Email Chronology v1.0.3

A simple web application for viewing email chains from .msg files in chronological order.

Features

• Drag & Drop: Drop .msg files onto the app to process them
• Chronological Ordering: Emails are automatically sorted by send time (earliest first)
• Email Chain Merging: Multiple email chains are merged into a single chronological view
• Duplicate Detection: Automatically ignores duplicate emails
• Processing Queue: Visual feedback showing file processing status
• Full Headers: Displays complete email headers (From, To, Cc, Date, Subject)
• Attachment List: Shows attachment names (files are not extracted)
• Plain Text Display: HTML emails are converted to plain text for easy reading
• Error Handling: Toast notifications for parsing errors and invalid files

Usage

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Start the development server:

   npm run dev

3. Open your browser to the URL shown (typically http://localhost:5173)

4. Drop .msg files onto the drop zone

5. View your emails in chronological order

6. Use "Clear All" to reset the application

Building for Production

npm run build

The built files will be in the dist/ directory.

Technology Stack

• Vanilla JavaScript (ES6 modules)
• Vite (build tool and dev server)
• @kenjiuno/msgreader (.msg file parsing)

How It Works

1. Users drop or select .msg files
2. Files are added to a processing queue
3. Each file is parsed to extract email metadata and body
4. Emails are added to a chain with duplicate detection
5. The chain is rendered in chronological order (earliest first)
6. Multiple email chains automatically merge based on send time

License

MIT