WinmailReader For Mac

Microsoft Outlook employs the proprietary winmail.dat file format to make sure that messages retain the original formatting. However, this format is not supported by all email clients, such as Apple Mail.

WinmailReader offers you the possibility to open winmail.dat files on your Mac computer with a simple drag and drop. At the same time, the app also allows you to export the attached files.

The WinmailReader user interface is represented by a single window that invites you to drag and drop the files you want to process. At the same time, you can also use the “Browse” button and point out to the respective file via the Finder menu.

WinmailReader will automatically open the respective file and display the contents in its main window. You will be able to see both the text content and the attached files together with appropriate icons depending on their type.

Worth mentioning is that you cannot see the entire name of the attached files, but you can get an idea about their content depending on the file type.

WinmailReader assigns a separate box to each of the included winmail.dat attachment files. By default, the app automatically ticks all the boxes, but you can change their status with a simple mouse click.

At the same time, you can use the “Uncheck All” button placed into top right corner of the WinmailReader main window, and start fresh. Once you are satisfied with your selection, just press the “Export Checked” button and specify the output location you want to use.

WinmailReader offers you the possibility to quickly open winmail.dat on you Mac even though the Microsoft Outlook proprietary file format is not supported by the platform.

Nonetheless, during our tests, whenever we tried to export attachment files from a winmail.dat file we were met by an error message in all cases.