Convert emails to court‑ready PDF — without uploading them anywhere
Drop in .eml, .msg (Outlook) or .mbox (Gmail Takeout, Thunderbird, Apple Mail) files. Get clean PDFs with the complete header block, and everything runs in your browser — which matters when your emails are evidence.
- Files never leave your device
- No signup, no account
- Works offline once loaded
Drop email files here, or click to choose
.eml · .msg · .mbox — a single mbox can hold a whole mailbox
No file is ever uploaded — conversion happens on this page.
From mailbox to exhibit in three steps
No software to install, no account to create. The converter is the page you're on.
Export your emails
Drag messages out of Outlook (.msg), download from Gmail (.eml), or export a whole mailbox with Google Takeout (.mbox). Our guides cover every client.
Convert locally
Parsing and PDF generation run in your browser. Each PDF preserves the full header block, body and an attachment manifest — the parts that authenticate an email.
File it
Download individual PDFs, or a single merged exhibit in date order with Bates numbers and a SHA-256 integrity manifest. Ready for court, HR or records.
The same email — as your client exports it, and as you file it
The output below is the actual format the converter produces.
Before — what Outlook gives you (.eml / .msg)
After — what you file (PDF)
| From | Alice Smith <alice@example.com> |
| To | Bob Jones <bob@example.com> |
| Subject | Re: Security deposit — unit 4B |
| Date | March 2, 2026 at 2:05:00 PM EST |
| Message-ID | <CAF=abc123xyz@mail.example.com> |
| Attachments | 1. moveout_photos.zip 2. certified_receipt.pdf |
Bob,
Per my email of February 12, the lease requires the deposit returned within 30 days of move-out. It has now been 47 days. If the $2,400 is not returned by March 15, I will file in small claims court.
I've attached the move-out inspection photos and the certified mail receipt.
Alice
SMITH-000001
Two-email exhibit generated by this converter: merged in date order, Bates-stamped, with the SHA-256 integrity manifest page.
Built for documents that can't take a detour
Upload-based converters hold your files on their servers — often for 24 hours, in unknown jurisdictions. CourtMail was built the opposite way: the conversion engine ships to your browser, and your emails stay on your machine. Load the page, disconnect from the internet, and convert offline.
Zero upload, by architecture
There is no server that receives files. Parsing and PDF generation are client-side code.
Headers preserved verbatim
From, To, Cc, Date and Message-ID — the fields courts and opposing counsel check first.
SHA-256 integrity manifest
Each PDF is hashed at conversion. Any later alteration is detectable by recomputing the hash.
Bates numbering built in
Sequential exhibit stamps with your prefix, the way productions are actually cited.
Free for small jobs. $19 once for the full toolkit.
No subscription. Credits never expire.
Free
$0
- Up to 5 emails per batch
- One PDF per email, full headers
- 100% local — no upload, no signup
Full version
$19 once · 1,000 conversions
- Unlimited batch size, whole-mailbox MBOX jobs
- Merged exhibit PDF in date order
- Bates numbering with your prefix
- SHA-256 integrity manifest page
- Attachment extraction to ZIP
Answers before you file
Are the PDFs acceptable for court filings?
The PDFs preserve the complete header block (From, To, Cc, Date, Message-ID), the message body, and a manifest of attachments — the elements opposing counsel and courts look for when authenticating email evidence. The full version adds Bates numbering and a SHA-256 integrity manifest documenting that each PDF is the unaltered output of conversion. Admissibility is always case- and jurisdiction-specific; this tool prepares the documents, your attorney makes the call. CourtMail is software, not legal advice.
Do my emails get uploaded?
No. Parsing and PDF generation run entirely in your browser. You can load this page, disconnect from the internet, and convert offline. There is no server that ever sees your files — by design, because lease disputes, HR complaints and custody cases shouldn't sit in a stranger's cloud for 24 hours the way upload-based converters retain them.
How do I get my emails as files in the first place?
Gmail: Google Takeout exports your whole mailbox as one .mbox file. Outlook (desktop): drag messages from the message list to your desktop to get .msg files. Apple Mail: select messages, File → Save As, or export a mailbox as .mbox. Thunderbird: right-click a folder → ImportExportTools. Step-by-step walkthroughs are in our guides.
What does "1,000 conversions" mean?
Each email converted counts as one credit, whether it arrives as a single .eml or as one message inside a 2 GB mbox. 1,000 covers a typical contested-matter email production several times over. Credits never expire, and there's no subscription to cancel.