The GPG plug-in for Thunderbird is called Enigmail, which you can download from Enigmail’s download page and then install into the e-mail client. (Don’t skip the download stage and try to install it directly if you are running Firefox or your browser will try to install Enigmail into itself instead of Thunderbird.)
The ideal case. In an ideal world, all the add-ons you would want are officially vetted, approved, and can be found on the official website, addons.thunderbird.net. For add-ons that fall into this category, you can simply go to the Add-ons Manager tab in Thunderbird by clicking the menu button followed by Add-ons and click on the Extensions panel on the left to display the search box in the GnuPG is the program that actually encrypts and decrypts the content of your mail, Mozilla Thunderbird is an email client that allows you to read and write emails without using a browser, and Enigmail is an add-on to Mozilla Thunderbird that ties it all together. I'm trying to setup Enigmail to work in Thunderbird. Enigmail says it could not find GnuPG when I open Thunderbird > Tools > Addons > Extensions > Enigmail Preferences > Basic tab. I looked in my /usr/bin and see there are several executables that seem relevant. Which is the correct one to specify? gpg; gpg2; gpg-agent The GPG plug-in for Thunderbird is called Enigmail, which you can download from Enigmail’s download page and then install into the e-mail client. (Don’t skip the download stage and try to install it directly if you are running Firefox or your browser will try to install Enigmail into itself instead of Thunderbird.)
You're now ready to start using GPG encrypted email with Thunderbird. With the ever-increasing need to protect your privacy online, encrypted email is an invaluable tool. Stay tuned for future guides concerning some of the deeper aspects of using encryption with Thunderbird.
Dec 30, 2019 · Yes, it is not a Thunderbird extension, but a standalone program that works with the email-client. Extract the application's archive to a folder, run the ThunderBirdTray.exe, and you will see a Thunderbird icon on your system tray. If the email client wasn't running when you started the tray application, it will open it.
I just had exactly the same thing happen as the OP but it was a different cause. I eventually noticed that Thunderbird Enigmail was looking in the keyring of gpg2 while I had used gpg to create the latest key pair. You can check if it is in gpg and bring it across: gpg2 --list-secret-keys gpg2 --import ~/.gnupg/secring.gpg gpg2 --list-secret-keys
The GPG plug-in for Thunderbird is called Enigmail, which you can download from Enigmail’s download page and then install into the e-mail client. (Don’t skip the download stage and try to install it directly if you are running Firefox or your browser will try to install Enigmail into itself instead of Thunderbird.) Dec 30, 2019 · Yes, it is not a Thunderbird extension, but a standalone program that works with the email-client. Extract the application's archive to a folder, run the ThunderBirdTray.exe, and you will see a Thunderbird icon on your system tray. If the email client wasn't running when you started the tray application, it will open it. Getting started. We help you to use Gpg4win. Learn the basics about Gpg4win and get in the world of cryptography. The best point to start is with the illustrative Gpg4win Compendium.