📧 EML → MBOX Converter
✨ Features • 🧰 Usage • 🔑 License
This Python tool converts a directory of .eml email files into a single .mbox mailbox file, suitable for import into email clients such as Mozilla Thunderbird.
Unlike simplistic converters, this script preserves the original MIME structure of each message. This ensures that:
- email bodies (plain text and HTML) display correctly,
- multipart messages remain intact,
- attachments and inline content are preserved,
- character encodings are handled reliably.
The converter uses Python’s standard mailbox module to produce standards-compliant mbox files, avoiding common issues such as missing message content after import.
✨ Features
- Converts all
.emlfiles in a folder into a single.mbox - Preserves full email structure (headers, MIME parts, attachments)
- Maintains compatibility with major email clients
- Robust handling of dates and sender metadata
- Simple and user-friendly CLI powered by
typer - Safe and deterministic processing (sorted input files)
🧰 Usage
eml2mbox --eml-folder FOLDER_NAME --output-mbox mailbox.mbox
🔑 License
This package is distributed under the MIT License. This license can be found online at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
Disclaimer
This framework is provided as-is, and there are no guarantees that it fits your purposes or that it is bug-free. Use it at your own risk!
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