persistent_storage/additional_software]].</p>
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<p>[[Why is Tails installing <i>Thunderbird</i> as Additional Software?|thunderbird/additional_software]]</p>
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<p>The <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/instant-messaging-and-chat">chat
features of <i>Thunderbird</i></a> don't work in Tails.</p>
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<h2>Gmail</h2>
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<p>You can use your Gmail account with <i>Thunderbird</i> in Tails.</p>
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<ol>
<li>
<p>Make sure that you have 2-Step Verification turned on in your Gmail account.</p>
<p>See <a href="https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185839">Google Account Help: 2-Step Verification</a>.</p>
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<p>Configure the new account as IMAP when <i>Thunderbird</i> asks you to
choose between POP and IMAP.</p>
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<h1 id="news">Reading RSS and Atom news feeds</h1>
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On top of reading emails, you can read news feeds that use the RSS and Atom standards in *Thunderbird*.
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To create a feed account:
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In the **Account Settings** tab, select the **New Account** button, and then **Feed Account**.
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In the **Feed Account Wizard**, click **Next** and **Finish**.
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A new feed account named **Blogs & News Feeds** appears in the sidebar.
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Click on the **Manage Subscriptions** button in the right pane.
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In the **Feed Subscriptions** dialog, enter the URL of the news feed that you want to follow in the **Feed URL** field.
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For example, to subscribe to the Tails news feed, enter the following URL.
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Sites often have a feed icon <i class="fa fa-rss"></i> that points to their
RSS or Atom feed.
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If a site has no feed icon, right-click on the home or news page of the site in *Tor Browser*
and select **View Page Source** in the shortcut menu. In the source of the
page look for a link of type *application/rss+xml* or
*application/atom+xml*. Not all sites have a news feed.
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Click **Add**.
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*Thunderbird* verifies and downloads the content of the feed.
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