Firefox certainly has more than a few Top Ten lists of extensions floating around. I know, because I wrote one of them. However, its unsung brother has not had as much publicity in this regard. Here are some of the more useful Thunderbird extensions. Also, check out Leslie Franke's
Thunderbird Cheat Sheet.
- Contacts Sidebar - Have a listing of contacts on the sidebar instead of using the Address Book feature.
- Quote Colors - Color codes quoted sections in emails. This is a great tool for long reply sections and forwarded emails.
- Webmail - This extension allows the inclusion of webmail like Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail in Thunderbird.
- Switch Proxy - This is particularly useful for users that frequently move from network to network.
- Minimize to Tray - Minimize Thunderbird to the tray instead of taking up valuable Taskbar space. Also, this extension provides the option of minimizing to the tray on close.
- Quicktext - This extension allows for the insertion of pertinent variables such as "Attachment: Filename" and information from the Address Book. It also has the feature of inserting text or html files as plain text.
- Delete Junk - Deletes all messages in a folder marked as junk from the context menu. If your Junk Mail Controls don’t include deleting the Junk Mail, then this extension is a must.
As always, feedback is appreciated. These are the extensions I have come across over the last few years, but I’m sure there are other useful ones out there. Let me know what they are.
