What is the difference between .msg and .eml?
- Extension
- .msg
- .eml
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- 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).
- An EML file is an email message saved by an email program, such as Microsoft Outlook or Apple Mail. It contains the content of the message, along with the subject, sender, recipient(s), and date of the message. EML files may also store one or more email attachments, which are files sent with the message.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-outlook
- message/rfc822
- Wikipedia
- .msg on Wikipedia
- .eml on Wikipedia