[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"howto:mht:android:en":3},{"resolvedFromAlias":4,"canonicalExt":5,"ext":5,"name":6,"category":7,"categoryName":8,"updatedAt":9,"os":10,"osLabel":11,"quickSolution":12,"stepByStep":13,"recommendedSoftware":15,"alternativeMethods":16,"commonIssues":17,"securityNote":36,"extensionPath":37,"extensionLabel":38,"breadcrumbs":39,"metaDescription":49},false,"mht","MHTML (Web Archive) file","web","Web","2026-06-12T09:25:36.156Z","android","Android","To open .MHT files on Android, try opening the .mht file in a browser that supports MHTML on your device; if it fails to render, move the file to a desktop browser (commonly Chrome/Edge).",[14],"Try opening the .mht file in a browser that supports MHTML on your device; if it fails to render, move the file to a desktop browser (commonly Chrome/Edge).",[],[],[18,24,30],{"title":19,"description":20,"steps":21},"The file opens as plain text or downloads instead of displaying as a page","Some apps don’t recognize MHTML packaging and treat .mht as a generic text or message-like file, so you see MIME boundaries and encoded parts instead of a rendered web page.",[22,23],"Open the file explicitly with a web browser known to support MHTML (for example, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge).","If your browser still shows text, the file may not be valid MHTML; confirm the file really has multipart/related content and wasn’t renamed incorrectly.",{"title":25,"description":26,"steps":27},"Images or styling are missing when viewing the archive","If the archive was saved incorrectly, not all linked resources were embedded as related parts, so the HTML references assets that are not present inside the MHTML file.",[28,29],"Re-save the page as MHTML from the original source (if available) and ensure the save option is for a single-file web archive.","Try a different MHTML-capable browser; parsing can differ between implementations.",{"title":31,"description":32,"steps":33},"The browser refuses to open the file or blocks active content","Because an MHTML file can contain active web content, browsers may apply restrictions when opening local archives, especially if the file came from the internet or email.",[34,35],"If you trust the source, copy the file to a local folder you control and open it from the browser’s File → Open menu.","If it’s from an untrusted source, do not bypass warnings; request the content in a safer format (e.g., PDF) or view it in an isolated environment.","An .mht file can contain HTML and potentially active web content (scripts, links, and embedded resources). Treat it like a web page: opening a malicious archive can expose you to phishing UI, tracking links, or content designed to exploit browser vulnerabilities.","/file-extension/mht",".MHT",[40,43,46],{"label":41,"to":42},"Home","/",{"label":44,"to":45},"How To","/file-extension",{"label":47,"to":48},"Open .MHT on Android","/how-to/open-mht-on-android","Learn how to open .MHT files on Android with step-by-step instructions, recommended software, and troubleshooting tips."]