This article describes how to save Apple Mail emails to a single text file in macOS 10.13 and later.

What to Know

  • Select the emails you want to save, then select File > Save As from the menu.Choose a name, format, and location.

Save Multiple Emails to One File

To save more than one message from Mail to a consolidated text file that contains them all:

  • Open the folder containing the messages you want to save.
  • Highlight the emails you want to save to a single file.
  • Hold down Shift to select a contiguous region.Hold down Command to select disparate emails.You can combine these two methods, too.
  • Select File > Save As from the menu.
  • If you want a file name different than the subject line of the first selected messages, type it under Save As.
  • Choose a folder for saving under Where.
  • Select either Rich Text Format (fully formatted email text) or Plain Text (plain text versions of the email messages) under Format.
  • Select Save.

The text file includes the sender, subject, and recipients as they appear when you read the messages in Mail.

Open the folder containing the messages you want to save.

Highlight the emails you want to save to a single file.

  • Hold down Shift to select a contiguous region.Hold down Command to select disparate emails.You can combine these two methods, too.

Select File > Save As from the menu.

If you want a file name different than the subject line of the first selected messages, type it under Save As.

Choose a folder for saving under Where.

Select either Rich Text Format (fully formatted email text) or Plain Text (plain text versions of the email messages) under Format.

Select Save.

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