Export iPhone contacts to Excel

Apple exports contacts as vCard (.vcf), not as a spreadsheet. Two steps get you an Excel list.

Updated 2026-10-26 · 4 min read

1. Get a VCF of your contacts

iCloud.com (computer): Contacts › select all (Ctrl/Cmd+A) › gear or share menu › Export vCard.
On the iPhone (iOS 16+): Contacts › Lists › long-press “All Contacts” (or a list) › Export. Save or send the .vcf to your computer.
Mac Contacts app: select all › File › Export › Export vCard.

2. Convert to Excel

Open the .vcf in Cardmend and export Excel (.xlsx) or CSV: one row per contact with names, all phone numbers and emails (with their labels), addresses, company, birthday and notes. Optionally normalise phone numbers first and review duplicates.

Why not open the VCF in Excel directly?

Excel opens a .vcf as text lines (TEL;type=CELL:…), one property per row – not one contact per row – and garbles non-Latin text from old vCard 2.1 files.

Fix your contact file in the browser. Cardmend converts contacts between vCard (.vcf 2.1/3.0/4.0), Excel and CSV (Google, Outlook, generic), merges duplicates with a review screen, normalises phone numbers and splits or joins VCF files – in your browser, nothing is uploaded. Preview, duplicate review and phone check are free for the whole file; exports are free up to 50 contacts, and a $9 lifetime license removes the limit.

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Questions and answers

Are photos exported to Excel?

Not into cells. Photos stay in the VCF; Cardmend keeps them when you export back to VCF.

Can I export only some contacts?

Yes – on the iPhone (iOS 16+), export a single contact list instead of All Contacts.

Sources and product names: Apple iCloud User Guide (export vCards); Apple Contacts on iPhone and Mac help. iPhone and iCloud are trademarks of Apple Inc.; Google Contacts and Gmail of Google LLC; Outlook and Excel of Microsoft. Cardmend is independent and not affiliated with them.