MSG File

This page contains information on the MSG file extension (Encapsulated email message), a popular document file format

File extension	.msg
Category	Document File
Description	MSG was originally designed for the Microsoft Exchange mail document, this format is widely used by all of Microsofts infrastructure solutions. MSG files consist of main message body, calender, contacts and reminders, these are arranged in a hierachial directory structure and underpinned by MAPI (Microsofts Messaging Application Programming Interface).
Actions	Convert MSG file View other document file formats
Technical Details	A MSG file are often formed by Outlook Express of Microsoft Outlook. They are saved as COM structured storage OLE2 compound documents and consist of several streams with sub tags. A MSG file maybe encoded in either Binary or ASCII.
Associated programs	Encryptomatic MsgViewer Pro Microsoft Outlook Priasoft MSG File Viewer and Assessor
Developed by	Microsoft
MIME type	application/vnd.ms-outlook
Useful links	Microsoft Open Specification - MSG Convert MSG file

Using Zamzar it is possible to convert MSG files to a variety of other formats:

msg to doc (Microsoft Word Document)
msg to eml (E-Mail)
msg to html (Hypertext Markup Language)
msg to jpg (JPEG compliant image)
msg to pdf (Portable Document Format)
msg to pst (Personal Folder File)
msg to rtf (Rich Text Format)
msg to tiff (Tagged image file format)
msg to txt (Text Document)