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Saved email message file
File type: Email related data file
Files with msg file extension can be commonly found as email message documents, typically saved by one of the available email clients.
Found 4 different file type records with the same msg filename suffix.
What is msg file?
File type category:
Email related data file
Date updated: April 15, 2024
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.
How to open msg file?
Use your e-mail client to work with the *.msg files.
How to convert msg file?
It is likely that *.msg email messages can be exported and saved to several other text based format.
Suggested software to open msg file:
Associated software actions with the msg file
Software applications that can open msg files:
Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows)
Pegasus Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Aid4Mail (Microsoft Windows)
PMMail (Microsoft Windows)
PstViewer Pro (EML Viewer Pro) (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Windows Live Mail (Microsoft Windows)
SeaMonkey (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Outlook for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Outlook MSG Viewer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Seamonkey for Mac (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
Seamonkey for Linux (Linux/Unix)
PMMail/2 (Other operating systems or devices)
Programs for viewing msg files:
Outlook MSG Viewer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MsgViewer (Multiplatform)
Software apps that create msg files:
Microsoft Outlook (Microsoft Windows)
Pegasus Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Software apps that import msg files:
MSG 2 PST (Microsoft Windows)
PstViewer Pro (EML Viewer Pro) (Microsoft Windows)
Outlook MSG Viewer (Apple macOS / Mac OS X)
MsgViewer (Multiplatform)
JitBit MSG to EML converter (On-line services)
Software apps that export msg files:
DBX to PST Converter (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving msg files:
Pegasus Mail (Microsoft Windows)
Microsoft Exchange Server (Microsoft Windows)
PstViewer Pro (EML Viewer Pro) (Microsoft Windows)
FoxPro FoxDoc message
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: April 10, 2018
The msg file extension is associated with the FoxPro, a relational database management system and programming language for various platforms, developed by Microsoft.
The msg file stores FoxDoc (part of FoxPro) messages.
Suggested software to open msg file:
Associated software actions with the msg file
Software apps that create msg files:
FoxPro (Microsoft Windows)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving msg files:
FoxPro (Microsoft Windows)
OS/2 help message
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 14, 2017
The msg file extension is associated with the OS/2, an obsolete operating system for IBM-PC compatible computers, developed IBM.
The msg file stores help message from OS/2 system.
Example: OS001H.MSG
How to open msg file?
Read by HELPMSG.EXE to display help messages.
Suggested software to open msg file:
Associated software actions with the msg file
Software apps that create msg files:
OS/2 (Other operating systems or devices)
Software applications that handle other tasks involving msg files:
OS/2 (Other operating systems or devices)
SmartWare intro display file
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: May 2, 2011
The MSG file extension is associated with the SmartWare.
Suggested software to open msg file:
Associated software actions with the msg file
Software applications that handle other tasks involving msg files:
SmartWare (Microsoft Windows)