{"id":105,"date":"2016-10-21T11:57:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-21T11:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/?p=105"},"modified":"2023-08-06T10:01:02","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T10:01:02","slug":"how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/","title":{"rendered":"Step by Step Guide to Export from Thunderbird to EML Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure how to use import-export tools and export Thunderbird emails to EML files. Easily convert Thunderbird inbox and save all messages to EML files with a few manual steps.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Mozilla Thunderbird is a free open source email client globally used by Windows, MAC OSX and Linux users. The application allows configuring multiple e-mail accounts by using free IMAP &amp; POP3 servers. Mozilla Thunderbird stores all mail messages in MBOX files by default inside Thunderbird profile. But sometimes you may need to export only selected folders or items into EML format to use them with Apple Mail or any other email clients across the MAC, Windows or Linux OS. So in this tutorial, we are going to introduce a manual procedure that will surely help you to convert Thunderbird emails to EML file format.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#How_Thunderbird_Save_Messages_to_EML_file_Extension\" >How Thunderbird Save Messages to EML file Extension?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#Export_Thunderbird_emails_to_EML_by_Using_%E2%80%9CSave_As%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CSave_Selected_Messages%E2%80%9D_option\" >Export Thunderbird emails to EML by Using \u201cSave As\u201d or \u201cSave Selected Messages\u201d option<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#How_to_Use_Thunderbird_%E2%80%9CSave_As%E2%80%9D_Option\" >How to Use Thunderbird \u201cSave As\u201d Option?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#How_to_Use_Thunderbird_%E2%80%9CSave_Selected_Message%E2%80%9D_Option\" >How to Use Thunderbird \u201cSave Selected Message\u201d Option?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#Export_Thunderbird_Emails_to_EML_by_using_free_ImportExporttools_Add-on\" >Export Thunderbird Emails to EML by using free ImportExporttools Add-on<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#How_to_Use_Thunderbird_ImportExporttools\" >How to Use Thunderbird ImportExporttools?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/how-to-export-thunderbird-emails-to-eml\/#A_few_other_tasks_can_be_performed_by_using_Thunderbird_free_ImportExportTools_such_as\" >A few other tasks can be performed by using Thunderbird free ImportExportTools such as:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Thunderbird_Save_Messages_to_EML_file_Extension\"><\/span>How Thunderbird Save Messages to EML file Extension?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are two options by using which you can simply perform Thunderbird to EML conversion.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Export_Thunderbird_emails_to_EML_by_Using_%E2%80%9CSave_As%E2%80%9D_or_%E2%80%9CSave_Selected_Messages%E2%80%9D_option\"><\/span>Export Thunderbird emails to EML by Using \u201cSave As\u201d or \u201cSave Selected Messages\u201d option<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>This is the simplest method for converting Thunderbird messages to EML files. You don\u2019t need to install any software for saving Thunderbird emails to EML files.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_Thunderbird_%E2%80%9CSave_As%E2%80%9D_Option\"><\/span>How to Use Thunderbird \u201cSave As\u201d Option?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Select emails (CTRL+A to select all messages of the current folder) which you want to export and press right click on selected emails &gt;&gt; Select <strong>Save As<\/strong> option from the list.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/save-as.png\" alt=\"save thunderbird to emml\" width=\"618\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/save-as.png 618w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/save-as-300x267.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the folder where you want to save EML files &gt;&gt; Click on Select Folder button.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder.png\" alt=\"Select folder to export thunderbird to eml\" width=\"611\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder.png 611w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_Thunderbird_%E2%80%9CSave_Selected_Message%E2%80%9D_Option\"><\/span>How to Use Thunderbird \u201cSave Selected Message\u201d Option?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Select required messages (CTRL+A to select all messages) &gt;&gt; Press right click on selected mails &gt;&gt; Select <strong>Save Selected Messages<\/strong> &gt;&gt; Choose EML Format.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/t-save-selected-messages.png\" alt=\"save selected messages from thunderbird to eml\" width=\"809\" height=\"754\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/t-save-selected-messages.png 809w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/t-save-selected-messages-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/t-save-selected-messages-768x716.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the folder where you want to save EML files &gt;&gt; Click on Select Folder button.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder.png\" alt=\"Select folder to export thunderbird to eml\" width=\"611\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder.png 611w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Export_Thunderbird_Emails_to_EML_by_using_free_ImportExporttools_Add-on\"><\/span>Export Thunderbird Emails to EML by using free ImportExporttools Add-on<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Mozilla Thunderbird provides a free ImportExporttools by using which you can save all EML messages into EML format at once. Before using this free add-on you have to download and install it by yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/addons.mozilla.org\/en-us\/thunderbird\/addon\/importexporttools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ImportExporttools<\/a> and install it by the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your Mozilla Thunderbird application, Select <strong>Tools<\/strong> from the Menu bar (press Alt button if the Menu bar is not showing) &gt;&gt; Click on <strong>Add-on<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-112\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1.png\" alt=\"thunderbird to eml\" width=\"617\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1.png 617w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/1-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>Install Add-on from File<\/strong>\u201d from the setting icon<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2.png\" alt=\"emails save to eml\" width=\"618\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2.png 618w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/2-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select \u201c<strong>importexporttools-3.2.4.1-sm+tb.xpi<\/strong>\u201d from the downloaded location &gt;&gt; Click on <strong><strong>Open<\/strong><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3.png\" alt=\"3\" width=\"618\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3.png 618w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/3-300x237.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Now click on the \u201c<strong>Install Now<\/strong>\u201d button.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4.png\" alt=\"4\" width=\"542\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4.png 542w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/4-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Finally, click on the \u201c<strong>Restart Now<\/strong>\u201d button.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5.png\" alt=\"5\" width=\"617\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5.png 617w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_Thunderbird_ImportExporttools\"><\/span>How to Use Thunderbird ImportExporttools?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Open your Mozilla Thunderbird application &gt;&gt; Select <strong>Folder <\/strong>do you want to export\u00a0&gt;&gt; Right click on tht folder &gt;&gt; Choose\u00a0\u201c<strong>ImportExportTools<\/strong>\u201d &gt;&gt; Select \u201c<strong>Export all Messages in the folder<\/strong>\u201d &gt;&gt; Click on <strong><strong>EML format.<\/strong><\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-119\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/importexptorttooleml.png\" alt=\"importexptorttooleml\" width=\"779\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/importexptorttooleml.png 779w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/importexptorttooleml-300x161.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/importexptorttooleml-768x413.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Select the folder where you want to save EML files &gt;&gt; Click on <strong>Select Folder<\/strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder.png\" alt=\"Select folder to export thunderbird to eml\" width=\"611\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder.png 611w, https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/select-folder-300x204.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Note: You can also use the Search and Export option in ImportExportTools to search and export required files. There are a few other options available to save or export Thunderbird messages. But there is no such option available to export messages to Outlook pst format. If you are in need to open Thunderbird e-mails in MS Outlook then follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mailsdaddy.com\/thunderbird-to-outlook-converter\/\">Thunderbird to Outlook conversion<\/a> steps.<\/p>\n<h4><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_few_other_tasks_can_be_performed_by_using_Thunderbird_free_ImportExportTools_such_as\"><\/span>A few other tasks can be performed by using Thunderbird free ImportExportTools such as:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Export Thunderbird Emails to PDF files<\/li>\n<li>Print Thunderbird Emails<\/li>\n<li>Export Thunderbird Emails to HTML files<\/li>\n<li>Export Thunderbird Emails\/Folder to MBOX file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Conclusion: <\/strong>I hope this tutorial will help you in Thunderbird to EML conversion and will make a smile on your face. So keeps reading our blog to get updated with helpful articles. You can also give your feedback or suggestions to improve the quality of the article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure how to use import-export tools and export Thunderbird emails to EML files. 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