Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your MSG file.
You’ll see a preview, if available.
Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.
Convert MSG to another file type
To convert MSG messages to another format, you need Microsoft Outlook or other Data software.
Convert a file to MSG
To convert other file formats to the "Outlook Email Message" file type, you need software like Microsoft Outlook or a similar tool.
About MSG files
The .MSG file format is a proprietary document standard created by Microsoft to store a single email message, contact, appointment, or task within Microsoft Outlook. Built on the Microsoft Compound File Binary Format, it encapsulates message text, metadata headers, embedded attachments, and hyperlinks within a mini-file system structure. While highly functional within the Windows corporate ecosystem, the format is severely limited outside of it. You cannot open .MSG files natively on macOS, Linux, or mobile devices without an active Microsoft Office subscription or a specialized third-party viewer. Furthermore, .MSG files do not render natively in web browsers and often trigger security warnings due to their ability to harbor malicious embedded attachments or macro viruses. To guarantee long-term archiving, cross-platform compatibility, and safety, you must convert .MSG files to standard formats. For legal archiving or sharing, convert to PDF or .PDF/A to lock the visual layout. For migrating to other email clients like Mozilla Thunderbird or Apple Mail, convert to the open EML standard. For extracting raw body text without attachment bloat, convert to TXT. Drop your .MSG file here to view and convert it securely right in your browser - free, online, and without installing software.
Convert.Guru analyzes your MSG file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
If you want to convert MSG file to PDF, EML, JPG, TXT, HTML, PST, RTF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, PAGES or TEX, you can use Microsoft Outlook or similar software from the "Email Message Archive 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 MSG, try Microsoft Outlook or another comparable tool in the "Email Message Archive Storage" category.
The MSG 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 MSG converter.