The Message Reviewer tool is designed to simplify the task of reviewing a folder full of .msg files, such as those that might be presented as evidence in legal cases. This is not a forensics tool but it may be useful to help rapidly review information. The tool reads all .msg files in the specified folder and generates an HTML interface that allows for easy viewing and filtering of the emails based on several criteria.
- Search: Quickly find specific emails based on keyword search.
- Date Range: Filter emails within a specific date range.
- Sender and Receiver: Easily filter emails based on the sender and receiver email addresses.
- Attachments: Filter emails that have attachments.
- Install Python: Make sure you have Python 3.10 installed on your computer. If not, download and install it from here.
- Install Pipenv: Open a terminal and run
pip install pipenvto install the Pipenv package manager. - Clone the Repository: Clone this repository to your local machine.
- Install Dependencies: Navigate to the project folder and run
pipenv installto install all the required dependencies. - Activate the Virtual Environment: Run
pipenv shellto activate the virtual environment.
- Run the Tool: In the virtual environment, run the command
python generate_messages_json.py --path <path_to_msg_files>. This will generate arevmsgfolder containingindex.htmland extracted messages in the specified folder. - Open HTML: Double-click the generated
index.htmlfile to open it in a web browser. - Review and Filter Emails: Use the HTML interface to review and filter emails as needed.
- Exit the Tool: Close the web browser to exit the tool. Type
exitin the terminal to exit the virtual environment.
I don't expect contributions but welcome them in the form of pull requests. Use the Issues in this repo if you find something not working as expected or have a specific feature request, and Discussions if you just want to hash out an idea but don't have specifics.