Export EML to PNG via .NET
.NET API to Render EML to PNG on Windows, macOS, and Linux without using Word or Outlook
As a .NET developer, you may need to add EML to PNG conversion features to your applications. To do this, you can use the powerful file format manipulation APIs provided by Aspose.Total for .NET. Aspose.Email for .NET allows you to convert EML files to HTML, while Aspose.Words for .NET can render HTML to PNG.
Aspose.Total for .NET is a comprehensive suite of APIs that enables developers to work with a wide range of file formats, including Microsoft Office, PDF, HTML, and more. Aspose.Email for .NET is a powerful API that enables developers to manipulate email messages in various formats, including EML, MSG, MHT, and more. It also provides features such as message conversion, message extraction, and more. Aspose.Words for .NET is a powerful API that enables developers to create, modify, and convert documents in various formats, including DOC, DOCX, HTML, and more. It also provides features such as document rendering, document conversion, and more.
By using Aspose.Total for .NET, you can easily add EML to PNG conversion features to your applications. Aspose.Email for .NET allows you to convert EML files to HTML, while Aspose.Words for .NET can render HTML to PNG. This makes it easy to add EML to PNG conversion features to your applications. With Aspose.Total for .NET, you can easily add powerful file format manipulation features to your applications.
C# API to Convert EML to PNG
- Open EML file using MailMessage class
- Convert EML to HTML by using Save method
- Load HTML by using Document class
- Save the document to PNG format using Save method and set Png as SaveFormat
Conversion Requirements
Install from command line as nuget install Aspose.Total or via Package Manager Console of Visual Studio with Install-Package Aspose.Total.
Alternatively, get the offline MSI installer or DLLs in a ZIP file from downloads .
| //sourceFile.eml, sourceFile.emlx, sourceFile.oft | |
| MailMessage message = MailMessage.Load("sourceFile.msg"); | |
| message.Save("HtmlOutput.html", SaveOptions.DefaultHtml); | |
| Document document = new Document("HtmlOutput.html"); | |
| // SaveFormat.Png, Bmp, Gif, Jpeg, Tiff | |
| document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png); |
Parse EML File via .NET
Before converting EML to PNG, if you want to make sure that you are converting the correct email, you can load EML document, parse it and have a look at your desired property. By using MapiMessage class of Aspose.Email for .NET API, you can get sender and recipients information. For example, you can check for a specific sender email for the conversion by using SenderName property.
| var outlookMessageFile = MapiMessage.FromFile("message.msg"); | |
| if(outlookMessageFile.SenderName == "John"){ | |
| //proceed with conversion process | |
| } |
Restrict PNG Document Editing via .NET
While saving the document from EML to PNG, you might need to protect your output document. Sometimes you may need to limit the ability to edit a document and only allow certain actions with it. This can be useful to prevent other people from editing sensitive and confidential information in your document. Aspose.Words for .NET API, enables you to control the way you restrict the content using the ProtectionType enumeration parameter. You can set your document to read-only by using the following lines of code.
Document document = new Document("HtmlOutput.html");
// apply document protection and set protection password
doc.Protect(ProtectionType.ReadOnly, "password");
// call save method while passing SaveFormat.Png
document.Save("output.png", SaveFormat.Png);
Transforming EML File to PNG Programmatically : Use Cases
**EML (Electronic Mail) Files are used to store text-based email information, making them ideal for sending and receiving messages. However, when working with visual content, images like PNG become essential for displaying graphics and illustrations.
The conversion of EML files into PNG formats is necessary to unlock the full potential of your visual content display capabilities. This conversion enables you to:
Use Cases:
- Social Media Graphics: Convert EML files to create visually appealing social media graphics, advertisements, and promotional materials.
- Email Marketing Campaigns: Use PNG to visualize email marketing campaigns, optimize designs, and measure engagement metrics.
- Webpage Graphics: Convert EML files to create interactive webpage graphics, simulating user experiences, and validating design concepts.
- Blog Post Illustrations: Use PNG to visualize blog post illustrations, creating engaging content for readers.
- Presentation Materials: Convert EML files to create professional presentation materials, displaying data visualizations, charts, and graphs effectively.