How do I convert an EML file to PDF?

Choose or drop the .eml file above, check the message in the body pane, then press Print or save as PDF and choose Save as PDF as the destination in the print dialog. Headers in the PDF, Attachment list and Paper decide what the page carries. Download HTML saves the same page as a single web page instead.

Can I open an EML file without Outlook?

Yes. An .eml file is plain text in the standard MIME format, and this page reads it in your browser with no mail program and no account. It shows the sender, recipients, date and subject, every other header in file order, the plain and HTML copies of the body, and each attachment with its exact size.

Will opening an email here tell the sender I read it?

Not through this page. Senders commonly learn that a message was opened when a remote image, a tracking pixel, is loaded from their server, and remote images are never requested here: a picture in the message's HTML appears as a [remote image blocked] marker instead. Scripts do not run, nothing in the message is fetched, and a read-receipt request in the headers is shown as text, never answered.

How do I save the attachments from an EML file?

Each attachment is listed under Attachments with its type and exact size: press Save next to it. It is saved exactly as the message carries it, under its own name with any folder part removed. A picture the HTML view draws inside the body is marked as drawn in the body, and types that can run code once opened, such as HTML or program files, are marked too.

Why does the email look plainer than in my mail app?

Remote images, web fonts and external stylesheets are blocked, so a newsletter built from pictures on a server shows labelled markers where they were. Pictures stored inside the message, such as an inline logo in PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP or BMP up to 8 MB, are drawn. The message's own inline styles and style blocks are kept, minus anything that would load from the web or run.

Can I follow the links in the email from this page?

No link in the message can be followed from this page. Each keeps its text, the web or mail address it points to is written beside it unless you choose Hidden, and Links in this message lists those addresses. A link's text can say one thing and point somewhere else, which is why the real address is written beside it.

Can this tell me whether an email is genuine?

No. It shows what the file contains, and a From line can be forged. The page does not verify signatures or check the sender; the All headers table shows every header at the top of the message, such as Received lines and any DKIM or Authentication-Results lines, as text for you to read.

Is my email uploaded anywhere?

No. The file is read in this browser tab and never sent anywhere. Only the view and print settings are remembered in this browser; the message itself is not stored.

What if the file will not open?

The page says why. A file over 25 MB, an empty file, an Outlook .msg file (a different format), a PDF, a ZIP archive, or a text file with no email headers each get their own message. Gmail's Download message and Thunderbird's Save As both save a message as .eml.

Can I convert EML to PDF on Mac, Windows or Linux?

Yes, use a current desktop browser with a print dialog and a PDF destination. Open the .eml file here and press Print or save as PDF. The PDF is made by your browser or operating system; this page does not create a PDF download directly.

Can I use EML files saved from Outlook or Thunderbird?

Yes, if the saved file is an .eml message. The viewer reads its email headers and MIME body regardless of which mail program saved it. Outlook .msg is a different format and cannot be opened here. There is no connection to your mailbox.

Can I batch convert or combine several EML files?

This viewer opens one message at a time. Use Open another to replace it, then print the next message separately. It has no batch queue, combined-message PDF or bulk export.

Does the PDF include the contents of attachments?

The Attachment list option prints each attachment name, type and size. Supported inline pictures can appear in the HTML body, but attached documents are not rendered as extra PDF pages or embedded in the PDF. Use Save beside an attachment to keep its original file separately.

Can I convert a PDF back to EML?

No. A PDF is not an email message with MIME headers and parts. This viewer accepts EML as input and prints its readable message; it does not create EML from a PDF.

Can I use the viewer offline?

The page and its email reader need to load first. The message is then processed on this device, but this page does not promise to reopen offline. Download HTML saves an inert copy of the selected message that you can open locally later.

Is this free EML to PDF software?

The core viewer is free browser software. Open an EML and print its readable message as PDF through a PDF destination in your browser or operating system print dialog. There is no native installer supplied.

EML Viewer and EML to PDF

Open one .eml email up to 25 MB, read its headers and body, and print it to PDF without an account. The file stays in this tab. Remote images and scripts are blocked; choose HTML or plain text, the headers to print, an optional attachment list, and A4 or Letter paper.

Drop an .eml file here

One message up to 25 MB, or

Choose an .eml file

Nothing uploadedScripts never runRemote images blockedNo sign-up

Subject: waiting

Showing

Attachments: waiting

Blocked in the HTML: waiting

Headers in the PDF

Attachment list

Link addresses

Paper

Open another

Print or save as PDF opens your browser's print dialog with only the message on the page: choose Save as PDF as the destination. The headers, attachment list and paper size above decide what the page carries.

Download HTML saves the same page as one file that loads and runs nothing when it is opened. Only these settings are remembered in this browser, never the message.

Try a sample

Three messages written for this page. Each goes through the same reader as a file of your own.

Encoded UTF-8 subject=?UTF-8?B?R2l6bW9CZW5jaCDOqQ==?=
GizmoBench Ω, with a PDF and an inline chart attached
multipart/alternativea text/plain and a text/html copy of one body
the one you pick, shown once, never both
Tracking pixel and scriptremote <img>, inline <script>, a form and a frame
never fetched, never run; a file over 25 MB is refused before it is read

Accuracy. Shows what the message file contains, not whether it is genuine: a From line can be forged, and nothing here checks the sender. Remote images, scripts and automatic links are blocked, so a tracking pixel never loads and a message can look plainer than it does in a mail app. Files up to 25 MB are read on this device, and the PDF comes from your browser's print dialog.

Common questions

How do I convert an EML file to PDF?: Choose or drop the .eml file above, check the message in the body pane, then press Print or save as PDF and choose Save as PDF as the destination in the print dialog. Headers in the PDF, Attachment list and Paper decide what the page carries. Download HTML saves the same page as a single web page instead.
Can I open an EML file without Outlook?: Yes. An .eml file is plain text in the standard MIME format, and this page reads it in your browser with no mail program and no account. It shows the sender, recipients, date and subject, every other header in file order, the plain and HTML copies of the body, and each attachment with its exact size.
Will opening an email here tell the sender I read it?: Not through this page. Senders commonly learn that a message was opened when a remote image, a tracking pixel, is loaded from their server, and remote images are never requested here: a picture in the message's HTML appears as a [remote image blocked] marker instead. Scripts do not run, nothing in the message is fetched, and a read-receipt request in the headers is shown as text, never answered.
How do I save the attachments from an EML file?: Each attachment is listed under Attachments with its type and exact size: press Save next to it. It is saved exactly as the message carries it, under its own name with any folder part removed. A picture the HTML view draws inside the body is marked as drawn in the body, and types that can run code once opened, such as HTML or program files, are marked too.
Why does the email look plainer than in my mail app?: Remote images, web fonts and external stylesheets are blocked, so a newsletter built from pictures on a server shows labelled markers where they were. Pictures stored inside the message, such as an inline logo in PNG, JPEG, GIF, WebP or BMP up to 8 MB, are drawn. The message's own inline styles and style blocks are kept, minus anything that would load from the web or run.
Can I follow the links in the email from this page?: No link in the message can be followed from this page. Each keeps its text, the web or mail address it points to is written beside it unless you choose Hidden, and Links in this message lists those addresses. A link's text can say one thing and point somewhere else, which is why the real address is written beside it.
Can this tell me whether an email is genuine?: No. It shows what the file contains, and a From line can be forged. The page does not verify signatures or check the sender; the All headers table shows every header at the top of the message, such as Received lines and any DKIM or Authentication-Results lines, as text for you to read.
Is my email uploaded anywhere?: No. The file is read in this browser tab and never sent anywhere. Only the view and print settings are remembered in this browser; the message itself is not stored.
What if the file will not open?: The page says why. A file over 25 MB, an empty file, an Outlook .msg file (a different format), a PDF, a ZIP archive, or a text file with no email headers each get their own message. Gmail's Download message and Thunderbird's Save As both save a message as .eml.
Can I convert EML to PDF on Mac, Windows or Linux?: Yes, use a current desktop browser with a print dialog and a PDF destination. Open the .eml file here and press Print or save as PDF. The PDF is made by your browser or operating system; this page does not create a PDF download directly.
Can I use EML files saved from Outlook or Thunderbird?: Yes, if the saved file is an .eml message. The viewer reads its email headers and MIME body regardless of which mail program saved it. Outlook .msg is a different format and cannot be opened here. There is no connection to your mailbox.
Can I batch convert or combine several EML files?: This viewer opens one message at a time. Use Open another to replace it, then print the next message separately. It has no batch queue, combined-message PDF or bulk export.
Does the PDF include the contents of attachments?: The Attachment list option prints each attachment name, type and size. Supported inline pictures can appear in the HTML body, but attached documents are not rendered as extra PDF pages or embedded in the PDF. Use Save beside an attachment to keep its original file separately.
Can I convert a PDF back to EML?: No. A PDF is not an email message with MIME headers and parts. This viewer accepts EML as input and prints its readable message; it does not create EML from a PDF.
Can I use the viewer offline?: The page and its email reader need to load first. The message is then processed on this device, but this page does not promise to reopen offline. Download HTML saves an inert copy of the selected message that you can open locally later.
Is this free EML to PDF software?: The core viewer is free browser software. Open an EML and print its readable message as PDF through a PDF destination in your browser or operating system print dialog. There is no native installer supplied.

Shows what the message file contains, not whether it is genuine: a From line can be forged, and nothing here checks the sender. Remote images, scripts and automatic links are blocked, so a tracking pixel never loads and a message can look plainer than it does in a mail app. Files up to 25 MB are read on this device, and the PDF comes from your browser's print dialog.