About Us

What this MBox Viewer site is

MBOX Viewer (mboxviewer.us.com) is an informational website about MBOX email files and MBox Viewer, the free, open-source Windows program for reading them. It offers two things: a direct link to the official release of the program, and a guide that explains how to export, find, read and store email archives.

Why this MBox Viewer site exists

People usually meet MBOX files at an awkward moment. An old job ends and the mailbox arrives as an export. A Gmail account needs backing up. A relative's computer holds years of Thunderbird mail. In each case the question is the same: how do I read this without setting up a new mail account?

Many of the answers online point to paid converters or to services that ask you to upload the whole archive. A free desktop program that reads the archive on your own computer is often the better fit, and clear instructions make it easier to use.

How we write the MBox Viewer guide

• Each article covers one situation, such as a specific system or source.
• Steps are checked against current versions of the programs mentioned.
• We point out limits and alternatives, including free tools made by others, where they suit the job better.
• Articles are dated and revised when menus or behaviour change.

About the MBox Viewer download

MBox Viewer is developed by its own open-source project (developers eneam and zbigm) and published on SourceForge under the AGPLv3 licence. We do not develop or modify the program. The download button on this site points directly to the official release file on SourceForge's servers, so you receive the same file the project publishes.

MBox Viewer and our independence

This site is not affiliated with the MBox Viewer developers, SourceForge, Google, Mozilla, Apple, Microsoft or any other company whose products are mentioned. Product names are used only to describe compatibility.

Contact the MBox Viewer team

Corrections and suggestions are welcome. You can reach us at contact@mboxviewer.us.com.