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I switched from Thunderbird to just the Gmail web interface. TB was too slow (esp switching between tabs), and like most open-source email clients, just couldn'

I switched from Thunderbird to just the Gmail web interface. TB was too slow (esp switching between tabs), and like most open-source email clients, just couldn't manage Gmail's labels elegantly (e.g. search should only search "All Mail"). Also seemed to use 30+ % CPU all the time (on a laptop, so power impact not acceptable). I gave it a go over a few weeks but just went to having Chrome open all the time in one workspace with Gmail and Calendar.

gtirloni 7y ago
It's a shame but I've done the same. Went from pine/mutt because HTML is annoying and HTML is everywhere. Then from TB to pure Gmail because labels are weird, general slowness, etc. I know Gmail is a slow-ish SPA but.. whatever. Properly formatted plain text emails are not appreciated as they used to. I guess I caved in.