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.
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.
Use your e-mail client to work with the *.msg files.
It is likely that *.msg email messages can be exported and saved to several other text based format.
Software applications that can open msg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Linux/Unix
Other operating systems or devices
Programs for viewing msg files:
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
Software apps that create msg files:
Microsoft Windows
Software apps that import msg files:
Microsoft Windows
Apple macOS / Mac OS X
Multiplatform
On-line services
Software apps that export msg files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving msg files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Document file
Date updated: April 10, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
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.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: November 14, 2017
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
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
Read by HELPMSG.EXE to display help messages.
File type category:
Various data file
Date updated: September 27, 2026
The MSG file extension is associated with SmartWare for Microsoft Windows. This format belongs to the SmartWare application rather than serving as a general-purpose document format.
A SmartWare MSG file provides introductory display content used by the software.
Open a SmartWare MSG file with SmartWare on Microsoft Windows. The file is intended to be read by SmartWare as part of its own operation, rather than opened as a standalone document.
SmartWare MSG files are application-specific introductory display files and generally have no useful direct conversion format.
Software applications that handle other tasks involving msg files:
Microsoft Windows
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