What is the difference between .msg and .md?
- Extension
- .msg
- .md
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Developer
- Developer
- Microsoft
- John Gruber
- 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 MD file is a text file created using one of several possible dialects of the Markdown language. It is saved in plain text format but includes inline text symbols that define how to format the text (e.g., bold, indentations, headers, table formatting). MD files are designed for authoring plain text documentation that can be easily converted to HTML.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-outlook
- text/x-markdown
- Sample
- sample.md
- Wikipedia
- .msg on Wikipedia
- .md on Wikipedia