How to Snooze Email in Thunderbird

Yes, it’s possible to snooze email in Thunderbird! I’ve included instructions on how to do this as part of this guide to the best gmail alternative. I’ll dedicate this article however, just to the topic of snoozing emails in case that’s all you need.

Here’s the Thunderbird add on that will do the trick: https://mailmindr.net/en/index.html

Instructions:

Download the latest version of the add on directly from the link above to your desktop.
Go to the add-on manager in Thunderbird and, under the gear icon at the top, choose “Install Add-on from File”
Once Mailmindr is installed, restart Thunderbird.
Go back to the add ons manager, and select “Options” for Mailmindr.
Click on the “Inbox Zero” tab.
For all your connected email accounts, select the folder “Later”
Press “Ok” and then restart Thunderbird one more time.

You’re all set. There is now an “Add Reminder” button above the reading pane for emails. All you have to do is press that button, select a time frame and hit “ok.” The email will be moved to the “Later” folder and then reappear at the desired time.

And, you can totally customize the snooze options. For example, you can create a list of options like:

In an hour
Later today
This evening
Tomorrow morning
Later this week
Etc…

You can even set a default value for quick snoozing. To set up your own snooze options go to add ons in Thunderbird and then open the “Options” for Mailmindr. Set your own snooze options under the “Timespans” tab.

Note: This add on uses the word “Resubmission” instead of “Snooze.” That’s ok, it’s works the same and I’ve reached out to the developer to see about modernizing that wording in future releases. Also, what you get after setting this up is a button that says “Add Reminder” above your email reading pane. I’d like to see that updated to read “Snooze” as well to bring this great add on up to date.