NovaBird 2.0 – Beta 3. Third test version of 2.0. Please back up your Thunderbird profile first and report what you find (issues). Installs over Beta 1 and 2; settings and index are kept.
New since Beta 2
- Helper 0.5.1: the icon starts by itself. With the helper set up as a Windows service, the Start menu entry "NovaBird Helper (Netz)" only said the icon starts with
nbhelper.exe --tray. Start menu and a double-click on the installednbhelper.exenow detect the mode themselves: network mode, or only the icon when the service runs. If it already runs, the web interface opens. Removing the helper stays under Windows "Installed apps". - Quick guide for the Helper: install, connect Thunderbird by pairing, optional Windows service – with screenshots: English · Deutsch
- The add-ons are unchanged from Beta 2 (same versions and content). Updating the Helper is enough: double-click the new
.exe→ "replace?" → Yes.
Everything new in 2.0 is on the start page of the 2.0 branch, the full list in the changelog. Android: download (APK) · repository
Files
| File | |
|---|---|
novabird-search-2.0.0.xpi
| Search bar, index, search by meaning (replaces the old NovaBird-Search and NovaBird-DB) |
novabird-extension-2.0.0.xpi
| Message list, right pane, themes, Nova-Contact, AI assistant, settings |
novabird-conversation-0.15.6.xpi
| Whole threads in the reading pane |
novabird-send-1.0.4.xpi
| Undo send (unchanged) |
NovaBird-Helper-0.5.1-win-x64.exe
| Optional Windows program, one file, no .NET needed |
NovaBird-2.0.0-beta3-all.zip
| Everything above in one file |
SHA256SUMS.txt
| Checksums |
Install
- Betterbird or Thunderbird ESR 128 or newer (the add-ons use experiment APIs, which do not run in the monthly release).
- Add-ons manager → gear → Install Add-on From File…, select the
.xpifiles, restart. - Coming from 1.x: install over the old packages. The old NovaBird-Search and the theme add-ons are taken over and removed on the first start; settings, search history, index and theme are kept.
- The setup assistant opens on the first start. Every step can be skipped. For the Helper see the quick guide.
Unsigned builds. Unofficial, experimental, use at your own risk – see the disclaimer. Online updates do not offer this beta; it is installed from file only.