MBOX Email Viewer v1.0.0

🎉 MBOX Email Viewer v1.0.0 - First Release!

I'm excited to announce the first public release of MBOX Email Viewer - a Windows desktop application for viewing and extracting emails from MBOX files (Google Takeout format).

✨ Features

• 📧 Load MBOX Files: Open and parse MBOX files from Google Takeout
• 🔍 Smart Search: Search emails by content, sender, or subject
• 📅 Date Filtering: Filter emails by date range
• 📎 Attachment Management:
  • View all attachments
  • Extract individual attachments
  • Bulk extract all attachments from search results
• 💾 Multiple Export Formats:
  • CSV for spreadsheet analysis
  • Excel with separate sheets for emails and attachments
  • Individual text files for each email
• 🌙 Modern Dark Theme: Easy on the eyes for extended use
• ⚡ Fast Processing: Multi-threaded for responsive UI even with large files

📥 Download

Choose your preferred installation method:

• 🔧 Installer (Recommended): [MBOX_Email_Viewer_Setup_1.0.0.exe](https://github.com/jwolf842/mbox-email-viewer/releases/download/v1.0.0/MBOX_Email_Viewer_Setup_1.0.0.exe) (XX MB)

  • Includes Start Menu shortcuts
  • Optional desktop shortcut
  • Easy uninstall via Windows Settings

• 📦 Portable Version: [MBOX_Email_Viewer_Portable.exe](https://github.com/jwolf842/mbox-email-viewer/releases/download/v1.0.0/MBOX_Email_Viewer_Portable.exe) (XX MB)

  • No installation required
  • Run from any location
  • Perfect for USB drives

💻 System Requirements

• Windows 10 or Windows 11
• 4GB RAM minimum (8GB recommended for large MBOX files)
• 100MB free disk space

🚀 Getting Started

1. Download your preferred version above
2. For installer: Run and follow the setup wizard
3. For portable: Just run the .exe file
4. Click "Browse" to select your MBOX file
5. Click "Load File" and wait for processing
6. Start searching and exploring your emails!

📸 Screenshots

Main window showing email list with search and filter options

Detailed email view with attachment management

🔒 Checksums

For security verification:

SHA256 Checksums:
MBOX_Email_Viewer_Setup_1.0.0.exe: f75ddfcb14fdffc96b2f1ac974fa86b8216b523e97bd1c6b7a3de11c71e4d0fd
MBOX_Email_Viewer_Portable.exe: da697577fe501353b979c88f15c0cd31118d5ce7c1204fd3b2f371b6a263e8e8

📝 Known Limitations

• Initial loading of very large MBOX files (>2GB) may take several minutes
• Some special characters in email subjects might not display correctly in exports
• Currently Windows only (no macOS or Linux support)

🐛 Reporting Issues

If you encounter any problems, please [open an issue](https://github.com/jwolf842/mbox-email-viewer/issues) with:

• Your Windows version
• MBOX file size
• Description of the issue
• Any error messages

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with:

• Python 3.10
• PyQt5 for the GUI
• pandas for data export
• Love for email archiving 💙

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.

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Note: This is my first public release! Feedback and suggestions are very welcome. If you find this tool useful, please consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub!

Thank you for trying MBOX Email Viewer!