Take the 2-minute tour ×  When I switch between tabs with
alt+tab, I don't want to see thunderbird. Is it possible?
share|improve this question  1 Answer 1  Install MinimizeToTray
revived in thunderbird (you can do this via add-on menu inside
thunderbird also).  Once installed, go to its preferences, and
select the option "instead of closing and when minimizing" in
the "Minimize to Tray" section.  enter image description here
Now after opening thunderbird, you can close it from the "close"
button in titlebar, and it will still keep on running in the
background, checking mails periodically. But it will no longer
be an open "window", and hence wont appear in alt+tab.
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