Client Email Log

A free, private Thunderbird add-on for seeing your email activity with a client over time.

Client Email Log counts the messages already in Thunderbird and shows them month by month: sent, received, replies, and threads.

Compare this year with last year, open a month to see the messages behind the count, and open any message directly in Thunderbird.

Everything runs locally. Nothing is uploaded.

Who it's for

Built for agencies, consultants, freelancers, and small businesses that either:

• file email into a folder for each client, or
• regularly email the same company or contact throughout the year.

It gives you a simple record of the email work without requiring a timer.

What it does

• Save folders with a name and optional company domain
• Scan an existing Thunderbird folder, including subfolders
• Count sent and received messages
• Count replies and conversation threads
• View activity month by month
• Compare this year with last year
• Click a month to see the underlying messages
• View From, To, and a short preview
• Open the original message directly in Thunderbird
• Find frequently contacted company domains and email addresses
• Search across accounts by company domain or full email address when Thunderbird has multiple accounts

Search all accounts matches From/To addresses. It does not search message subjects or bodies. Junk, trash, and drafts are skipped.

The button in Thunderbird's spaces bar is labeled Touch Log. That is the short name. The add-on name is Client Email Log.

Not a time tracker

Client Email Log counts email activity. It does not track or estimate hours.

If you use email history as part of understanding how much communication a client required, this gives you the record without running a timer.

Privacy

Client Email Log runs inside Thunderbird on your computer.

Nothing is uploaded.

Your saved folder list and cached results stay in your Thunderbird profile.

See PRIVACY.md for details.

Install for development

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Open Add-ons and Themes.
3. Click the gear icon and choose Debug Add-ons.
4. Click Load Temporary Add-on.
5. Select manifest.json from this repository.

A temporary installation lasts until Thunderbird restarts.

Public installation instructions will be added after the extension is available through Thunderbird Add-ons.

Permissions

Client Email Log requests Thunderbird permissions needed to:

• read account and folder information
• read messages locally
• save your folder settings locally
• open messages and the Client Email Log page in Thunderbird tabs

The extension does not transmit message data.

Status

0.1.0 — Initial public release

The project is being prepared for submission to Thunderbird Add-ons.

Author

Built by Shad Vick.

I'm a software architect and developer focused on practical business software, integrations, and tools that solve real workflow problems.

Bug reports and useful feature requests are welcome through GitHub Issues.

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.