Convert Apple Mail mailboxes to PDF

Export a mailbox from Apple Mail (.mbox) and convert it into one PDF per email with attachments and index.csv, right in your browser.

Open the converter Free for up to 25 emails per export · no sign-up

Apple Mail's Export as PDF works one message at a time. For a whole mailbox, export it as .mbox first. Apple Mail writes a folder called Name.mbox that contains a file named mbox.

How to do it

In Apple Mail, select one or more mailboxes in the sidebar.
Choose Mailbox → Export Mailbox…, pick a destination folder and click Choose.
Open the converter in Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari. Nothing is installed and nothing is uploaded. Click Choose a folder and select the exported folder (or drop the .mbox folders onto the page).
Pick the outputs: one PDF per email (on by default), an attachments folder, optionally one merged PDF, .eml copies and .mbox per folder. Click Export and choose where to save the ZIP.

Each exported mailbox becomes a folder in the output, named after the mailbox. Apple Mail's internal .emlx files in ~/Library/Mail are not read directly; use Export Mailbox instead.

What you get

One PDF per email with a header block (subject, from, to, cc, date, folder, attachment list) and the body, including embedded images. Searchable text, not screenshots.
Your folder structure mirrored in the ZIP, and file names that sort by date: Inbox/2024-03-05_0912 Jane Doe - Invoice March.pdf.
Attachments as original files under attachments/.
index.csv (date, from, to, cc, subject, folder, file names, attachment count, Message-ID, pages) and errors.csv for anything that couldn't be converted.
Optional: one merged PDF, .eml per email, .mbox per folder. Pro adds Bates numbering, page numbers, SHA-256 hashes and bookmarks.

Private by design

The conversion runs inside your browser tab with Web Workers. Your archive is never uploaded, and there is no server that could see it. You can even disconnect from the internet after the page loads. The only network call is the optional license-key check, which sends the key and a random device ID.

Questions

Does this keep the attachments?

Yes. Attachments are listed in each PDF's header and saved as files under attachments/, organised by folder and email.

What does it cost?

Free for up to 25 emails per export. Standard ($29 one-time) removes the limit; Pro ($69 one-time) adds Bates numbering, page numbers, hashes and bookmarked merged PDFs. See pricing.

Related: MBOX to PDF · EML to PDF · OLM to PDF · OLM to MBOX · PST to PDF · PST to EML