Convert EML to TXT — Free Online Converter
Convert Email Message (.eml) to Plain Text (.txt) online for free. Fast, secure document conversion with no watermarks or registration....
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About EML to TXT Conversion
EML is the standard RFC 2822 email format containing headers, MIME-encoded body content, base64-encoded attachments, and message metadata in a structured plain-text format. While EML is technically text, the MIME encoding makes raw EML files difficult to read. TXT (Plain Text) is the simplest document format — pure text content without formatting, markup, or encoding.
Converting EML to TXT extracts the readable email content — headers and body text — into a clean plain-text file, stripping MIME encoding, HTML markup, and attachment data to produce human-readable text.
Why Convert EML to TXT?
Raw EML files contain base64-encoded blocks, MIME boundary strings, and HTML markup that obscure the actual message content. Converting to TXT produces a clean, readable version showing just the sender, recipient, subject, date, and message text — ideal for quick review, text search, and integration with text-processing tools.
TXT is also the most portable format for email content extraction. Plain text can be imported into any database, search engine, or text analysis tool without parsing MIME structures. For bulk email analysis and data mining, TXT provides the cleanest input.
Common Use Cases
- Extract readable text from EML archives for full-text search indexing
- Convert email messages to TXT for import into databases and CRM systems
- Produce plain-text versions of emails for accessibility and screen reader compatibility
- Strip HTML formatting from emails to extract pure text content for analysis
- Create lightweight text archives of email correspondence for storage efficiency
How It Works
The EML parser reads the MIME structure, extracts email headers (From, To, Subject, Date), and decodes the message body. HTML body parts are stripped of tags to extract plain text. Base64-encoded and quoted-printable content is decoded. Attachment data is discarded (only filenames may be listed). The output is a clean UTF-8 text file with headers at the top followed by the message body.
Quality & Performance
The plain-text output contains all readable email content. HTML formatting (bold, colors, tables) is stripped, leaving only the text. Inline images are removed. The conversion is inherently lossy for richly formatted emails, but the text content is complete and accurate.
Device Compatibility
| Device | EML | TXT |
|---|---|---|
| Windows PC | Partial | Partial |
| macOS | Partial | Partial |
| iPhone/iPad | Partial | Partial |
| Android | Partial | Partial |
| Linux | Partial | Partial |
| Web Browser | No | No |
Tips for Best Results
- 1Use TXT conversion for bulk email analysis — plain text is easy to search and process programmatically
- 2HTML-formatted emails lose their visual styling in TXT — convert to HTML or PDF if formatting matters
- 3TXT files are extremely compact — ideal for archiving large email volumes with minimal storage
- 4The output is UTF-8 encoded and compatible with all text editors and search tools
- 5Combine with batch processing to create searchable text archives from entire email folders
EML-to-TXT conversion extracts clean, readable plain text from email messages, ideal for search indexing, data analysis, and accessible archival.