What is a .eml file? How can I open it? This blog has helpful tips for users of our Eml Viewer software who need to search, convert and PDF .eml email files.
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
.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.
Search .eml files
EML Viewer Lite’s 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.
Email file associations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Welcome to the installation Wizard
Eml Viewer Lite EULA
Installation Process Begins
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.
