CoolUtils Mail Viewer for Windows

Brief overview

CoolUtils Mail Viewer is a free Windows utility that makes it simple to open and read email and contact files without needing Microsoft Outlook. It supports a variety of message and attachment file types, and is provided at no cost for personal (home) use — with no hidden charges or intrusive ads.

Supported message and attachment types

• winmail.dat
• VCF (vCard)
• ICS (calendar)
• P7M (S/MIME)
• EMLX
• EML
• MSG

Flexible reporting and export

The app can generate detailed summaries of your email data (so-called “fact files”) and export them in several common formats. You can customize which fields appear in those reports — for example, sender, recipient, date, and attachments — to suit different needs.

• HTML
• CSV
• XLS
• PDF
• TXT

Cost and alternative

The program is fully free for home users and aims to be lightweight and unobtrusive. If you want another free option to try, a commonly suggested alternative is SHAREit.