Email file guides
Practical guides for opening and exporting email files on Mac, Windows and the web — with InboxVue running locally in your browser.
Google Takeout MBOX: export Gmail and open it
Export Gmail with Google Takeout step by step, choose labels, then open, search and convert the MBOX file. Includes fixes for split and huge exports.
How to open a MSG file on a Mac
Open Outlook .msg files on a Mac with or without Outlook: browser viewer, Outlook for Mac 16.108+, converting to EML for Apple Mail, and fixes.
How to open a MSG file without Outlook
Open Outlook .msg files without Outlook or a Microsoft 365 subscription: browser viewers, converting to EML, command-line tools, and common fixes.
How to open an EML file
Every way to open .eml email files in 2026: new and classic Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, phones and the browser. Plus fixes for common problems.
How to open an MBOX file
Open MBOX files from Gmail Takeout, Thunderbird or Apple Mail: a browser viewer, Thunderbird import, Apple Mail import, and fixes for big files.
How to save emails as PDF
Save one email or many as PDF from Gmail, Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, iPhone and Android, and how to convert whole folders in one go.
Thunderbird MBOX files: find, export, import and open them
Where Thunderbird stores MBOX files on Windows, Mac and Linux, how to export or import a folder, and how to open the files without Thunderbird.
What is winmail.dat? How to open it and how to stop it
Why emails arrive with a winmail.dat attachment, how to get the real files out on any device, and the Outlook and Exchange settings that stop it.