PDF is what lawyers, auditors and records departments usually ask for. It opens anywhere, prints cleanly and can't be edited by accident. EML files don't meet any of those needs, so they need converting.
Printing to PDF is free and fine for a few emails. It leaves attachments behind, though, and it takes forever for a whole folder.
What's missing: attachments aren't included, only their names. Some header fields, like BCC or the full date and time zone, may not print. And it's one email at a time.
Magic Soft EML Converter turns a folder of EML files into PDFs in one run. Each PDF carries the email's header details (from, to, date, subject) and the attachments are embedded in the PDF.
Select a single file or a whole folder; subfolders are included.
Preview and tick the messages you need. Use the date filter to limit it to the relevant period.
Click Export and select PDF. Choose a naming pattern such as date plus subject.
Pick a destination and click Start Export.
Everything runs on your own PC, which matters when the emails are privileged or contain personal data.
If the PDFs are going to opposing counsel or a court, a few extra steps save trouble later:
2024-05-02 Subject.pdf) keeps the set in order.| Print to PDF | EML Converter | |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | From $39 |
| Attachments | Names only | Embedded in the PDF |
| Batch | No | Yes, whole folders |
| Header details | What the mail app prints | From, to, date and subject on each PDF |
Print a few emails to PDF for free. For whole folders, or when attachments must travel with the email, batch convert. Have Outlook PST or MBOX files instead? See PST to PDF or the MBOX to PDF converter.
Open it in a mail program, press Ctrl+P and choose Microsoft Print to PDF. Attachments won't be included.
Yes, with EML Converter. It embeds the attachments in the PDF it creates.
Yes. Load the folder in EML Converter and export them all to PDF in one run.
Convert them to PDF first, then merge them with PDF Split & Merge.
Yes. The email text is real text in the PDF, so you can search and copy it.
