How to Bulk Convert Outlook Emails to .MBOX format.

MBOX is a useful open document format for containing email messages. It is commonly used in email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird.  Microsoft Outlook shunned MBOX for a proprietary database file known as .PST, or personal storage tables, and does not support exporting email to MBOX.

This oversight has been addressed by developers at Encryptomatic LLC with the introduction of MessageExport, a Microsoft Outlook add-in that integrates powerful export extensions to the Outlook toolbar.  MessageExport is compatible with Windows versions of Outlook, from Outlook 2016 through 2007.

Convert Outlook Email to MBOX with MessageExport add-in.

Bulk Converting Outlook Email to MBOX

Step 1.  Download and install the MessageExport add-in and restart Outlook.
MessageExport is available as a 15 day free trial.   After installing, it will integrate with the Outlook menu system.  In Outlook 2016 you will find it in a tab called "MessageExport."

Step 2.  Choose the "Export to MBOX" profile.
From the MessageExport dropdown list select "export to mbox."  In addition to MBOX, there are other formats you can convert email to, including PDF, CSV, DOCx, and many others. The export profile displayed in the list is the active conversion format.

Step 3.  Select Emails from the Outlook Mail list
Highlight one or more emails in the Outlook mail list.  To select all emails, type "Control-A."
You can also highlight a folder if you want to export all email in that folder to MBOX.  Any email message that is highlighted will be converted to MBOX when we start the operation.

Step 4.  Click MessageExport's "Export" button to start the operation.
Please note that the trial version of MessageExport is limited to converting 50 emails in a single export operation.  This restriction is removed after registration and you will be able to convery any number of emails to an MBOX file.

Select the Windows folder where MessageExport will save your MBOX file.

When the operation is complete, you will find a MBOX file containing your emails in the location you specified.

We hope this article has been useful in showing you how to take your email from Outlook to MBOX. If you have any follow up questions, please post them below. We'll be glad to help.

Free Outlook Email to PDF Converter. Try MessageExport Add-on.

Free add-on software to convert Outlook email to PDF documents.

If you have ever attempted to convert a Microsoft Outlook email message into a PDF document, you quickly learned how difficult it can be.   PDF "printers" can save Outlook's print output as a PDF document, but they are unable to process the email file attachments, and generally don't perform very well.

Convert Outlook Email to PDF, Free!

MessageExport is an add-on for Microsoft Outlook that can convert e-mail to PDF and many other useful formats. Following a free 15 day trial of the full version of MessageExport, the software will function in a limited but still useful "free" mode.

MessageExport's Free mode will save any individually selected Outlook email message as a PDF document.  MessageExport can convert email attachments, and perform additional tasks, such as copying the converted file to a specific location.

Free mode is our gift to you for trying MessageExport. There is no obligation to purchase, and no pop up advertising or tracking. You can convert MessageExport from Free mode to the fully activated version by purchasing a license and activating the software.  Our hope is that following your free trial, you will continue to use MessageExport, and maybe someday in the future, you'll want to purchase the full license or tell others about it. After all, positive word of mouth advertising is the best kind. Until that day, we're happy to help you convert individual emails to PDF and any of the many other conversion formats that MessageExport supports.

MessageExport brings powerful email convesion capabilities to Outlook.

Using MessageExport in Free Mode

Thousands of people use MessageExport in free mode each day to convert email to PDF. Since MessageExport handles file attachments, it is a much better option for Outlook users than a PDF print driver.

While functioning in Free mode, just continue to use MessageExport in the same manner as the free trial.  The only difference is that when multiple emails are selected, just the first message will be converted.  This limitation is removed if the software is registered.  You can register MessageExport and convert it to the full version at any time.

To convert an Outlook email to PDF using MessageExport in Free mode:

1. Click on the email you want to convert
2. Select the target format from the dropdown list in the MessageExport toolbar in Outlook
3. Click "Export" and choose a destination folder.

You can convert Outlook to PDF, as well Gif, Tif, Bmp, Jpg, Png, Csv, Mbox, Docx, Odt, and other formats. 

We hope you find MessageExport, while operating in Free mode, to be a valuable tool that will enhance your experience with Microsoft Outlook.

If you have any questions or feedback about MessageExport, post them in the comments below, or contact the MessageExport support team.

How to Share MessageExport Profiles

MessageExport add-on helps people get email out of Microsoft Outlook and save time by automating routine email chores. You can use MessageExport to save Outlook emails as PDF and other formats. It integrates with the Outlook toolbar to make it's functionality easy to access.

MessageExport toolbar in Outlook 2016

MessageExport has many useful features and functions that can be combined in different ways to accomplish tasks efficiently.  "Export Profiles" are sets of functions and features that tell MessageExport how to accomplish a task. These profiles can run automatically, on a timed basis, or manually from te MessageExport toolbar.  Profiles are selected from the MessageExport drop down list.

Export profiles are selected from the drop down list.

Export profiles can contain file paths and log in passwords for accessing network folders. For that reason, it is possible to password protect any profile to prevent access or changes to the profile.

To edit an Export Profile, click the "tool" icon from the MessageExport toolbar.

Edit Export Profiles

We will discuss creating and changing export profiles in a future article.  Today, we want you to know that the export profiles you build can be shared with others.  From the Options>Profiles tab, select "Export" to create a xml file that can then be imported into another copy of MessageExport by selecting the "Import" button.

By using MessageExport's Export Profile capabilities, you can easily make MessageExport an important part of your email workflow.  By automating tedious email formatting and copying tasks, workers can save time and become more productive.   When a useful export profile is created, it can be shared with other workers to help them also become more productive.

Learn more about MessageExport and download a 15 day free trial on the product home page.