How to Batch Print .EML Files

Printing .EML files can be a very tedious chore. If you are using an email client like Outlook or Thunderbird to open individual .eml files and print them, it gets boring fast.  Opening and printing .eml files this way is ok if you only have a few, but what if you have a folder filled with hundreds or thousands of .eml files?

Download Eml Viewer for email.

EmlViewer Pro (also known as PstViewer Pro) is a Windows software application that helps you work with email content.

EmlViewer Pro lets you to batch-print any number of selected EML files. Here’s how to do it.

First, start EML Viewer Pro. Using the folder explorer, select the folder containing the .eml emails. The messages will quickly populate the software’s Mail List.

Next, type “Control-A” to select all of the emails in the list.  Selected emails will appear blue.

print .eml files from maillist
Mail list.
Now, click the Print button from the EML Viewer Pro toolbar.
Location of the print button in EmlViewer Pro.
Print button location.

When the printer dialog appears, choose the printer (or virtual printer) to which EmlViewer Pro will print .eml files.

Select printer to batch print .eml files.
Choose printer for .eml batch print job

EML Viewer Pro will start printing your emails. You can go have some coffee while it’s printing. That’s all there is to it.

If you can send .eml files to a printer, can you also batch print .eml files to a PDF file?

Yes, you certainly can! One options would be to tell EML Viewer Pro to print to a virtual PDF printer, such as the free BullZip virtual PDF printer.  Virtual printers may each behave a bit differently, so you should be aware of any peculiarities with your chosen software.

If you want to print multiple .eml files to a single PDF, make sure your virtual printer will support that. Many virtual PDF printers will print separate PDF files, but some will create a single .pdf file. Snaggit is a software tool with a virtual printer that will accept the export of many .eml files and combine them into a single file which can later be converted to PDF.

EML Viewer Procan also prints .eml files directly to PDF files. Here are a couple of articles we wrote earlier specifically about how to print .eml files to PDF files.

Download a free trial of EML Viewer Pro today and get started.

Open .EML Files with EML Viewer Lite

Screen shot of msg-to-eml conversion software.

  Eml Viewer Lite for .eml File Management

Image is a download button. Click to download software.
Main menu of .eml viewer lite
EmlViewer Pro email viewer.


EML Viewer Lite is a Windows email viewer that opens .eml, .msg, .pst, .msg and .mht files.

You can use EML Viewer Lite (which is also marketed as Pst Viewer Lite) to open an individual .eml file, or a directory filled with thousands of .eml files.

EML Viewer Lite will render your .eml email files in full HTML format, or as text.

Email file attachments are accessible through EML Viewer Lite. Open file attachments by clicking on them, drag and drop them to your desktop, or right lick on them and save them to to your hard drive.

If you click on an .eml file in the email list, it will render in the viewing pane. Double click on the email in the list to open it in a full screen view.

Individual .EML files may be printed or converted to other formats such as PDF, Outlook .msg, .mht, .jpg, .gif, .tif, and others.

EmlViewer Lite functions in toolbar.
.EML Viewer Lite Toolbar

The EML Viewer Lite toolbar puts several important functions within convenient reach.  Click the folder icon to select the location of your .eml or .msg files.

A print function let you print a copy of any .eml file with a single click.

Reply, Reply All, and Forward functions let you answer email messages using your existing email client software.

The spyglass icon provides a powerful search function so that you can search through directories of .eml files, filtering the results by advanced search criteria.

Searching .eml files with the search window.
Search .eml files

EML Viewer Lite’s Menus

Eml Viewer Lite menus.
File Menu Options

The File menu’s Settings option lets users select different language menus, including English, Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Polish, Portuguese, and Arabic.

The Associations option allows users to associate Eml Viewer Lite with different file types, such as .eml, .mht, .mhtml, .msg, .pst, and .ost. It’s very simple to change your Windows file settings at any time by just checking the appropriate boxes.

How to set email file associations in MS Windows.
Email file associations.

Display .eml files in plain text body.Moving on to EML Viewer Lite’s View menu, there are several useful options that control how the software functions. Selecting  “Use plain text body” will put EML Viewer Pro into text mode. All emails will only be shown as text, rather than html.

Other functions can be used to turn parts of the software on or off. For example, you can remove the explorer tree or favorites tree windows from the user interface of Eml Viewer Lite.

Checking for Eml Viewer software updates.
Check for Updates

The Help menu provides access to EML Viewer Lite’s Help file.

Start Logging will force the logging function on, creating a text log file. This function allows our support team to understand any issues that you experience.

Check for updates will check our server to see if a newer version of EML Viewer Lite is available for you to download.

Update Settings allows you to configure an automatic update check.

Selecting “About”  will reveal the exact version number and build of your EML Viewer Lite software.

Advanced .EML Viewer Properties

EML Viewer Lite has functions for advanced users.
System administrators can silently install EML Viewer Lite to all users, providing serial key registration on the command line.

With .EML Viewer Lite, you can view the message transport header of email that has been sent over the internet. This is often very useful when it is necessary to determine the validity or originator of a .eml file.

Email transport header displayed as text in a viewing window.
View the message transport header of a .eml file

For Outlook .msg files, you can view a complete list of MAPI properties with EML Viewer Lite.

The values of MAPI property fields are displayed for an Outlook .msg file.
View MAPI Properties of an .msg file

Installing EML Viewer Lite.

Installing EML Viewer Lite is a very straightfoward experience. We will walk you through the installation process during the remainder of this article.

First, download a free trial of EML Viewer Lite (also marketed as Pst Viewer Lite).  Open the .zip file, and then click on the .exe file to begin the installer.

Image shows "Welcome to the EmlViewer Lite Setup Wizard."
Welcome to the installation Wizard
EmlViewer Lite EULA license agreement. Accept and continue with installation.
Eml Viewer Lite EULA
The installation process begins for EmlViewer Lite. A progress bar is displayed on screen.
Installation Process Begins
Installation of Eml Viewer Lite is completed.
Eml Viewer Lite Installation Completes

Enterprise deployment of Eml Viewer Lite

Eml Viewer Lite installation files support all msiexec command-line options. For importing profiles via command line, please see the Profile deployment topic in the .Eml viewer lite Help file.

msiexec /Option <Required Parameter> [Optional Parameter]

Install Options

</package | /i> <Product.msi>

Installs or configures a product

/a <Product.msi>

Administrative install – Installs a product on the network

/j<u|m> <Product.msi> [/t <Transform List>] [/g <Language ID>]
</uninstall | /x> <Product.msi | ProductCode>

/quiet
Quiet mode, no user interaction

/passive

Unattended mode – progress bar only

/uninstall <PatchCodeGuid>[;Update2.msp] /package <Product.msi | ProductCode>

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