Unthreaded By Default

[Bolenteam]

First off, thanks to the Thunderbird team for continuing to maintain and improve the program. I’ve been using Thunderbird for years and genuinely appreciate it!

That said, I’d really like to ask that threaded view not be enabled by default. For users who deal with high-volume, transaction-based email (real estate), threading creates more friction than value. It hides messages, disrupts chronological review, and forces folder-by-folder adjustments that don’t always stick.

Threading should be an opt-in, not the default. Flat, date-ordered email is how professional inboxes have traditionally worked, and for many of us, it’s still the most efficient way to process email accurately.

Thanks again for the work you do on Thunderbird, and I hope this is something the team will consider.

-Matthew Bolen

[TerraD]

I use TB manage a lot (almost 20) mail accounts. And I do not like the threaded view...

I know it is possible to set each folder to unthreaded and I'm a aware, that 'mailnews.default_view_flags 0=unthreaded' will set all new folders to unthreaded. However with all my accounts it almost impossible to set manually all forders to unthreaded. And it is my impression that they sometimes even switch back from unthreaded to threaded...

I need a global option to just turn of threading for all folder views!

Please note: My request only is in regard to folder views, I think a threaded view for messages after a search makes sense.

[Jon]

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[Jon]

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[STJ21]

Dear Thunderbird Team,

Congratulations on your great work!

Please allow me the option to receive my emails without threading, as it is quite confusing for me.

I would prefer to have incoming emails in my "Inbox" and outgoing emails in my "Sent" folder—separately, please.

Thank you so much!

All the best,
J.S.

[STJ21]

I totally agree. Best regards.

[Jon]

(Note: similar ideas have been merged into this thread)