What you can do with pulpInbox
- Open a .msg file without Outlook. A message received as an attachment or saved from Outlook shows its text, attachments and appointments.
- Read a .pst or .ost archive. Every folder comes across; appointments, contacts and tasks go straight into your calendar, contacts and tasks.
- Bring over Thunderbird, Gmail or Apple Mail. A profile folder, a Google Takeout export or .mbox and .emlx files are enough, with no duplicates.
- Manage your accounts. Gmail and Microsoft connect without a stored password if your installation allows it; other providers use IMAP and SMTP.
- Sort with less effort. The Focused tab keeps newsletters out of the way; Smart sort files messages into “To reply”, “FYI” and “Replied” and spots requests still waiting for an answer.
- Plan ahead. Day, week, month and list views, CalDAV calendars or .ics subscriptions, and reminders before Teams, Meet, Zoom or pulpCrew meetings.
- Turn a message into a task. The task completes itself when you reply; quick add understands “Call Marc Friday 10am”.
- Stay in control. Filing rules, scheduled sending, undo send, and remote images blocked by default.
Who is it for?
pulpInbox helps anyone who receives a .msg file or needs to dig through an old .pst archive without Outlook at hand: an accountant reviewing a client's correspondence, an assistant recovering a former colleague's mailbox, or someone moving to a new computer. Files are read in the browser, on your device: nothing is sent to a server.
It's also an Outlook alternative for everyday use, if you'd like mail, calendar, contacts and tasks in a single window. To send and receive, you need the mail bridge of your pulpSuite installation, a small server running on your computer or at your host.
Your files
pulpInbox opens .eml, .msg and .emlx messages, .mbox mailboxes, .pst and .ost archives, Google Takeout .zip files, .ics and .vcs calendars and .vcf contacts. It exports to .eml, .mbox, JSON or XML (inside a .zip), calendars to .ics and contacts to .vcf. It doesn't save to .pst, and a .pst file of several GB is read entirely into memory, which can fail on a modest computer. Encrypted messages can't be read.
File types recognised by pulpInbox:
- .eml
- .msg
- .emlx
- .mbox
- .pst
- .ost
- .ics
- .vcf
Frequently asked questions
Can I open a .msg file without Outlook?
Yes. Drop the file onto pulpInbox or use Import / export. The text, even when Outlook stored it as RTF, the attachments and attached messages are all shown. An appointment or contact saved as .msg can be added to your calendar or contacts.
Are my files uploaded to the internet?
No. Importing happens in the browser and messages are stored on this device. Only the email accounts you add talk to their server, through your installation's bridge.
Can pulpInbox replace Outlook?
For reading, sorting, replying, scheduling and tracking tasks, yes. Some Outlook features are still missing: accepting or declining invitations, automatic out-of-office replies, .pst export, and two-way sync with Google and Microsoft calendars.
Do I need an account to try it?
No. A demo mailbox opens the first time, and the local mailbox is enough to import and read your archives. You only need an email account to send and receive.
Does it work offline?
Messages already on the device, the local calendar, contacts and tasks remain available. Sending, receiving and online calendars need a connection.