I did use the journal and still made the switch because it was a small loss compared to everything I gained. As it’s a feature I suspect most people don’t use, this may not be a dealbreaker for you. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find any add-ons attempting to mimic Outlook’s journal. It’s not a perfect replacement, but it has the potential to be even better than the Outlook version. But it does allow you to put notes in different tabbed folders so they’re easier to find. It also doesn’t work quite the same as Outlook or provide the attractive Post-It note look. It’s a new one, though, and isn’t as robust as it could be. The only add-on I could find that does this is called ThunderNote. (Of this stripe, XNote is my favorite.) I like this function, too, but I also make notes that aren’t about specific emails.
There are a few note add ons for Thunderbird, but most of them attach the notes to specific emails. Finding a replacement for Notes was a much harder task. Other than that, tasks work the same as in Outlook.
When looking at the task list in the main mail window, you won’t see tasks if the local calendar is unchecked in the full calendar view. Tasks are part of Lightning but are only attached to your locally served calendar(s). When looking at your calendar you can choose to see one or many at a time, and, just like Google Calendar, you assign colors to each one so it’s easy to keep track. Reminders pop up in Lightning and can be dismissed or snoozed just as in Outlook. Users can add events via Lightning or the web interface and both will remain synced. You can add multiple calendars to Lightning, either locally served or on a network - this includes iCal and, with the addition of the Provider for Google Calendar add-on, Google Calendars. Lightning has all of the important functionality of Outlook’s calendar with a few extra features. Calendar and Tasks were easy since Mozilla already has a great solution: Lightning, the Thunderbird add on version of their calendar software, Sunbird.
First thing was to find add-ons that would get the missing functionality into Thunderbird. My love for Thunderbird and my animosity toward Outlook gave me the impetus to see if I could overcome these hurdles. Plus, I sync all my contacts, appointments, tasks and notes with my smartphone running Windows Mobile. There are Calendar, Tasks, and Notes add-ons for Thunderbird (several, in fact), but nothing that really replicates the Journal. Both have Contacts/Address Books, but Outlook has Calendar, Tasks, Notes, and a Journal. Out of the box, Outlook is a much more complex program. But switching my work e-mails over to Thunderbird was a more complicated decision. And the more I used it the more I became completely dissatisfied with Outlook at work. (Don’t ask why I have three… it’s a long story.) After a year of use, I was completely hooked. First I used Thunderbird on my desktop for my three personal e-mail accounts. And really, after the awesomeness of Firefox, I was willing to trust Mozilla with my e-mail. This may have changed, and I know at least one devoted Eudora user, but have more friends who suggested I try Thunderbird. I remember liking Eudora back in the day, but also I stopped using it in favor of Outlook because it wasn’t robust enough. About a year ago I got so annoyed at MS Outlook that I started considering other options.
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