# msg Lense

> Outlook msg file viewer

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1091362668](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1091362668)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1091362668`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** credeo GmbH
- **Category:** Business
- **Rating:** 3.60 / 5 (55 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.8
- **Last updated:** 2020-11-19
- **First published:** 2016-05-13
- **Size:** 18 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/msg-lense/id1091362668)
- **Website:** [http://msglense.credeo.io](http://msglense.credeo.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://msglense.credeo.io/privacy.html](http://msglense.credeo.io/privacy.html)

## Description

Easily view and work with Microsoft Outlook msg files on your iPhone or iPad. With msg Lense you can

* view msg message from any application,
* view attachments of msg messages,
* even view embedded msg files in a message,
* open your msg files from your cloud,
* reply to and forward the email in a msg file,
* instantly access all recently opened msg files

And you can open and work with .eml files, too.

## Rankings

- #184,848 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviews show the app can open and display .msg emails and is compatible with Outlook/Dropbox, and some users find it easy to use. However, multiple reports mention bad file format errors when opening .msg files, failure to load embedded images, and lack of basic formatting support. A few users describe it solving their problem and working as described, but others view it as a poor value at $2. Overall, functionality is inconsistent: reading text sometimes works, but full rendering and image handling are unreliable.

### Pros

- Opens and displays .msg files within the app
- Recognizes the file type and can open from other apps (e.g., Dropbox, Outlook)
- Allows reading the email content/text inside the app
- Easy to use and provides a straightforward workflow to view messages

### Cons

- Bad file format errors / won’t open several .msg files
- Cannot view or load embedded images; images not downloaded
- Missing or poor message formatting support (basic formatting like bold/indentation not preserved)
- Perceived poor value for money / perceived waste of $2

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1091362668)