Convert Outlook MSG Files to PDF with Attachments

.msg is Outlook's own container format — a compound binary that most converters refuse, mangle, or require a Windows Outlook installation to read. This MSG to PDF converter parses the format directly in your browser: headers, sender, recipients, body and the attachment inventory all come out as a clean, court-ready PDF.

No Outlook. No Windows. No upload. Drop .msg files in and get PDFs plus a CSV index of the batch.

How it works

  1. 1 · Drag the .msg files inFiles are recognised by their internal structure (OLE compound document signature), not just the extension — renamed files still convert.
  2. 2 · Read the previewClick a row to see the rendered PDF: subject, From/To/CC, date, body and the attachment manifest as they will print.
  3. 3 · Export ZIP + CSVOne PDF per message with correct page numbers, plus an index.csv row per file with checksums and status.

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MSG vs EML, in one paragraph

EML is the internet-standard email format (RFC 822/5322) — plain text, readable anywhere. MSG is Microsoft's binary wrapper around the same data, used when Outlook saves messages on Windows. The information content overlaps heavily, but MSG stores it in a property database inside an OLE compound file, which is why generic converters choke on it. This tool reads the properties directly: subject, sender (resolving Exchange directory entries to real SMTP addresses), recipient lists by role, delivery timestamps, body text and attachments.

The Outlook you don't have to buy

The usual advice for opening .msg files is "install Outlook" — a paid Microsoft 365 subscription, on Windows, forever. This converter replaces that dependency for the read-and-archive use case: review, produce to PDF, index the batch, done. It runs the same on a MacBook in Safari as on an IT-locked Windows box in Chrome.

FAQ

Can it read MSG files exported from Exchange?

Yes. Sender addresses stored as Exchange directory entries are resolved to their SMTP form in the output.

What about RTF-formatted MSG bodies?

The readable text of the RTF body is extracted and typeset into the PDF; the output is clean plain text.

Are converted MSG PDFs different from EML PDFs?

Same pipeline, same layout, same CSV columns — structurally uniform output whatever the source format. The source filename (which carries the original extension) is preserved in the CSV and in each PDF footer.

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