Thunderbird shortcuts

Small addons to add URL shortcuts to Thunderbird.

Usage

Build with nix (flakes)

flake.nix already contains some examples, you can build them like so:

nix build .#youtube-music
nix build .#discord
...

Use with nix (flakes)

You can also use the shortcuts directly in your own flakes:

1. Add this flake as an input to your flake:

# flake.nix
{
  inputs = {
    thunderbird-shortcuts = {
      url = "github:Laurent2916/thunderbird-shortcuts";
      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";  # optional
      inputs.systems.follows = "systems";  # optional
    };
  };
}

2. You can then use the provided package and lib, for example with home-manager and thunderbird:

{system, pkgs, thunderbird-shortcuts, ...}: {
  programs.thunderbird = {
    enable = true;
    profiles = {
      my_profile = {
        extensions = [
          thunderbird-shortcuts.packages."${system}".youtube-music
          thunderbird-shortcuts.packages."${system}".discord
          (
            thunderbird-shortcuts.lib.genShortcut {
              inherit pkgs;
              name = "arXiv";
              url = "https://arxiv.org/";
              logo = pkgs.fetchurl {
                url = "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/ArXiv_logo_2022.svg";
                sha256 = "sha256-Lc2IQPRoWcXim13yCxX5iqhyVOCeze2ywRoe1QKFBPw=";
              };
            };
          )
        ];
      };
    };
  };
}

FAQ

Ok but why?

I always have Thunderbird opened (for emails and RSS), I also always have "persistent" tabs opened in my browser (e.g. Slack, YT Music, etc.), so why not have them in the same place?

How to get notifications?

Even though Thunderbird uses the same engine as Firefox, some features are not enabled. You can auto-accept notifications by setting the following in about:config:

"permissions.default.desktop-notification" = 1

How can I use the webcam/microphone?

I haven't figured this one yet, if you have any idea, please let me know.

Acknowledgements

• github:tdmrhn/Thunderbird-Quick-Access-Buttons