Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your EMLX file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert EMLX to another file type
To convert EMLX messages to another format, you need Apple Mail or other Text software.
Convert a file to EMLX
To convert other file formats to the "Email Message" file type, you need software like Apple Mail or a similar tool.
About EMLX files
The .emlx file format is a proprietary email storage container developed by Apple specifically for the macOS Mail application. It stores plain text, HTML formatting, and proprietary metadata for individual email messages. The main disadvantage of .emlx is severe vendor lock-in. Outside of a Mac, these files are largely useless. Windows machines, mobile devices, and alternative clients like Microsoft Outlook cannot natively open them. Furthermore, Apple Mail often strips attachments from the main .emlx file and stores them separately as emlxpart files, making data migration chaotic and frustrating. To archive emails or share them with non-Mac users, conversion is mandatory. For universal viewing and legal archiving, convert .emlx to PDF. For migrating to other email clients like Mozilla Thunderbird, convert to the industry-standard EML or MBOX formats. For simple record-keeping, extract the contents to TXT. Drop your file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser.
Convert.Guru analyzes your EMLX file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert EMLX file to EML, PST, PDF, MBOX, MSG, TXT, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES or TEX, you can use Apple Mail or similar software from the "Email Message Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert PDF, DOC, ASC, TODO, NFO, MEMO, README, DOCX, JPG, TXT, NOTE or RTF files to EMLX, try Apple Mail or another comparable tool in the "Email Message Storage" category.
The EMLX Converter Story
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our EMLX converter.