Outlook to PDF Converter

This tool converts Outlook email files (MSG/EML) into PDF for archival, legal hold, and secure sharing. It supports single messages and batch processing. Core data such as sender, recipients, subject, date, and attachments are preserved. The renderer handles HTML bodies and inline images, producing faithful layouts in PDF while maintaining readability across platforms.

Conceptually, the workflow relies on MIME/RFC 5322 parsing, decoding attachments, and rendering content to a PDF page layout. Metadata is mapped to PDF properties; messages with HTML bodies are converted through an HTML-to-PDF engine to maintain styling. Attachments can be embedded inside the PDF or stored alongside as separate files depending on configuration. Password-protected inputs are supported with secure handling and decryption only when allowed.

Audience includes IT teams, records managers, legal professionals, and business users who require durable email archives. Typical use cases are regulatory retention, e-discovery readiness, and long-term access without Outlook. The solution differentiates itself by batch throughput, robust MIME handling (multipart emails, embedded images), and preservation of attachments and metadata, while producing standards-compliant PDFs.

Core features include input format support for MSG and EML, PDF output with optional page size, font embedding, and color handling, attachment handling options, and batch queuing. Outputs provide per-file PDF, optional metadata extraction, and error reporting for failed conversions. This tool excludes PST mailbox exports or OCR-based content extraction, focusing on faithful single-message and batch conversions for proven archival quality.