MailShift — Help & Documentation

MailShift is a browser-based email file converter. It reads EML, MBOX, MSG, and VCF files and converts them to various output formats including PDF, HTML, TXT, CSV, and ZIP.

1. Upload an email file (EML, MBOX, MSG, or VCF) 2. The file info and preview appear 3. Select an output format from the available options 4. Click Convert 5. Download the result

EML → MBOX, PDF, HTML, TXT, CSV
MBOX → EML, PDF, HTML, TXT, CSV, ZIP
MSG → EML, PDF, HTML, TXT, CSV
VCF → CSV, TXT, HTML

• Drag-and-drop file upload
• Auto-detect email format
• Email header parsing (From, To, Subject, Date)
• HTML body rendering
• Attachment extraction
• Conversion matrix showing all supported paths

• MBOX to ZIP exports all emails as separate EML files in a ZIP archive
• VCF to CSV is useful for importing contacts into spreadsheets
• PDF output formats the email with headers and body in a readable layout
• Large MBOX files with many emails may take longer to process

File not recognized: Ensure the file has the correct extension (.eml, .mbox, .msg, .vcf).
Empty output: The email file may be corrupted or empty.
MSG format issues: MSG is a Microsoft proprietary format — some complex MSG files may not parse perfectly.