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Save an EML copy
Export or save the original message as an .eml file from your mail app.
Privacy & Security Tools
EML Attachment Extractor
Extract supported email attachments from a saved EML file locally, without uploading the message or its files.
Choose a saved email
This first version reads explicit, base64-encoded MIME attachments from a standard multipart EML file. It does not inspect or export the message body.
Data handling
Storage and export controls
- Retention
- The tool's working state is kept only while this page is open. Inputs and results are not saved to persistent storage by Got A Tool.
- Export
- The tool may prepare a result after you run it. It downloads or copies it only when you choose that action.
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How it works
Save email attachments without uploading the email
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Review the attachment list
The tool lists only explicit base64 MIME attachments and explains when it skips a part.
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Download one ZIP
Choose the ZIP only after reviewing the listed names and file sizes.
Important limit
It does not reconstruct every email format.
This version deliberately extracts only explicit, base64-encoded attachments in a standard multipart message. It does not guess at inline images, quoted-printable parts, encrypted messages, password-protected archives, or nested mail attachments. If a part is skipped, keep the original EML and use an email client that understands that message format.
Message body stays private
The output ZIP contains listed attachments only; this tool does not export the email body.
No server upload
The EML is processed in the current browser tab.
Names are made safe
Path separators and unsafe filename characters are replaced before ZIP creation.
Review before sharing
Downloading an attachment does not prove that it is safe to open or share.
FAQ
Common questions
Does it scan files for malware?
No. It only extracts supported attachment bytes. Use your organization’s security process before opening an unfamiliar file.
Why was an attachment skipped?
The part may be unnamed, use an unsupported transfer encoding, exceed the tool’s limits, or use a MIME structure this first version does not attempt to rewrite.
Does the ZIP include the email body?
No. The ZIP contains only supported attachment files that the tool lists before download.
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