An EML file is a single e-mail message saved in the standard RFC 822 / MIME format. Most mail programs can export or save a message as .eml.

A .txt file with the message text, including the sender, recipients, and subject headers followed by the message body.

Does it read attachments?

Attachments stay part of the message text that is exported. Use an attachment extractor if you need the attached files separately.

How big can my file be?

EML messages up to 40 MB are accepted.

Extract text from an EML file online

Need the words out of an e-mail without opening your mail client? This page extracts the text of an EML message into a .txt file you can read, search, or paste anywhere.

How to extract text from an EML file

Upload an .eml message (up to 40 MB).
No options needed — press Convert file.
Download the resulting .txt file.

What you get

A UTF-8 text file with the message: the From, To, Cc, Subject, and Date headers at the top, followed by the message text. The conversion runs on a server in this browser session, so you can drop a saved e-mail and grab its contents as plain text.

When this helps

Pulling text out of saved e-mails to paste into a document or ticket.
Searching old messages in a text-friendly way.
Moving message content from one tool to another without a mail client.

This extracts the message as text — it is not a full mail viewer, and attachments are not unpacked separately.