Outlook Rule Manager

Imports and exports Outlook email rules to a simple JSON format.

Caveats

Not all email rules are implemented. Check to make sure all components of your rules are represented in the exported JSON file before deleting them from Outlook.

Usage

Export your current rules with the following command line:

RuleMgr.bat export RULEFILE.json

Import an existing RULEFILE.json with the following command line:

RuleMgr import RULEFILE.json

DELETE all of your current rules with the following command line:

RuleMgr.bat clear

Advanced Usage

One way to maintain your own set of Outlook email rules is to create a new Git repository that references this project as a Git submodule. Assuming you have Git for Windows installed, paste the following batch script into a new .bat file and run it:

mkdir MyRules
cd MyRules
@git init
@git submodule add https://github.com/meustrus/OutlookRuleMgr.git OutlookRuleMgr
@git submodule init
@git submodule update
pushd OutlookRuleMgr
@git checkout release
popd
@echo @git submodule init > RuleMgr.bat
@echo @git submodule update >> RuleMgr.bat
@echo @call OutlookRuleMgr\RuleMgr.bat %%* >> RuleMgr.bat
@git add .

Then just git commit, git remote add origin GIT_URL, and git push to make your copy shareable.