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Established 2005

PC software for email, data and recovery, built carefully since 2005

PCDOTS Software has spent two decades building tools for IT teams, legal and forensic specialists, and individual computer users. Our products are used by 10 million people in 120+ countries to migrate email, recover lost data, and run digital forensic investigations.

Founded 2005 10M+ users 120+ countries 4.6 of 5 average rating

PCDOTS at a glance

The numbers and facts that define how we operate today, backed by two decades of focused work on PC software.

21 yrs

In business since 2005

10M+

Total downloads worldwide

120+

Countries served daily

25+

Active product lines

Our Story

Two decades of focused, careful work

PCDOTS Software was founded in 2005 with a simple mission: build PC tools that solve real problems for real users, without the bloat, the upselling, or the complexity that defined most software of that era.

What started as a small team of engineers focused on data recovery has grown into a complete portfolio of products covering email migration, file conversion, forensic analysis, and backup recovery. We have shipped 25+ active products, with the email and data conversion category alone serving 10 million users across 120 countries.

We are still independent, still bootstrapped, and still focused on the same kind of problems. Every product is built by an engineering team that uses the software they ship and answers the support tickets when something goes wrong.

PCDOTS Software office building in Covina, California

Milestones along the way

The major moments in PCDOTS history, from a small Indore-based engineering team to global software used by Fortune 500 IT departments and law firms.

2005

PCDOTS Software founded

Started as a small engineering team in Indore, India, focused on building reliable data recovery tools for Windows users. The first product shipped within six months of incorporation.

2009

First million downloads

Crossed one million cumulative downloads across our growing catalog. Expanded the engineering team and added dedicated customer support to handle the rising volume of enterprise inquiries.

2012

Email migration product line launched

Released our first email file conversion tools, starting with PST and MBOX formats. This category has since grown into our most-used product family and serves IT teams running large mailbox migrations.

2015

Digital forensics tools added

Expanded into forensic-grade software for legal e-discovery, chain-of-custody preservation, and corrupted-file recovery. Adopted by law firms, forensic consultants, and government investigators.

2018

Cloud and IMAP migration support

Added direct migration to Gmail, Office 365, and any IMAP-compatible service. This was the year our products started replacing manual mailbox-export workflows for managed service providers.

2022

10 million downloads worldwide

Reached ten million cumulative downloads across the full product catalog. Active users now span 120+ countries, with concentrations in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, and Australia.

2026

Twenty-one years and counting

Two decades into the work. Still bootstrapped, still independent, and still focused on the same kind of problems we set out to solve in 2005. The roadmap for 2026 includes deeper Microsoft 365 integration and expanded forensic toolset.

How we work

Four engineering principles that have shaped every PCDOTS product since 2005. These are not aspirations, they are how we actually operate.

Local processing, no data exfiltration

Our software processes your email and data files locally on your machine. Source files are never uploaded to PCDOTS servers, and we have no access to your content. This is critical for legal, healthcare, and regulated industries.

We test against real-world malformed data

Every release runs through 8,000+ real-world malformed sample files: corrupted PSTs, partial MBOX exports, mixed encodings, and orphaned OST files. The unglamorous edge cases are where most converter tools fail, and where our products have to succeed.

Engineers handle support tickets

The same engineers who build our products answer support tickets when something goes wrong. There is no first-line outsourced support team to escalate through. If your case is complex, you talk directly to someone who can read the code.

Original engineering, no third-party engines

We write our own parsers for every format we support. PST, OST, MBOX, OLM, NSF, and the rest are all read by code we own and maintain. We do not license third-party engines or rebrand other vendors' tools, which is why we can fix bugs and ship updates quickly.

What we build

Twenty-five plus active products organized into four categories. Every product is engineered, supported, and updated by the same in-house team.

Email Migration

Email Converter

Convert emails across 25+ formats. PST, MBOX, EML, OLM, MSG, and direct migration to Gmail or Office 365.

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Email Migration

PST Converter

Outlook PST file converter with batch processing, no Outlook installation required, and full metadata preservation.

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Email Migration

MBOX Converter

Thunderbird, Apple Mail, Postbox MBOX archive conversion with year-based splitting and folder preservation.

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Backup & Archive

Email Backup

Schedule-based email backup for Gmail, Office 365, IMAP, and Exchange accounts with incremental archive support.

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Data Recovery

Email Recovery

Recover deleted, corrupted, or damaged emails from PST, OST, MBOX, and other formats. Forensic-grade chain of custody.

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Full Catalog

All Products

Browse all 25+ active products across email migration, data recovery, forensic analysis, and backup.

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The people behind the software

Each PCDOTS product is built and maintained by named engineers, not anonymous teams. Meet the people responsible for the code, the support, and the technical accuracy of our content.

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Trust and security

Our software is used by IT teams in Fortune 500 companies, law firms running e-discovery, and government investigators handling sensitive data. We take that responsibility seriously, and the choices we make in engineering reflect that.

All processing happens locally. Source files never leave your machine. We do not run a cloud service that ingests your data. We do not store, transmit, or have access to the content of your emails.

Every download is signed and verified. Our installers are digitally signed and scanned by independent security services before release.

SSL secured downloads

All software downloads served over HTTPS with valid TLS certificates.

VirusTotal verified

Every release scanned by 70+ antivirus engines before being published.

30-day refund

Money-back guarantee on any purchase, processed within 7 business days.

GDPR compliant

Local-only processing means no third-party data transfer concerns.

Recognition from independent reviewers

Our products have been independently tested, reviewed, and rated by major software directories since launch. These ratings are issued by the review sites themselves, not by us.

Editor's Pick
5.0

Software Informer

Awarded "100% Clean Award" for malware-free, error-free email conversion across all supported formats.

5-Star Rated
5.0

Softpedia

Independently certified as 100% clean and tested across multiple Windows versions for stability and accuracy.

Top Rated
4.5

Soft32

Editor's Review rated PCDOTS as "Excellent" for performance, ease of use, and customer support quality.

Verified Safe
5.0

FileHippo

Safety guaranteed by FileHippo, secured by Avira antivirus scanning. Trusted directory listing since 2018.

Where to find us

We operate across two locations: a US business address for sales and support, and an India engineering office where most of our development happens.

Business & Support

PCDOTS Software, USA

964 E. Badillo Street, Covina, CA 91724, USA. Sales, customer support, and partnership inquiries are handled from our US office during PST business hours.

+1 616 232 6010 [email protected]
Engineering

Development office, India

Our engineering team is based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, widely known as the education hub of central India. This is where the parsers, conversion engines, and product builds are developed.

Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

Common questions about the company

Quick answers to questions evaluators, IT teams, and journalists ask us most often.

Are you funded, public, or independent?

PCDOTS is independent and bootstrapped. We have no outside investors, no public markets, and no parent company. This means we set our own roadmap based on what users actually need, not what a quarterly investor deck demands.

Where is my data processed when I use your software?

Locally, on your own machine. PCDOTS software is desktop-installed Windows software. Your email files, mailboxes, and any source data you load are processed entirely on the device the software is installed on. We do not upload your data to any server, we do not have a cloud component that ingests your content, and we do not have any access to what you process. This is a deliberate architectural choice that makes our products suitable for legal, healthcare, and other regulated industries.

Do you support enterprise procurement and volume licensing?

Yes. We work with IT departments, MSPs, law firms, government agencies, and Fortune 500 procurement teams. We can issue formal quotes, accept POs, sign NDAs, complete vendor security questionnaires, and provide volume pricing for site licenses. Use the contact form and select "Sales inquiry" to get started.

How do I report a security issue or vulnerability?

Email our team at [email protected] with subject line starting "Security:". We treat security reports as priority issues and aim to acknowledge within one business day. We do not have a formal bug bounty program, but we do credit responsible disclosures in our release notes when the reporter wishes to be named.

Can I see who builds the software?

Yes. We publish profiles of our engineering team and external technical reviewers at pcdots.com/team. Each major product page includes a "Written by" and "Reviewed by" byline that links to the named person responsible for that content. We do not publish under anonymous house names.