thunderbird 3.0Know 99.9% of people use Microsoft Outlook. I also understand why 90% of those people would rather not use a desktop email client. Mozilla Thunderbird has been in development for a few years but has not achieved as much popularity as Mozilla FireFox.

Here is a preview of some the features Thunderbird offers and why you should switch.

  • a simplified user interface
  • tabbed email — yes, tabs have migrated from Firefox to Thunderbird
  • easier account set-up
  • a faster and better search tool
  • message archiving
  • smart folders that group inbox views
  • IMAP folder synchronization, so you can access your messages when offline

Download it from getthunderbird.com