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Convert MBOX to TIFF via C#

MBOX to TIFF C# conversion using .NET API without Outlook® or Thunderbird® installed.

Aspose.Email for .NET provides a powerful solution for converting MBOX files to TIFF with efficiency and ease! With just a few lines of code, you can seamlessly migrate your email data from MBOX format to an image-based format for archiving or creating an email content snapshot suitable for printing or graphic representations where text integrity needs to be maintained. The API ensures compatibility and accessibility across different email clients and platforms. By leveraging the powerful features of the .NET library, users can effortlessly implement MBOX to TIFF conversion in their applications gaining reliability, speed, and flexibility in the conversion process.

The API provides a comprehensive set of components to handle various email-related tasks, including creating, reading, and manipulating email messages, managing folders and attachments, filtering, search, and encryption, working with Microsoft Exchange Server, dealing with various email formats, and more.

With Aspose.Email developers can streamline email management, enhance data interoperability, ensure compliance with email standards, and empower their applications with advanced email processing capabilities.

Start utilizing the capabilities of the .NET API by performing one of the following actions:

  • Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.Email and install it on your device.

  • Use the following command from the Package Manager Console:


PM> Install-Package Aspose.Email

Steps to Convert MBOX to TIFF via C#

.NET programmers can easily load & convert MBOX files to TIFF in just a few lines of code.

  1. Load mbox file using MboxStorageReader.
  2. Create output directory if it doesn’t exist.
  3. Iterate through mbox messages.
  4. Print each message as .tiff file in the output directory.

System Requirements

Before running the .NET conversion source code, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

  • Microsoft Windows or a compatible OS with .NET Framework, .NET Core, and PHP, VBScript, Delphi, C++ via COM Interop.
  • Development environment like Microsoft Visual Studio.
  • Aspose.EMAIL for .NET DLL referenced in your project.
 

This sample code shows MBOX to TIFF C# Conversion

// Load mbox file
var mbox = MboxStorageReader.CreateReader(mboxFilePath, new MboxLoadOptions());

// Ensure the output directory exists
Directory.CreateDirectory(outputDirectory);

// Iterate through mbox messages and save them as .tiff files
int count = 1;

foreach (var eml in mbox.EnumerateMessages())
{
    var tiffFilePath = Path.Combine(outputDirectory, $"Message{count}.tiff");

    // Instantiate an instance of MailPrinter
    var printer = new Printing.MailPrinter();

    // Set MessageFormattingFlags to MailInfo to display the message headers and body
    printer.FormattingFlags = Printing.MessageFormattingFlags.MailInfo;

    // Set page layout for printing
    printer.PageUnit = Printing.PrinterUnit.Cm;

    // Auto-Fit a TIFF
    printer.FormattingFlags = Aspose.Email.Printing.MessageFormattingFlags.AutoFitWidth;

    // Print the email to a TIFF file
    printer.Print(eml, tiffFilePath, Aspose.Email.Printing.PrintFormat.Tiff);

    Console.WriteLine($"Message {count} saved as: {tiffFilePath}");

    count++;
}  
 
  • Free App to Convert MBOX to TIFF

    Other Supported Conversions

    You can also convert MBOX into many other file formats including few listed below.

    MBOX TO EML (Outlook Email Messages)
    MBOX TO EMLX (Apple EMLX Format)
    MBOX TO HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language)
    MBOX TO ICS (iCalendar)
    MBOX TO MHTML (Web Page Archive Format)
    MBOX TO MSG (Outlook & Exchange Format)
    MBOX TO OFT (Outlook Email Templates)
    MBOX TO OST (Offline Storage Files)
    MBOX TO PST (Outlook Personal Storage Files)
    MBOX TO VCF (Virtual Card Format)