How do I convert an email to PDF for court?

Drop the .eml file into this tool. It renders the message as searchable PDF text with the full header block, lists every attachment with its SHA-256 hash, and appends a certificate of conversion recording what was converted and what could not be reproduced. Everything happens in your browser; the file is never uploaded.

Does this preserve email headers?

Yes. The complete RFC 822 header block — the Received chain, Message-ID, DKIM-Signature and Authentication-Results — is reproduced verbatim in an appendix. Printing an email from a mail client discards this information, which is what authenticates the message's origin if it is ever challenged.

Why are images missing from my converted email?

Remote images are never downloaded. Loading them would notify the sender, with a timestamp, that their email is being reviewed — which matters when the email came from an opposing party. Each blocked image leaves a labeled placeholder, and the certificate records how many were blocked.

Is the converted PDF searchable?

Yes. The email body is rendered as real PDF text, not as a screenshot, so it is searchable and selectable and can be Bates stamped without an OCR step.

Free EML to PDF Converter | Email to PDF for Evidence

Convert .eml email files into searchable PDFs suitable for use as evidence — with the full header chain, an attachment manifest, and a certificate of conversion. All processing happens in your browser; your files never leave your device.

3. Output

One PDF per email Single combined PDF, oldest first, with a table of contents Append attached PDFs and images to the PDF Download other attachments as a ZIP

Evidence options

Certificate of conversion A final page recording what was converted, from what file, and what the conversion could not reproduce. Full header appendix The complete Received chain, DKIM and Authentication-Results, reproduced verbatim. SHA-256 of source and attachments Ties the PDF back to the exact file it came from. Embed the original .eml inside the PDF Keeps the native file with the production copy. Roughly doubles file size, and some e-filing portals reject PDFs containing embedded files.

About Converting Email to PDF

Why Printing an Email Loses Evidence

Printing an email from Outlook, Gmail, or Apple Mail — or exporting it to PDF from the mail client's print dialog — keeps the message body and drops everything that authenticates it. The Received chain that shows the path a message actually traveled, the Message-ID, the DKIM-Signature, and the Authentication-Results header are all discarded. If the authenticity of an email is ever challenged, that header block is what a forensic examiner or opposing counsel would need. This tool reproduces it verbatim in an appendix rather than throwing it away.

What a Certificate of Conversion Is For

Each converted PDF can carry a final page recording exactly what file was converted, its SHA-256 hash, when the conversion happened, and anything the tool could not faithfully reproduce — a missing embedded image, an attachment it could not parse, a character encoding it had to guess at. Disclosure of a limitation is not the same as silently dropping it. The certificate exists so a reader — a judge, a paralegal preparing an exhibit, opposing counsel — can see the full picture without taking the conversion on faith.

Full Header Preservation

The complete RFC 822 header block, including the Received chain and authentication headers, is reproduced in an appendix — not summarized, not trimmed.

Remote Images Blocked

Loading a remote image would notify the sender that the message is being viewed, with a timestamp. This tool never fetches them. Each blocked image, tracking pixels included, leaves a visible labeled placeholder.

Searchable, Bates-Ready Output

The body is rendered as real PDF text rather than a screenshot, so it is searchable and selectable and can go straight into a Bates stamping tool without an OCR pass.

Privacy First

All parsing and PDF assembly happens entirely in your browser. Your email is never uploaded to any server — suitable for confidential, privileged, and attorney-client correspondence.

What Gets Included

Full header appendix: the Received chain, Message-ID, DKIM-Signature and Authentication-Results, reproduced verbatim
Attachment manifest: every attachment listed with its SHA-256 hash
Certificate of conversion: what was converted, from what source file, and what could not be faithfully reproduced
Blocked remote images: labeled placeholders instead of silent gaps or a network request to the sender
Batch conversion: convert many emails at once, delivered as a single PDF-per-email or one combined PDF with a table of contents

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