How do I create Word document from all messages in a Thunderbird folder?

Question

I have a gmail account and I usually read my messages in Thunderbird (IMAP).

I have created a particular filter in gmail, which has become a folder in Thunderbird.

I have located my thunderbird profile on one of my computers, and have located the file corresponding to the particular folder. (From the profile,

I had to go to ImapMail and then imap.googlemail.com.) It has no suffix, and the file type is called "File".

My end goal is to create a Word document of all the messages in that folder.

I tried "edit with notepad++" and got a lot of nonsense.

Would this be easier in the browser instead of thunderbird?

Answer 1

How do I create a Word doc from all the messages in a folder

You can use the ImportExportTools Thunderbird add-on to export all of the message in a folder to a variety of different formats.

Several of these formats can be converted or imported into a word document.

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ImportExportTools 3.2.1

About this Add-on

This extension allows the user to export and import folders and messages with lots of options, for example:

Tools Menu --> ImportExportTools or Context menu on folders panel --> Import/Export

• export of folder in a single file (mbox format), with also the subfolders if you want;
• export of all messages in single files (eml or html or plain text format or CSV), with attachments and an index;
• export of all messages in PDF format (required ImportExportTools 3.0 or higher)
• export of all messages in one single plain text file;
• export of index of the messages in a folder (HTML or CSV format);
• mbox files import;
• eml files import;
• emlx files import;
• import of all the eml files existing in a directory;
• export of all files of all mail files of the profile (just from the "Tools" menu);
• import of a saved profile (just from the "Tools" menu, required ImportExportTools 3.0 or higher, not available for Seamonkey)
• search with various criteria and export messages;
• import SMS from the programs "SMS Backup and Restore" for Android and Nokia2AndroidSMS;

File menu --> Save selected messages or Context menu of thread panel --> Save selected messages

• saving multiple messages in eml/html/plain text format with just one click;
• saving multiple messages in PDF format with just one click (required ImportExportTools 3.0 or higher)

Message menu --> Copy to clipboard or Context menu of thread panel --> Copy to clipboard

• copy the message or all headers to clipboard.

Context menu on an EML attachment

• import file in the folder

Source ImportExportTools