# How do I open a .msg file without outlook or office? Need help fast!

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 5, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-a-msg-file-without-outlook-or-office-need-help-fast/803597 "2017-12-05T02:24:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-a-msg-file-without-outlook-or-office-need-help-fast/803597/1 "2017-12-05T02:24:10Z")

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I’ve downloaded a .msg file from an associate and I don’t have outlook or office. Is there a free message reader from a reliable source that I can use to open this?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-a-msg-file-without-outlook-or-office-need-help-fast/803597/2 "2017-12-05T02:30:07Z")

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[https://www.encryptomatic.com/viewer/](https://www.encryptomatic.com/viewer/)

Or if you want to download a program:

> **[Free MSG File Viewer – Download, Install & Easily Browse MSG Files](https://www.freeviewer.org/msg/)**
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> MSG Viewer Tool to browse MSG files & access .msg emails messages with attachments without Outlook application installation. Free Download MSG file viewer tool to view Outlook MSG file.

Lots of options available from a simple Google search:

[https://www.google.com/search?q=.msg+open+free&oq=.msg+open+free&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4480j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?q=.msg+open+free&oq=.msg+open+free&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.4480j0j8&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8)

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**Author:** ![Darryl\_Lict](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7cd45c/32.png) [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-a-msg-file-without-outlook-or-office-need-help-fast/803597/3 "2017-12-05T02:46:44Z")

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Thanks, but I was also wondering which one has the most trustworthy non-malware site.

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2017, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-a-msg-file-without-outlook-or-office-need-help-fast/803597/4 "2017-12-05T02:49:41Z")

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The two I linked to do not have malware.

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**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2018, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-open-a-msg-file-without-outlook-or-office-need-help-fast/803597/6 "2018-12-15T07:43:23Z")

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