What is the difference between .msg and .doc?
- Extension
- .msg
- .doc
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Document
- Developer
- Microsoft
- Microsoft
- Description
- An MSG file is an email message, contact, appointment, or task created or saved within Microsoft Outlook. It may contain one or more email fields, which includes the date, sender, recipient, subject, and message body, or contact information, appointment details, and one or more task descriptions. MSG files are also compatible with other programs that use Microsoft's Messaging Applications Programming Interface (MAPI).
- A DOC file is a word processing document created by Microsoft Word, or another word processing program, such as OpenOffice Writer or Apple Pages. It may contain formatted text, images, tables, graphs, charts, page formatting, and print settings.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-outlook
- application/msword
- Sample
- sample.doc
- Wikipedia
- .msg on Wikipedia
- .doc on Wikipedia