FileQuiet

Read your email archive. Nothing uploaded.

Drop the archive and browse it like an email client, entirely in your browser. Opening, viewing and searching are always free.

or drag it here. MBOX, OLM, PST or OST.

Nothing is uploaded. Parsing and searching run on your machine.

A list of archived email messages with one message open and a search hit highlighted

What is free, what costs $29

Always free

  • Opening any archive
  • Browsing all folders
  • Reading every message
  • Searching the full archive
  • Saving a single message as .eml or PDF

$29 one-time unlock

  • Export entire archive to PDF
  • Export to individual .eml files (zipped)
  • Export a CSV message index
  • Re-export the same archive free forever in this browser

How parsing works

The parser runs in your browser tab

MBOX messages split on their envelope lines. OLM files unzip per-message XML. PST and OST files are parsed from an in-memory buffer. Nothing is sent over the network.

Search and read for free

Every message is indexed the moment the archive opens. Search by sender, subject or any word in the body. Results appear instantly. Click any message to read it in the preview pane. Save individual messages as .eml or PDF at no charge.

Export the whole archive, once

Unlock bulk export with one payment: save every message (or your current search results) to a combined PDF, individual .eml files, or a CSV manifest. The same archive re-exports free in this browser forever.

Straight answers

What formats do you open?

MBOX (the Unix standard used by Gmail Takeout, Thunderbird, Apple Mail and most Linux mail servers, files ending in .mbox or .mbx), OLM (the Outlook for Mac archive export, ending in .olm), and PST/OST (Outlook for Windows data files, ending in .pst or .ost). If you exported your Gmail via Google Takeout, you got MBOX. If you archived from Outlook on a Mac, you got OLM. If you have an Outlook data file from Windows, you have a PST.

Is my email really not uploaded anywhere?

Really. Parsing, indexing and searching are JavaScript running in your browser tab. The only network request this page makes is to Stripe for payment. Open your browser's developer tools, switch to the network tab, and watch while you open a large archive. Your mail does not appear in the traffic. Email archives contain some of the most private information people own. The whole reason this tool exists is that you should not have to upload them to a stranger's server.

Can you open password-protected PST files?

No. We detect one and say so rather than guessing. To be accurate about what that password is: Microsoft's own PST specification states it is stored as a CRC hash and is not used as a key to encrypt anything, so it is a lock Outlook honours rather than real encryption of the contents. Removing it is still a different job from reading an archive, and not one we do. If you know the password, open the file in Outlook and clear it under File, Account Settings, Data Files.

What happens with very large archives?

The entire archive is held in your browser's memory while it is open. Outlook PST files can run to tens of gigabytes. A typical browser tab can handle up to 4 to 8 GB before memory pressure causes problems. If the tab crashes, try exporting one folder at a time: search or select a folder first, then export just the visible messages.

What shows up on my card statement?

WEDGEWORKS* EMAILKIT. FileQuiet is made by Wedgeworks. $29, one time, per archive. No subscription, no 24-hour pass, nothing recurring.

I paid but my browser lost the archive (private mode). Am I stuck?

No. Drop the same file again and bulk export unlocks without another charge. Your payment is remembered by this browser. Because the archive never touches our servers, we cannot store it for you. The parsing simply runs again locally. If anything goes sideways, email support@shotfold.com with your Stripe receipt and we will make it right.

Working out what you were handed

Everything else we have written about stubborn files is in the guides.