A command line tool for exporting emails, attachments or properties from an Outlook file.
By default, all folders in the Outlook file are exported into a directory structure that mirrors the Outlook folder structure. Options are available to specify the starting Outlook folder and to collapse all output into a single directory.
The differences from the export capabilities of the UI are: the ability to export from a subtree of Outlook folders; and the ability to export attachments only, without the body of the email.
In addition to XstExporter, XstExporter.Portable is also provided, which is a portable version based on .Net Core 2.1 that can be run on Windows, Mac, Linux etc.
Both versions support the following options:
XstExporter.exe {-e|-p|-a|-h} [-f=<Outlook folder>] [-o] [-s] [-t=<target directory>] <Outlook file name>
Where:
-e, --email
Export in native body format (.html, .rtf, .txt)
with attachments in associated folder
-- OR --
-p, --properties
Export properties only (in CSV file)
-- OR --
-a, --attachments
Export attachments only
(Latest date wins in case of name conflict)
-- OR --
-h, --help
Display this help
-f=<Outlook folder>, -folder=<Outlook folder>
Folder within the Outlook file from which to export.
This may be a partial path, for example "Week1\Sent"
-o, --only
If set, do not export from subfolders of the nominated folder.
-s, --subfolders
If set, Outlook subfolder structure is preserved.
Otherwise, all output goes to a single directory
-t=<target directory name>, --target=<target directory name>
The directory to which output is written. This may be an
absolute path or one relative to the location of the Outlook file.
By default, output is written to a directory <Outlook file name>.Export.<Command>
created in the same directory as the Outlook file
<Outlook file name>
The full name of the .pst or .ost file from which to export
The XstExporter.Portable is a version of XstExporter based on .Net Core 2.1. However, in order to remain portable, two areas of functionality have to be #ifdef'd out in order not to create a framework dependency and so tie the program to Windows. These are support for RTF body formats, and support for MIME decryption.
To run the portable version, open a command line and run:
dotnet XstExporter.Portable.dll <options as above>
To install a binary:
- Choose a release, then download the XstReader-[release].zip file attached to it.
- Extract the contents of the zip file to a programs folder.
- Run XstReader.exe, and create shortcuts to it as required.
Distributed under the MS-PL license. See license for more information.