An eml file extension is used by variety e-mail clients, such as Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live Mail, Thunderbird etc. An eml file contains saved email message either meant as backup or for sharing.
Software that open eml file
EML file extension - Email message
What is eml file? How to open eml files?
The eml file extension is used for Email message. EML, which is an acronym for E-mail, is the file extension of the Outlook Express Saved Mail Messages files. It belongs to the Microsoft's family of e-mail clients and it is used for e-mails saving and forwarding purposes. The successor of Outlook Express is free Windows Live Mail.
Since the purpose of an EML file is to store e-mail messages, it is a plain text file, and as a result, has a standard file structure. It usually consists of a short header and the main body. The header contains the e-mail addresses of the sender and the recipient, the subject, and the time and date of the message. The main message of the e-mail is in the body of the file. EML files can also contain hyperlinks and other attachments.
Since EML files are created to comply with the industry RFC 822 standard, they can be used with most e-mail clients, servers and applications. Besides the Microsoft Outlook Express, EML files can be opened using most e-mail clients, such as Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Entourage, Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail, or IncrediMail.
Since EML files are plain text and formatted much like MHT (MIME HTML) files, they can also be opened directly in the Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Opera, by first changing the file extension from .eml to .mht. It is also possible to view EML files using notepad or any other text editor.
The eml files are usually simple text files and can be opened in Notepad or a web browser, either by changing the extension from eml to txt or HTML, or by changing the file association to Notepad.
MIME types:
message/rfc822
Updated: July 22, 2022
The default software associated to open eml file:
Company or developer:
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Outlook is e-mail management tool and personal information manager distributed with Microsoft Office suite. Outlook integrates e-mail application, calendar, task manager, contact manager, note taking in to one application.
Microsoft Outlook is used as a stand-alone application and also can work with Microsoft Exchange Server and SharePoint Server.
The predecessor of Outlook was called Schedule+. The newest version is called Outlook 2016.
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.
List of software applications associated to the .eml file extension
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Software that open eml file - Email message
Programs supporting the exension eml on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open eml file action.
Microsoft Windows:
Main software associated with eml file by default:
Microsoft Outlook
Other suggested software:
Mozilla Thunderbird
Windows Live Mail
PstViewer Pro (EML Viewer Pro)
Windows Mail
Microsoft Outlook Express
Apple macOS / Mac OS X:
Main software associated with eml file by default:
Microsoft Outlook for Mac
Other suggested software:
Apple Mail
Mozilla Thunderbird for Mac
