Summary
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| Name |
Apple Mail EMLX Format |
| Version |
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| Other names |
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| Identifiers |
PUID:
fmt/2055
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| Family |
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| Classification |
Text (Structured) |
| Disclosure |
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| Description |
The EMLX file format, introduced by Apple for MacOS in 2005 with Mac OS X Tiger (10.4) in Mail version 2, is used to store email files in Apple Mail. It is a proprietary variation of the EML format, with added byte count and property list (plist) features to record email metadata. Each email is stored as an individual EMLX file, with the byte count at the beginning indicating the email’s size. |
| Orientation |
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| Byte order |
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| Related file formats |
Has priority over Hypertext Markup Language
Has priority over MIME Email (1.0)
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| Technical Environment |
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| Released |
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| Supported until |
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| Format Risk |
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| Developed by |
 Apple Computer, Inc.
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| Supported by |
Apple Computer, Inc.
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| Source |
Brigham Young University / Brigham Young University
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| Source date |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Source description |
v.121: new PUID. |
| Last updated |
21 Jul 2025 |
| Note |
http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/Apple_Mail
https://docs.fileformat.com/email/emlx/
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q119582504
https://github.com/thorsted/PRONOM_Research/tree/main/Submissions/EMLX |
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Details: File format summary
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