Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by marco_bienenkamp on Sept. 20, 2023 ·

I'm using Google-4-TbSync since a while and it just works.

On another thunderbird instance I managed to sync google contacts with thunderbird adressbook without any add-on and it seems to work, too. Here is the tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vny1K_aUzCE&t=60s

I assume that it is possible with newer thunderbird versions and wasn't possible at the time Google-4-TbSync was initially developed.

Does the use of Google 4-TbSync have advantages over this? If not, my tendency would be to do without the add-on.

Thanks to the developers for the commitment and a response!

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Sept. 22, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review!

Yes, Google-4-TbSync also synchronizes groups, which seems to be impossible with CardDAV due to Google not properly supporting this protocol: https://github.com/zanonmark/Google-4-TbSync/wiki/Why-another-Google-synchronization-add-on

Thanks,
MZ

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

by Jocondor on Sept. 8, 2023 ·

Ho bisogno di sincronizzare la mia rubrica TB sul mio account Gmail ed ho seguito le istruzioni installando Google-4-TbSync e TbSync. Per inserire il "nuovo account" su TbSync non riesco a capire come reperire le informazioni che chiede per Google Peoples API e cioè "ID Client" e "chiave segreta client". Come devo procedere? grazie mille

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Sept. 8, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review.

From the add-on page:
"
3) You also need some specific credentials by Google to use this add-on. Please refer to "How to generate your own Google API Console project credentials" [https://github.com/zanonmark/Google-4-TbSync/wiki/How-to-generate-your-own-Google-API-Console-project-credentials] for a step-by-step guide on how to generate them.
(And if this seems complicated, please blame Google, not me, as I'm forbidden from providing already built-in credentials...)
"

Thanks,
MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by BillH99999 on Aug. 28, 2023 ·

Thanks for the update which supports TB 115. No problems so far.

This user has a previous review of this add-on.

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Aug. 29, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by PaulB on Aug. 23, 2023 ·

Please add support for TB115.
In the installation package, I edited the file manifest.json strict_max_version 115. Contacts from Google are imported into TB.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Aug. 25, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review, and for Your hint.
I was waiting for TbSync to be upgraded, and now that it's out I'm upgrading Google-4-TbSync too, which will be released in this weekend.

Thanks,
MZ

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

by filippoongaro on June 20, 2023 ·

Complimenti allo sviluppatore ma la parte per configurare le api di google è molto complessa. Personalmente ho trovato una guida per sincronizzare google contacts con la rubrica di thunderbird senza necessità di estensioni: https://community.peopleinside.it/d/356-sincronizzare-contatti-google-con-thunderbird-senza-estensioni. Ci ho impiegato 1 minuto alla faccia delle ore spese con la configurazioni di queste estensioni.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on June 20, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review.

However CardDAV and Google's People API are two different beasts, the latter being more complete.
See FAQ for details.

And, as I said, configuring the credentials is quite hard but Google is the one to blame for this...

Thanks,
MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Alakan on May 2, 2023 ·

Un petit peu long a configurer, mais en suivant votre didacticiel c’est parfait. Ce module est une merveille.Merci beaucoup

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on May 2, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user f8c614 on April 10, 2023 ·

I'm getting this message when using TBsync:

Error 403: access_denied
The developer hasn’t given you access to this app. It’s currently being tested and it hasn’t been verified by Google. If you think you should have access, contact the developer.

My apologies, I've upped the review rating, assuming that it works well. I have not configured it correctly. So I'll try again.

I found my problem. I had forgotten to save the page after configuring the Test user, so it was missing. It is all working well now.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on April 10, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review.

However, this is most certainly due to a misconfiguration on Your Google Cloud platform app: the "developer", here, is You who did not authorize Yourself.
Please follow the HOWTO again and grant Yourself the proper permissions.

This is NOT an issue on Google-4-TbSync side, and as such I don't think the low rating is deserved...

MZ

-- edit --

I'm glad everything works well!

Thanks,
MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by RadicalJ on Feb. 7, 2023 ·

It took a while for me to finally get around to the task but it was worth it.
I was using eudora forever and finally had to relent and go to thunderbird. I really did not want to have to resort to Outlook.

Works great so far.

Thanks.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Feb. 7, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by jjmeylan on Jan. 6, 2023 ·

A brilliant extension and the instructions on how to create the Google Client ID were easy to follow.Work fast and easy setup. it worked the first time. TB 102.6.1 with TbSync 0.5.2

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Jan. 7, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Lyndon on Jan. 5, 2023 ·

A brilliant extension and the instructions on how to create the Google Client ID and secret were easy to follow. Seems to work fast and easy setup. TB 102.6.1 with Sync 0.5.2

10/10

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Jan. 5, 2023 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by pink_syd on Dec. 21, 2022 ·

Great add-on for synchronizing Google contacts in TB. With the provided detailed instructions set-up can be done easily, all worked at the first go. Also very fast. Running version 0.5.1 on TB 102.6.1. Thanks for the support!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.1). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Dec. 21, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by raymondjpg on Dec. 19, 2022 ·

Thanks for the addon. Works well with Thunderbird 91 and 102. Setting up the Google API was relatively straightforward, but it appears after it went public there is no way to edit it. I enabled full access before seeing the warning about setting read only, but I am only syncing calendars and so far no issues.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.1). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Dec. 19, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review.

To change any option, just disable the account, change the option, then re-enable the account.

However, Google-4-TbSync only synchronizes contacts, no calendars.

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by Firefox user 4ccdbc on Dec. 3, 2022 ·

Thank you so much! It's wonderful to have a solid solution for syncing Google Contacts with Thunderbird. The instructions for setting up Google were detailed and clear - a pleasure to use.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.5.1). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Dec. 4, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

by Denis Glorie on Oct. 27, 2022 ·

After a bit of hassle to create the appropriate credentials, Google not wanting to collaborate, it worked fine although quite slow with over 1700 contacts.
Well done.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Oct. 28, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review!

Yes, 0.4.x is somewhat slower than 0.3.x, but I'm working on a revisited engine for 0.5.x to speed things up.

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by R Hendel on Oct. 24, 2022 ·

Thank you for making this possible for TB 102 and the very good documentation! Without that documentation I would never be able to create my API. In my case it didn't work for the first time as google seemed to forgot my test user. After that with a couple of retries to connect it worked at the end.
Thank you for that!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.2). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Oct. 24, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by StratosL on Oct. 20, 2022 ·

Brilliant work! Thank you for your hard volunteer work in upgrading for TB 102!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.2).  This user has a previous review of this add-on.

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Oct. 20, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by CarloGu on Oct. 18, 2022 ·

At last TB 102 version is arrived, congratulation. thanks a lot for your job.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.1). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Oct. 18, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review!

MZ

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

by Manuel Eduardo Correia on Oct. 18, 2022 ·

The new version basically works with TB 102, but Oauth setup with Gmail is very complex for regular users.
It is also a pity it does not sync contacts photos as it once did!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.4.1). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Oct. 18, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review.

However - as stated in the homepage, in the README, on the GitHub website - I am not the one to be blamed for the complexity of the Oauth setup procedure: this is unfortunately how things must work, it's simply not my fault, and there is absolutely nothing I can do about. Please blame Google, not me...

As per the contact photos, Google-4-TbSync never supported them. I think You're probably confusing my add-on with another (gContactSync maybe?).
This feature is in my TODO-list however, so it will slip into production sooner or later...

Thanks,
MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by litton4 on Sept. 29, 2022 ·

Put me down as another one that would LOVE to have Google support for TB-Sync!!

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.3.0). 

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Sept. 29, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review.

The new TB102-compatible version is ready and will be released in a few days.

MZ

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

by isaackuo on Sept. 3, 2022 ·

great add-on, hope it will compatible with tb 102+ soon.

This review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.3.0).  This user has a previous review of this add-on.

by Marco Zanon (Developer) on Sept. 3, 2022 ·

Thanks for Your review.

Yes, a TB 102+ version is planned. I'm still waiting for TbSync to be ported first, then John will kindly help me do my port. So I can't schedule a release date right now...

Thanks,
MZ