Convert EML to PDF
Turn an .eml e-mail into a clean PDF you can print, archive or send on. Free, with the attachments kept.
- Free. No account, no watermark.
- Attachments kept in one ZIP.
- Nothing loaded from the web. No tracking pictures.
- Deleted after 24 hours. Nobody reads it.
What is in your PDF
- The headerSubject, sender, recipients, copy and date at the top, the way a printed e-mail looks.
- The message as it looksFonts, colours, tables and pictures that came with the e-mail.
- Every languageIncluding old Outlook messages in Chinese, Cyrillic, Greek and other scripts.
- Page numbersA4 pages numbered "1 / 3", ready to print or send to a lawyer or accountant.
- AttachmentsListed in the header and handed back as one ZIP, exactly as they were.
- Searchable textText stays text, so you can search, select and copy it.
How to convert an EML file to PDF
Choose the .eml file above. In a few seconds you see the PDF: the subject, sender, recipients and date at the top, then the message with its formatting and pictures. Download the PDF, and the attachments as one ZIP if there are any.
What is an .eml file?
EML is the standard format for a single e-mail. Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Windows Mail and many web mail services save messages as .eml, and Gmail lets you download any message with "Download message". An .eml keeps everything, but it needs a mail program to open, which is why a PDF is easier to share and keep.
Why save e-mails as PDF
A PDF opens on every device, prints the way it looks and cannot be changed by accident, which is why courts, accountants and HR departments ask for e-mails as PDF. Got an Outlook message instead? Use MSG to PDF.
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Questions about e-mail to PDF
Is it really free?
Yes. Converting one e-mail to PDF is free, with no account and no watermark. We keep it free because it costs us little; Publisher conversions and whole mailboxes are the paid part of FileOpens.
What happens to my e-mail?
It is used only to make your PDF and is deleted automatically 24 hours after upload, together with the PDF and the attachments. Nobody reads it.
Are pictures from the internet loaded?
No. For your privacy and safety, nothing is downloaded from the internet while the PDF is made. Pictures attached to the e-mail are shown; pictures linked from websites (often tracking images) are left out.
What about attachments?
They are listed in the header of the PDF, and you can download them all as one ZIP file, exactly as they were.
Can I convert a whole mailbox?
Yes: upload the .mbox file on MBOX to PDF (Gmail, Thunderbird, Apple Mail). Outlook .pst files are coming soon.