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Mbox Viewer

A complete, native MBOX toolkit

Everything you need to open, search, read and export huge email archives on Mac and Windows — without a web app in a window.

Built for scale

Any file size

A streaming parser with a 1 MB buffer opens files from a few KB to 50+ GB without ever loading them into RAM.

Instant re-opens

A binary index with SHA-256 validation makes every re-open take under a second, regardless of size.

Low memory footprint

Even a 50 GB archive stays under 600 MB of RAM thanks to on-demand streaming and an LRU message cache.

Repair damaged mailboxes

Deep-scan recovery re-detects lost message boundaries and exports a repaired copy — the original file is never modified. (Pro)

Find anything

Powerful search syntax

Use from:, to:, subject:, body:, date:, has:attachment, size:>, OR, negation and exact phrases — or the visual filter sheet.

Gmail labels

Reads Gmail labels straight from Takeout. Browse by label in the sidebar with live message counts.

Conversation threading

The JWZ algorithm groups messages into conversations with visual reply chains up to four levels deep.

Properties, MIME & Hex views

Three new ways to inspect a message: a Properties panel, the MIME part tree and a raw hex dump — ideal for technical or forensic work.

Get your data out

Export anywhere

Export to EML, CSV (Excel-ready, UTF-8 with BOM) or plain text, and extract attachments in bulk.

Merge & dedupe MBOX

Combine multiple MBOX files into one, with optional Message-ID deduplication. Export a single label as its own MBOX.

Attachments

View attachments inline, preview with Quick Look (Spacebar), save individually or in bulk, or drag straight to Finder (Explorer on Windows).

Export to PDF

Export any message to a self-contained, multi-page PDF with the same layout as printing. One message is free; batch export is Pro.

Export to HTML

Save any message as a self-contained HTML file with images embedded and attachments as downloadable links — it opens anywhere. One message is free; batch is Pro.

Native & private

Truly native on Mac & Windows

Native on Mac (SwiftUI + AppKit) and Windows (WinUI). Dark mode, drag & drop, system share, print and full keyboard navigation. No Electron, no Java.

Privacy by design

Everything runs locally. No cloud, no telemetry, no account. Remote images blocked and HTML sanitized by default.

Drag & Drop everywhere

Drop MBOX or EML files onto the app to open them, and drag messages out as .eml or attachments to Finder.

Search syntax at a glance

Combine prefixes, operators and exact phrases to pinpoint any message.

from: from:[email protected] Messages from this sender
to: to:team@ Sent to this address
subject: subject:"quarterly report" Subject contains phrase
body: body:invoice Full-text body search
has:attachment has:attachment Messages with attachments
label: label:Important Gmail label
date: date:2024-03 From a given month
size:> size:>5mb Larger than a size
- -spam Exclude a term
OR from:alice OR from:bob Either condition

Available in 18 languages

Mbox Viewer's interface and user guide are localized into 18 languages, so you can work through your email in the one you know best.

  • English
  • Español
  • Deutsch
  • Français
  • Italiano
  • 日本語
  • 한국어
  • Nederlands
  • Polski
  • Português (BR)
  • Português (PT)
  • Русский
  • Svenska
  • Dansk
  • Norsk
  • Türkçe
  • 简体中文
  • 繁體中文