Stellar Repair for Outlook

Overview

The desktop product addresses corrupted PST files, recovering emails, attachments, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes, and journals. It can also recover deleted items and marks them in red, while preview and email filters let users check results and narrow what they save. Batch recovery is supported.

Read-only operation keeps the original PST from being modified or overwritten. Stellar says the desktop software can handle PST files of any size, including encrypted or password-protected files. Recovered data can be saved as PST, EML, MSG, RTF, HTML, or PDF, so users can choose an Outlook file or a more portable format.

Key features

• Preview and selection: Users can inspect recoverable items before saving and filter emails to include or exclude. That is useful when a recovery should be limited to relevant messages rather than exported wholesale.
• Flexible recovery output: Six export formats cover Outlook use as well as sharing or archiving in PDF, HTML, or other supported formats.
• Technician exports: The Technician edition can export repaired mailbox items directly to Microsoft 365 or Live Exchange, a practical advantage for teams restoring data into a live service.
• Browser recovery: The online service runs without local installation in major browsers including Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari. Uploads are processed over a secure connection without a human touchpoint; files are deleted after 24 hours on Free and 48 hours on Premium.

Pricing

The desktop plans have one-time prices and unlimited file size. Professional is 99.00 USD per once and is the straightforward fit for desktop PST repair. Technician is 199.00 USD per once; its distinguishing stated capability is direct export to Microsoft 365 or Live Exchange. Toolkit is 499.00 USD per once, though the stated facts do not establish what additional capabilities separate it from the other desktop editions. All three are marked with regular prices and also display promotional prices.

That is a lower-cost route for unlimited local files, but the listed inclusions do not establish whether it has the same edition capabilities as the 99.00 USD Professional plan.

For a one-file job, Free (online) costs 0.00 USD per free, requires no credit card, and covers one PST up to 500 MB, with download available within 24 hours. Premium (online) costs 29.99 USD per once, billed per file, and covers one PST over 500 MB and up to 5 GB, with download available within 48 hours. These are bounded options, not substitutes for the desktop plans' unlimited file-size terms.

The desktop trial can scan and preview recoverable items but cannot save them, so it helps assess recovery results without completing the export. Stellar lists dedicated technical, activation, and phone support for customers.

Platforms

The desktop software requires 64-bit Windows 11, 10, 8.1, or 8 and at least 8 GB of memory. A licensed Microsoft Outlook installation is required to complete desktop repair and save recovered data to a new PST. That makes the desktop route a poor fit for teams without compatible Windows machines or licensed Outlook. The browser service avoids local installation.

Who it's for

Choose Stellar when Outlook PST recovery, item-level review, and multiple export choices matter, especially if a team needs Technician's direct Microsoft 365 or Live Exchange export. The online plans fit a single-file recovery within their size and download windows. Look elsewhere if you need desktop recovery without Outlook, cannot meet the Windows requirement, or need online recovery beyond the stated 5 GB ceiling.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Recovers a broad range of mailbox items, including deleted content, and supports preview and email filtering before export.
• Pro: Read-only operation protects the original PST, and the desktop product supports six output formats.
• Pro: Online recovery avoids installation and provides defined deletion windows.
• Con: Desktop completion depends on both a supported 64-bit Windows system and licensed Outlook, with 8 GB of memory required.
• Con: The desktop trial cannot save results, so trial use does not complete a recovery.
• Con: Online Free is limited to one PST up to 500 MB; Premium is one PST up to 5 GB and its download window is 48 hours.

Alternatives

For a broader shortlist, start with Email Recovery Software. BitRecover Exchange Recovery is a Windows freemium alternative with a free plan capped at 25 items per folder; its Pro price is custom pricing.

Exchange EDB Recovery Tool has a free Windows version whose paid comparison gives a 25-items-per-folder saving and migration limit. PST Walker offers a Lite License for 32.95 USD per year, billed as a one-time payment, for personal use; it views existing items and exports up to 15 emails per folder, with no updates.

Recovery Toolbox for Outlook has personal and business licenses at 39.00 USD and 59.00 USD per once, respectively. WholeClear Exchange Recovery offers a Personal 1 Year License at 299.00 USD per year for personal and home users, up to 20 systems or PCs.

EdbMails EDB Recovery is a Windows option with a 99.00 USD per once Personal Edition lifetime license for EDB-to-PST and unlimited mailbox recovery and export. EdbMails IMAP Migration Tool is a paid Windows migration option, with a 100-mailbox plan at 200.00 USD per once covering IMAP to Exchange, Office 365, PST, or IMAP and Outlook PST to IMAP. MailXaminer is another paid Windows alternative.

Verdict

Stellar Repair for Outlook is a strong fit for Outlook users who need selective PST recovery, flexible exports, and a read-only workflow, with Technician adding a route into Microsoft 365 or Live Exchange. Its central drawback is the desktop dependency on Windows and licensed Outlook; choose the online route only when one-file limits and its short download window fit the job.