[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":272},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-convert-eml-to-pdf":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":262,"extension":263,"meta":264,"navigation":267,"path":268,"seo":269,"stem":270,"__hash__":271},"content\u002Fblog\u002Fhow-to-convert-eml-to-pdf.md","How to Open and Convert EML Files to PDF (One or Many)",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":244},"minimark",[9,18,21,26,32,48,59,63,66,71,80,84,94,98,104,108,111,115,129,133,136,139,151,159,163,166,170,173,203,206,210,213,227,230,234,237],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"An EML file is a single email saved to disk. It is easy to create, since most\nmail apps can save or download a message as ",[14,15,16],"code",{},".eml",", but it is not always easy to\nopen, share or keep as a record. A PDF solves all three.",[10,19,20],{},"This guide shows how to open an EML file, convert it to PDF, and combine many\nemails into one PDF.",[22,23,25],"h2",{"id":24},"what-is-an-eml-file","What Is an EML File?",[10,27,28,29,31],{},"EML is the standard MIME email format. One ",[14,30,16],{}," file holds everything in a\nsingle message:",[33,34,35,39,42,45],"ul",{},[36,37,38],"li",{},"the sender, recipients, date and subject;",[36,40,41],{},"the message body, as formatted HTML, plain text or both;",[36,43,44],{},"inline images, such as logos or pasted screenshots;",[36,46,47],{},"attachments, such as PDFs, spreadsheets or photos.",[10,49,50,51,55,56,58],{},"Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird and Windows Mail can all save emails as EML.\nIn Gmail, open a message, select the three-dot menu and choose ",[52,53,54],"strong",{},"Download\nmessage"," to get an ",[14,57,16],{}," file.",[22,60,62],{"id":61},"convert-eml-to-pdf-online","Convert EML to PDF Online",[10,64,65],{},"Fileverter's converter reads the email in your browser, so the message and its\nattachments are never uploaded to a server.",[67,68,70],"h3",{"id":69},"_1-open-the-converter","1. Open the converter",[10,72,73,74,79],{},"Go to the ",[75,76,78],"a",{"href":77},"\u002Ftools\u002Feml-to-pdf-converter","free EML to PDF converter",".",[67,81,83],{"id":82},"_2-select-one-or-more-emails","2. Select one or more emails",[10,85,86,87,89,90,93],{},"Drop ",[14,88,16],{}," files onto the page or select them. You can add up to 300 at once,\nand Outlook ",[14,91,92],{},".msg"," files can be mixed in too. Each email appears in the preview\nwith a header showing who sent it, who received it, when, and which files were\nattached.",[67,95,97],{"id":96},"_3-check-the-preview","3. Check the preview",[10,99,100,101,79],{},"Formatting, links, tables and inline images are kept. Images loaded from the\ninternet are blocked by default, because loading them can tell the sender that\nthe email was opened. If the email needs them, select ",[52,102,103],{},"Load remote images",[67,105,107],{"id":106},"_4-choose-the-page-settings","4. Choose the page settings",[10,109,110],{},"Pick A4 or Letter, portrait or landscape, and normal or no margins. You can also\nturn off the email header if you only want the message body.",[67,112,114],{"id":113},"_5-save-the-pdf","5. Save the PDF",[10,116,117,118,121,122,124,125,128],{},"Select ",[52,119,120],{},"Save as PDF"," and choose ",[52,123,120],{}," as the destination in your\nbrowser's print dialog. The text stays selectable and searchable. Select\n",[52,126,127],{},"Download image PDF"," if you'd rather skip the print dialog; that PDF downloads\ndirectly, but its text can't be selected.",[22,130,132],{"id":131},"combine-many-eml-files-into-one-pdf","Combine Many EML Files Into One PDF",[10,134,135],{},"Saving a conversation, a project's correspondence or evidence for a dispute\noften means dozens of emails. Converting them one by one is slow, and most\nonline converters only accept one file at a time.",[10,137,138],{},"When you add several emails, the converter:",[140,141,142,145,148],"ol",{},[36,143,144],{},"sorts them by date, oldest first (you can switch to newest first or set your\nown order with the arrows);",[36,146,147],{},"starts each email on a new page with its own header;",[36,149,150],{},"saves them all in a single PDF.",[10,152,153,154,158],{},"Need numbered pages for a legal or HR file? Run the finished PDF through the\n",[75,155,157],{"href":156},"\u002Ftools\u002Fpdf\u002Fpdf-bates-stamp","Bates stamp tool"," to add sequential numbers to\nevery page.",[22,160,162],{"id":161},"save-attachments-too","Save Attachments Too",[10,164,165],{},"A PDF can't hold the original attachments in a useful way, so the converter\nlists them in each email's header and offers a separate download. With several\nattachments, they come as one ZIP file, grouped into folders by email. Inline\nimages stay inside the PDF where they appeared in the email.",[22,167,169],{"id":168},"open-eml-files-without-an-online-tool","Open EML Files Without an Online Tool",[10,171,172],{},"If you already have a mail app installed, it can usually open EML files and\nprint them to PDF:",[33,174,175,184,193],{},[36,176,177,180,181,79],{},[52,178,179],{},"Mac:"," double-click the file to open it in Apple Mail, then choose\n",[52,182,183],{},"File > Export as PDF",[36,185,186,189,190,79],{},[52,187,188],{},"Windows with Outlook:"," double-click the file to open it in Outlook, then\nprint it and choose ",[52,191,192],{},"Microsoft Print to PDF",[36,194,195,198,199,202],{},[52,196,197],{},"Thunderbird on any system:"," choose ",[52,200,201],{},"File > Open > Saved Message",", then\nprint it to PDF.",[10,204,205],{},"These methods work well for a single email. The online converter is quicker\nwhen you don't have a mail app, when you're on a phone or Chromebook, or when\nyou need many emails in one PDF.",[22,207,209],{"id":208},"why-does-the-pdf-look-different-from-the-email","Why Does the PDF Look Different From the Email?",[10,211,212],{},"Emails are written for a mail app window, while a PDF has fixed pages.\nDifferences can appear when:",[33,214,215,218,221,224],{},[36,216,217],{},"remote images are blocked or no longer exist on the sender's server;",[36,219,220],{},"a newsletter uses a very wide layout that has to shrink to fit the page;",[36,222,223],{},"the email relied on fonts that aren't installed on your device;",[36,225,226],{},"the message was plain text, which keeps its line breaks and simple styling.",[10,228,229],{},"Check the preview before saving, and load remote images if the layout depends\non them.",[22,231,233],{"id":232},"privacy","Privacy",[10,235,236],{},"Emails often contain personal details, contracts or account information.\nFileverter reads and converts them on your device and never sends them to\nFileverter's servers. Scripts in an email are removed before it is shown, and\nremote images stay blocked unless you allow them. The PDF stays on your device\nunless you choose to share it.",[10,238,239,240,243],{},"Ready to convert? 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