01 / Fast steps
- Drop or select one or more .msg files.
- Each message is read out of the Outlook file and laid out as a PDF.
- Download the PDF, plus any attachments as separate files.
MSG to PDF Converter
Drop the .msg file Outlook saved and get a PDF of the message: subject, sender, recipients and date at the top, the body below, attachments exported next to it. No Outlook, no mail account, and the message is never uploaded.
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02 / Best for
- File an Outlook message in a document system or a case folder that accepts PDF only.
- Read and archive a .msg on a computer that has no Outlook installed, which is most computers.
- Attach an email to an insurance claim, an HR complaint or a legal submission.
- Hand a message to someone who cannot open .msg files, which includes every Mac and phone.
03 / Why here
- Reads the .msg format directly: it is a Microsoft compound file, not mail, and no mail client can open one either.
- Headers that matter are printed at the top, with the date the message carries rather than the date of the conversion.
- Links in the message stay clickable in the PDF, carried over as real PDF link annotations.
- Attachments are extracted as separate files next to the PDF and listed inside it, so nothing stays locked in the .msg.
- Emoji and every alphabet render correctly, because the page is drawn by your own device rather than by a server font.
- Runs entirely in your browser: an Outlook message is correspondence, and it never reaches a server.
04 / Keep in mind
- The PDF pages are rendered as images to keep emoji and every alphabet faithful, so their text is not selectable. Convert the .msg to .eml if you need a machine-readable copy.
- A message whose body exists only as Outlook Rich Text (compressed RTF, with no plain or HTML version) cannot be read: that case is reported rather than producing an empty page.
- Attachments are exported alongside the PDF rather than embedded inside it, because a PDF attachment is silently dropped by many readers.
Tool connections
Related tools
01MSG to EMLOpen an Outlook MSG file without Outlook: read the message and get its attachments back.02EML to PDFTurn an EML email into a dated PDF you can file, print or attach, without the message ever leaving your browser.03EML ViewerOpen an EML email file without a mail client: read the message, see the headers and get the attachments back.04winmail.dat to PDFTurn the winmail.dat file Outlook sent you into one readable PDF that carries the message and its attachments inside it.05Merge PDFCombine multiple PDF files into a single document, in the order you upload them.06Compress PDFReduce PDF file size for email, upload limits and long-term storage.
Good to know
Questions & answers
01What is a .msg file?
A .msg is a single Outlook message saved as a file, but unlike an .eml it is not mail: it is a Microsoft compound file, the same container format as an old .doc, holding the message as a set of numbered properties and sub-storages. That is why almost nothing except Outlook opens one, and why a .msg someone sends you is often unreadable on a Mac, a phone or a computer without Office.
02Do I need Outlook installed to convert a .msg?
No. The file is parsed directly in your browser: the compound-file directory is read, the body and header properties are pulled out, and the attachments are lifted from their sub-storages. Nothing about the process needs Outlook, a mail account or a Microsoft licence.
03Is my Outlook message uploaded during the conversion?
No. Parsing and page rendering both happen in your browser tab, and the PDF is written straight to your disk. Correspondence is private by nature, which is why this tool was built without an upload step.
04What if the message body is empty in the PDF?
That happens with messages whose body was only ever stored as Outlook Rich Text, a compressed proprietary format with no plain-text or HTML twin. The tool says so in the result instead of handing you a blank page. Those messages usually still carry their attachments, which are exported normally.
05Should I convert to PDF or to EML?
It depends on what the file is for. A PDF is for filing, printing and sending to people or systems that expect documents; it is a faithful rendering but not machine-readable text. An .eml keeps the message as mail, with its full headers, so any mail client can open it and reply to it, and its text stays searchable. For an archive it is worth keeping both: this tool makes the PDF, and MSG to EML makes the mail file.
06Is MSG to PDF free?
Yes, completely free, with no sign-up, no watermark and no page limits. It runs in your browser, so your messages never leave your device.