How can I open a .eml file?

Software screen image.

Are you wondering how to open .eml files?   .Eml files are self-contained email message files that were generated by Microsoft Outlook Express, Lotus Notes or Thunderbird email clients. The format of a .eml file is technically defined in the specifications RFC-822 and RFC-2822.

.EML files can be examined using a text editor, although many parts of the message are encoded and will not be visible. Binary file attachments, for example, are rendered as text strings. The only way to view the entire email message in its original formatting is to view it in an email client, or in a specialized .eml file viewing application.

 

Windows software for opening .eml files.
Windows .eml file viewer

If you would rather not install a full email client on your computer just for occasional .eml file viewing, or if you have thousands of .eml files and you don’t want to open them individually, a better way may be to install a .eml file viewer that lets you search, print and convert .eml files to different formats.   Encryptomatic LLC is a software developer of professional EML Viewer software for Windows.

Encryptomatic offers two main viewing products, Pst Viewer Lite and Pst Viewer Pro. Both will open .EML files, Outlook .PST, .MSG and Winmail.dat files.

Click here to compare .EML viewers, PstViewer Pro and Lite, and to download a free 15 day trial.

EML Viewer Pro is now a 64-bit app with improved rendering, speed and performance

Screen image of 64bit PstViewer Pro email viewer.
Encryptomatic LLC has released version 4.8 of EML Viewer Pro, the leading commercial viewer for managing and exporting email messages stored as .eml files.
Among the many improvements to EML Viewer Pro is enhanced rendering of .eml files that were created by Outlook Express.
Another major improvement is that EML Viewer Pro is now a native 64-bit Windows application. This means it can utilize memory above 4 GB for email conversion and search operations, resulting in substantial improvements to performance.

How can I upgrade EML Viewer Pro?

Customers with a current maintenance plan can upgrade EML Viewer Pro from within the application by going to Help>Check for Updates. Both 64 and 32 bit versions are included in the installer package, which will detect your operating system and install the correct version.

Updating Eml Viewer Pro email viewing software.
Upgrade your EmlViewer Pro software.
If want to check which version of EML Viewer Pro was installed, go to Help>About and you will see a screen similar to this.

Checking for 32 or 64-bit Eml Viewer.

 

Remember that EML Viewer Pro and Pst Viewer Pro have been integrated and are now have the same powerful email reading capabilities. Don’t be worried if your copy says Pst Viewer Pro. It will still read and export .eml files with no problems.

EML Viewer Pro is a useful tool for people who have serious work to do with email. It’s used for exporting the following email file types: .eml, Outlook .msg, Outlook .pst and .ost, winmail.dat files, and mime-html or .mht/.mhtml files.

Emails may be bulk exported to different formats including .pdf.  EML Viewer Pro supports export to .pdf in the following configurations:  attachments extracted to disk, attachments embedded within the pdf as files, attachments converted to the pdf image (many common document file types are supported).   It also supports exporting multiple emails into a single pdf file, and adding individually selected email messages to an existing pdf.

Open .eml files with EML Viewer Pro. Image shows main screen of EML Viewer Pro.
EmlViewer Pro main menu.

EML Viewer Pro has many features. The best way to learn about it is to download a free trial and take it for a test run!

Download a 15 day free trial of EML Viewer Pro.