What is the difference between .msg and .txt?
- Extension
- .msg
- .txt
- Format
- Binary
- Text
- Category
- Document
- Developer
- 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 TXT file is a standard text document that contains unformatted text. It is recognized by any text editing or word processing program and can also be processed by most other software programs.
- MIME Type
- application/vnd.ms-outlook
- text/plain
- Sample
- sample.txt
- Wikipedia
- .msg on Wikipedia
- .txt on Wikipedia