Email to Text Converter

A Python script to convert .eml and .msg email files to plain text format. The tool also creates a combined chronologically ordered output file.

Features

• Converts .msg (Outlook) files to plain text
• Converts .eml files to plain text
• Adds date information at the top of each file
• Creates a combined output file with all messages in chronological order
• Preserves original folder structure
• Handles timezone differences for proper chronological sorting

Requirements

• Python 3.6+
• Required packages:
  • extract_msg
  • beautifulsoup4
  • python-dateutil

Installation

1. Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/msgeml.git
cd msgeml

2. Install required packages:

pip install extract_msg beautifulsoup4 python-dateutil

Usage

1. Place your .eml and/or .msg files in the input folder
2. Run the script:

python eml_to_text.py input output

3. The converted text files will be created in the output folder
4. A combined chronological file named output.txt will also be created in the output folder

File Format

Each converted file includes:

• Date information at the top
• Full message content
• Original formatting where possible

The combined output file includes:

• A separator between messages
• Source filename reference
• Date information
• Full message content in chronological order

Limitations

• PDF and DOCX attachments are not processed
• Some HTML formatting may be lost in the conversion

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.