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MSG TO TXT
Convert MSG to TXT Online — Free & Instant
Strip an Outlook message down to plain text — header lines plus the body, with no markup to get in the way.
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Message bodies, headers and attachments stay yours. Nothing is read, logged, shared or repurposed by us at any point.
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How the conversion works
1
Drop your .msg file
One file or a batch of them — everything is read directly in your browser, nothing is sent to a server.
2
Pick a destination format
Choose from EML, PDF, TXT and more. Each conversion keeps the header, body and attachments intact.
3
Download instantly
Your converted file is ready in seconds — no email, no account, no waiting in a queue.
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What is a MSG file?
MSG is the file format Microsoft Outlook uses to save a single email, contact, or calendar item. It stores the header (sender, recipient, subject, timestamp), the message body, and any original attachments in one file — which is why it can typically only be opened natively in Outlook.
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What is a TXT file?
TXT is unformatted plain text: characters and line breaks only, no fonts, colours or embedded objects. That makes it the most portable form an email can take — it opens in any editor, on any operating system, and it is ideal input for scripts, grep searches, data pipelines and text-analysis tools. Converting MSG to TXT is the fastest way to get quotable content out of a message, and the resulting file is usually a fraction of the original size.
// Frequently asked
Questions people ask before converting
The header fields (from, to, cc, date, subject) as labelled lines, a separator, then the plain-text body. If the message only has an HTML body, the markup is stripped down to readable text.
Yes. The file is written as UTF-8, so Chinese, Japanese, accented and Cyrillic characters are preserved. Open it with an editor set to UTF-8 if you see garbled text.
Yes, by design — bold, links and inline images cannot exist in plain text. Convert to HTML or PDF if you need the layout preserved.
Delete the first block after opening the file — the header section is separated by a blank line and a dashed rule, so it is easy to cut.
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Same file, a different destination — pick another format.
.MSG → .EML
MSG to EML
The universal email format — open it in Thunderbird, Apple Mail or almost any client that isn't Outlook.
.MSG → .PDF
MSG to PDF
Flatten an email into a fixed, printable document — ideal for records, evidence and sharing.
.MSG → .DOC
MSG to DOC
Editable Word document, formatting preserved — good for redacting or annotating.
.MSG → .HTML
MSG to HTML
View the message as a webpage, or embed it in an internal knowledge base.
.MSG → .JPG
MSG to JPG
A visual snapshot of the message — handy for tickets, reports and quick previews.
.MSG → .PST
MSG to PST
Bundle multiple messages back into an Outlook-importable mailbox file.
.MSG → .RTF
MSG to RTF
Rich text for legacy word processors that don't read modern formats.
.MSG → .TIFF
MSG to TIFF
Multi-page image format used for fax and long-term compliance archives.
.EML → .MSG
EML to MSG
Reverse conversion, for Outlook users receiving mail from other clients.
.MSG → .ZIP
Batch converter
Convert an entire folder of messages in one pass and download one ZIP.
.MSG → .VIEW
MSG Viewer online
Read a message right now without downloading or installing anything.
.MSG → .REPAIR
MSG file repair
Diagnose an unreadable .msg file and salvage the content that survives.
.MSG → .GMAIL
MSG to Gmail
Scenario route: get an Outlook message into a Gmail mailbox via EML.