BirdBox is a communication app developed by UserLAnd Technologies.
Download Statistics
BirdBox has been downloaded 420 times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 2 times. It is ranked #104 in communication.
User Ratings
BirdBox is rated 4.50 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 17 ratings.
App Information
BirdBox costs $1.99 to download. The APK download size is 91.48 MB. The latest version available is 26.05.29. The last update was on May 29, 2026.
Technical Requirements
The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play October 2022.
Description
BirdBox allows you to run desktop Thunderbird on an Android device.
What is BirdBox?
BirdBox is not Thunderbird itself and is not a Mozilla project, but instead is a compatibility layer that sets up a Linux desktop with Thunderbird, launches it, renders it and provides a way to interact with it.
What features does it provide? *Send and receive emails *Mail account setup wizard *Tabbed emails *Search tools *Attachment reminders *Contacts management *Etc
How to Use BirdBox?
Use it just like normal. But here are some specifics to the app. * Tap with one figure to click. * Pinch to zoom. * Slide two fingers up and down to scroll. * If you want to bring up a keyboard, tap on the screen to get a set of icons to appear and then click the keyboard icon. * Hold and slide one finger to pan (useful when zoomed in). * If you want to do the equivalent to a right click, tap with two fingers. * If you want to change the scaling or the dns settings, find the service android notification and click the settings. You have to stop and restart the app after changing these settings for them to take effect.
Why Use BirdBox?
BirdBox is the only way to get Thunderbird on Android. Also desktop Thunderbird has a different set of features than the planned Thunderbird mobile app.
Other tidbits:
BirdBox is fully open source with the source code posted on github: https://github.com/CypherpunkArmory/BirdBox
Recent changes: Update Thunderbird version and file system significantly Fix bugs that made it difficult to impossible to update Thunderbird and the filesystem on your own You have to uninstall/reinstall to get this benefit (sorry)
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★★★★★
Pretty good Thunderbird experience on a Chromebook. It it only using about 80% of the screen unless I change the scaling option. 5 stars because this is some magic. How does this even work?
★★★★★
A very powerful app with adaptable features. What security do users have. It's scary ....
★★★★★
Quite good for a first version. It really is Thunderbird on Android. There are some obvious nits, like waiting for it to load, but kudos!
★★★★★
This is great having access to Thunderbird on my Android device. Definitely great to have access to all the desktop functionality!!!
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