How to save multiple Gmail emails as PDFs

Choose a useful batch

Start in desktop Chrome with Gmail signed in. Use your inbox, a label or a Gmail search to find the conversations you want. Select their checkboxes, then click the extension’s Export selected button.

For example, search for has:attachment to find mail with attachments, or from:alex@example.com to find messages from a sender. The example address is fictional. Select the conversations you actually need rather than exporting your whole inbox.

Check the selection, then export

1. Review the conversation list.

   Check the subjects and email counts in the export tab. A conversation includes all its replies, not only the messages matching your Gmail search.

2. Click Export ZIP.

   Preparation progress stays visible as conversations are processed. The attachment total grows as original files are found. Keep Gmail and the export tab open.

3. Wait for Export saved.

   Preparing and saving are separate stages. The download may take longer for large attachments or image-heavy emails. The demo shows the steps, not a promised export time.

4. Click Show in folder and extract the ZIP.

   You will find one folder per conversation. Open its PDF and use the attachments folder for the original files.

How many can I export?

Free: up to 3 conversations per batch, with no daily quota and no watermark. Pro: up to 50 conversations per batch for €29 once, on 2 active browsers. PDF quality and attachment handling are the same.

A conversation can contain several emails. Both plans have a safety limit of 200 emails and 100 MiB of source content plus fetched images per export. The final ZIP is limited to 200 MiB. Split larger collections into smaller selections.

What the result looks like

This example collects a travel reimbursement, a project handover and a booking confirmation. You can open the PDFs to read their replies and dates, while the receipts, project notes and itinerary remain separate usable files. Conversation folders make it clear which files belong together.

The sample batch produces 3 PDFs, 7 emails and 5 original attachments. Its folders keep the conversations separate. Conversations without attachments still get a PDF.

01-September travel reimbursement/
  conversation.pdf
  attachments/
02-Website handover & project notes/
  conversation.pdf
  attachments/
03-Booking confirmation · 予約確認/
  conversation.pdf
  attachments/
  text copies for scripts not searchable in the PDF
export-report.json
READ-ME.txt

If a conversation needs attention

The affected row explains what happened. Use Retry to retry failed conversations; already prepared conversations are retained. If you choose Save partial export, only the available conversations are saved, with omissions recorded in the report.

If the selection expires, return to Gmail and select the conversations again. Keep the Gmail account and tab open during export. Check support for download, image and licensing questions.