Files with msg file extension can be commonly found as email message documents, typically saved by one of the available email clients.
There are 3 other file types using
the MSG file extension!
.msg - FoxPro FoxDoc message
.msg - OS/2 help message
.msg - SmartWare intro display file
Software that open msg file
MSG file extension - Saved email message file
What is msg file? How to open msg files?
File type specification:
The msg file extension is commonly used for files that contain complete save of email message from a client.
These files are used in various e-mail management programs and clients such as Windows Mail, Pegasus Mails etc.
The msg file can either contain only text, or complete saved message with pictures and other elements in HTML format.
The msg file extension was also used in old program for DOS called OzWin for e-mail message.
Updated: April 15, 2024
The default software associated to open msg file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Outlook is a professional e-mail management tool and personal information manager distributed with the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook integrates the e-mail application, calendar, task manager, contact manager, and note-taking into one application.
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Outlook for Mac is e-mail client and personal information manager distributed with Microsoft Office for Mac. Outlook for Mac contains email, calendar, address book, task list, note list managers in one application. Microsoft Outlook for Mac is a successor of Microsoft Entourage for Mac.
Company or developer:
Element TwentySix
Outlook MSG Viewer is able to open otherwise incompatible Outlook MSG files on your Mac with no extra steps or conversions. It is also able to transform msg files to Apple Mail eml files.
List of software applications associated to the .msg file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open msg file, edit msg file, convert msg file, view msg file, play msg file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Software that open msg file - Saved email message file
Programs supporting the exension msg on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open msg file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with msg file by default:
Microsoft Outlook
Other suggested software:
Pegasus Mail
Aid4Mail
PMMail
PstViewer Pro (EML Viewer Pro)
Windows Live Mail
SeaMonkey
Windows Mail
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Main software associated with msg file by default:
Microsoft Outlook for Mac
Outlook MSG Viewer
Other suggested software:
Seamonkey for Mac