Extensions:Thunderbird

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Building a Thunderbird extension
Step-by-step explanation on how to build an extension for Thunderbird 2.0.

The following documentation outlines the creation of extensions specific to Thunderbird. Although there are a lot of parallels with Firefox extensions there are also some subtle differences that may confound the starting developer.

Please note that this is a work in progress - feel free to fill in the links in red (not done yet links) and to contribute to existing pages.

Documentation

Frequently Asked Questions: Common questions and answers about Thunderbird extension development.

HowTos: A collection of useful functions to do useful things

Creating a Custom Column: A step-by-step overview of creating and handling a custom column

customDBHeaders Preference: A discussion of the mailnews.customDBHeaders preference regarding custom columns and headers.

Community

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#extdev IRC channel / #maildev IRC channel
MozillaZine forum
mozdev project owners
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Tools

DOM Inspector - inspect the chrome DOM Tree
Firefox/Thunderbird Extension Wizard (external) - generates an extension skeleton

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