PubRescue What is an .eml file?
An .eml file is one email saved in the standard internet message format. It holds the header (who sent it, to whom, when), the message and the attachments, all in one file.
You get .eml files from Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Windows Mail and many other programs when you save or drag out a message. In Gmail, open a message, choose Show original and then Download original. Some systems also hand over email records or archives as .eml files.
How to convert EML to PDF
- Drop the .eml file onto the box at the top of this page, or click Choose files. You can pick several at once.
- Read the email. The viewer shows the subject, from, to, cc, date and the message. If you added several files, click one in the list to open it.
- Click Save as PDF. A print-ready view opens with the header, the message and the list of attachments, and your browser's print dialog appears.
- Choose PDF as the destination. In Chrome or Edge, set Destination to Save as PDF. In Firefox, choose Save to PDF. In Safari on a Mac, click the PDF button at the bottom-left and pick Save as PDF.
- Save the file. The PDF is made by your own browser, on your computer.
On an iPhone or iPad, use Share > Print from the print view, then share the preview as a PDF.
Many .eml files into one PDF
Added a batch? Click Save all as one PDF. Every email goes into one document in date order, oldest first, and each one starts on a new page. That's handy for a conversation thread, a dispute, or anything you need to hand over as a single file.
Using it as an EML viewer
You don't have to make a PDF. The tool is also a plain .eml viewer for when you just want to read a message without setting up a mail program.
- HTML emails appear as they were designed, inside a locked-down frame where no scripts run.
- Pictures from the internet are blocked by default, since they can be used to track when you open an email. Click Load remote images to show them. Pictures embedded in the email show right away.
- Attachments are listed with names and sizes. Download one, or all of them with Download all (ZIP).
- Attached emails, such as a message forwarded as an attachment, open in the same viewer.
Your email stays on your computer
The converter runs entirely in your browser. Your .eml files are read on your device and are never uploaded to our server or stored anywhere. Only this page and its scripts come from us. The PDF is created by your browser's own print function.
What to expect
- Attachments aren't inside the PDF. The PDF lists them by name, and picture attachments (JPEG, PNG, GIF) are printed after the list. Download documents and other files separately with one click.
- Remote images only appear in the PDF if you load them before saving.
- Complex HTML emails print the way your browser renders them, and fonts follow your browser. The quality of the PDF depends on the browser's print engine.
- Encrypted email (S/MIME or PGP) is not decrypted. Signed emails display, but the signature isn't checked.
- Calendar invites appear as .ics attachments.
Have a whole mailbox rather than single emails? Use the MBOX viewer. For Outlook files, see MSG to PDF.