The latest auto-updating snap has broken Mailspring on my Ubuntu laptop

Installation & Packaging
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Description

I have been using Mailspring for a few months on Ubuntu. This morning when I tried to open Mailspring it failed to open. I checked the latest revision on snap and it seems to have auto updated last night.

I have since uninstalled the snap (wish I used the revert function before uninstalling) and tried to install with .deb package from the website. Same failure.

It literally just doesn’t load. After un-installation, when I install again, I get the greeting screen and I can add my account. But the moment the “Inbox” has to load, there is just nothing on screen

Screenshots

 ~  mailspring
Running database migrations
App load time: 211ms
{"error":null}
Manual update check (updates.getmailspring.com/check/linux/x64/1.17.0-5e478521/9f2b7ac6-cf6c-4cbc-bad5-ccce3c8ef6bd/stable) returned 204
(node:24411) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `mailspring --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

Setup

  • OS and Version:
    • Installation Method: .deb package (latest installation)
 ✘  ~  lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:	Ubuntu
Description:	Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
Release:	24.04
Codename:	noble
  • Mailspring Version:
 ~  mailspring -v
1.17.0-5e478521

Additional Context

N/A

2

Same issue, gemini helped me to workaround it by using:

mailspring --ozone-platform=x11

to force x11. But now I keep having a “main” process that takes up 100% CPU

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Thank you so much @Dahaniel . That worked for me. I’ve been monitoring CPU’s and fortunately haven’t seen 100% CPU usage.

I installed the 1.17.1 version today, hoping it would solve it, but doesn’t seem to have.

I guess I’ll use it with the flag for now, until hopefully this issue is acknowledged and fixed.

Thanks again.

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Run Dahaniel’s command as:

mailspring --ozone-platform=x11 &

You can now exit your terminal since init will reap this process

or change Gnome’s Mailspring icon details to:

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Similar problem with version 1.17.2-a312df89, in Ubuntu 25.10 using snap.

The workaround also works with this version.

This is the output in a terminal:

Normal

$ mailspring
Gtk-Message: 19:04:17.538: Not loading module "atk-bridge": The functionality is provided by GTK natively. Please try to not load it.
Running database migrations
App load time: 756ms

{"error":null}
(node:141722) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `mailspring --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:142328) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `exe --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:142334) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `exe --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)

The main window (Inbox) is not shown.

Forcing X11

$ mailspring --ozone-platform=x11
Gtk-Message: 18:58:32.997: Not loading module "atk-bridge": The functionality is provided by GTK natively. Please try to not load it.
Running database migrations
App load time: 401ms

{"error":null}
(node:41701) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `mailspring --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:42115) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `exe --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:42122) [DEP0180] DeprecationWarning: fs.Stats constructor is deprecated.
(Use `exe --trace-deprecation ...` to show where the warning was created)
[41988:0130/185836.546187:ERROR:ui/gl/gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc:260] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 1 times!
[41988:0130/185836.556539:ERROR:ui/gl/gl_surface_presentation_helper.cc:260] GetVSyncParametersIfAvailable() failed for 2 times!

The main window (Inbox) is open. Everything seems to works well.

It was working in “normal” mode until upgrade to the last version. Please fix it.

6

Updated the snap to version 1.17.3-6978bdc7 today. Same issue.

If you need some testing, please let me know.

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Hey folks - Mailspring 1.17.4 has just been released with a Wayland window activation fix (#2599) that should resolve the blank screen / invisible window issue that many of you have been working around with --ozone-platform=x11. Please update to 1.17.4 and let us know if the app now launches correctly on Wayland without the flag.

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I have the same problem with “main” after closing mailspring. The process remains in memory and after more or less one minute it starting sucking up cpu.