How to view MSG files without Outlook?
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Rachel Kim
January 23, 2020
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A client sends me .msg files as email evidence for case files. My work laptop has no Outlook. Double clicking obviously fails. What is the lightest way to read these?

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Verified by Kerry Morris, Forum Moderator ยท Reviewed January 2020

SysTools MSG Viewer is a small free tool that opens .msg files standalone, headers and attachments included. Batch mode lets you load a whole folder of them at once, which suits case file work.

Skip the random online converters for legal material. Uploading client evidence to an unknown server is a problem you do not want.

Exactly what I needed and the offline point is well taken. Solved.