Other
What is a .eml file?
An .eml file is a single saved email, including its headers and attachments, stored as text.
This extension has been used by more than one format
2 different formats have claimed .eml over the years, so two files with the same extension aren't necessarily the same kind of thing.
How to open a .eml file
- WindowsOutlook
- WindowsWindows Mail
- WindowsThunderbird
- WindowsNotepad for the raw source
- MacMail
- MacThunderbird
How to convert a .eml file
- Open it and print to PDF to archive the message readably.
MIME type
When a .eml file travels over the web, servers label it with this MIME type:
message/rfc822The technical record
For archivists, developers and the merely curious: these are the PRONOM registry entries for .eml.
| Format name | Version | MIME type | PUID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Message Format | — | message/rfc822 | fmt/278 |
| MIME Email | 1.0 | message/rfc822 | fmt/950 |