How-to guides for contacts and VCF files
Free built-in methods first – and the fixes for when they don't work.
Open a VCF file on a PCDouble-clicking a .vcf on Windows opens only the first contact in Outlook. How to view every contact in a VCF file, read it in Excel, or import it.VCF imports only one contactOutlook imports only the first contact, iCloud 'could not import some', Android skips entries: why multi-contact VCF imports fail and how to fix them.Excel contacts to iPhoneiPhone can't read Excel or CSV contacts. Convert the sheet to a vCard (.vcf), then import it through iCloud.com or open it on the iPhone. Column tips included.iPhone contacts to ExcelGet all iPhone contacts into an Excel spreadsheet: export a vCard from iCloud.com or the iPhone, then convert it to .xlsx or CSV with one row per contact.Google Contacts CSV formatGoogle Contacts CSV columns (First Name, Phone 1 - Label/Value, E-mail 1, Labels), how to fill them from Excel, and mistakes that break imports.
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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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