Convert Outlook emails to PDF
Outlook's built-in "print to PDF" loses exactly the things that make an email verifiable: the full recipient list collapses, the Message-ID is dropped, and attachments vanish without a trace. Microsoft's Save As produces a .msg file — faithful, but only openable in Outlook itself.
The reliable workflow is: save the message as a file (.msg via drag-and-drop from Outlook for Windows, or .eml from Outlook on the web), then convert that file to PDF with a parser that reads the message structure directly. That's what this tool does, in your browser, with no Outlook installation and no upload.
The output is a transcript-style PDF: labeled header block (From, To, Cc, Date, Message-ID where present), the message body, and a numbered list of attachments with types and sizes. For a folder's worth of messages, the full version converts unlimited batches, merges them in date order, and stamps Bates numbers for production.
Open the converter — free, no upload
Exporting from each Outlook flavor
- Outlook for Windows (classic): drag messages from the list to a folder — one .msg each.
- New Outlook / Outlook on the web: open message → three-dot menu → Save as → .eml.
- Outlook for Mac: drag the message to the desktop — it saves as .eml.
- Shared mailboxes: open the mailbox in OWA and use Save as per message, or export via your admin's eDiscovery tooling for very large sets.
Questions
Why not just print the email from Outlook?
Printing renders the display view, not the record: Bcc and full address lists are truncated, Message-ID and routing headers are omitted, and attachments aren't documented. A parsed conversion keeps all of it.
Does this handle both .msg and .eml?
Yes — plus .mbox archives. Outlook produces .msg on Windows and .eml on Mac/web; both convert identically here.
Can it convert a whole PST archive?
Not yet — PST support is planned as a paid add-on. Today: open the PST in Outlook, select the messages, drag them out as .msg files, and convert those.