{"id":15952,"date":"2025-04-20T11:23:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-20T11:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/?p=15952"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:10:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T11:10:20","slug":"export-contacts-to-gmail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/export-contacts-to-gmail\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Export Outlook Contacts to Gmail Account?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summary:<\/strong> Many users want to export Outlook contacts to Gmail account for better integration of contacts and cloud benefits. If you are also one of them, then read this article properly. This post will describe both manual and professional ways to import Outlook contacts to Gmail.<\/p>\n

In this digital world, we stay connected with different platforms to ease our productivity. MS Outlook is an email management application built for both personal and professional purposes. It has several features such as emails, contacts, calendars, tasks, journals, etc. On the other hand, Gmail is an email service provided by Google.<\/p>\n

Importing Outlook contacts to Gmail can be beneficial for various reasons. With Gmail, you can easily access your contacts from anywhere, without needing a specific app. It also comes pre-installed in Android phones, making it easier to sync contacts with your mobile device.<\/p>\n

There are two different ways to export contacts from Outlook to Gmail. We will discuss both methods in detail in the upcoming section.<\/p>\n

How to Transfer Contacts from Outlook to Gmail for Free?<\/h2>\n

Using this manual way, you can copy Outlook contacts into a .csv file first and then import it into your Gmail account. Before you proceed, you should know that we will use Outlook’s import\/export feature to export contacts.<\/p>\n

Follow the below given steps to export Outlook contacts to Gmail;<\/p>\n

1. Open Microsoft Outlook and click on the File<\/strong> tab.<\/p>\n

\"export<\/p>\n

2. Click on Open & Export<\/strong> and then select the Import\/Export<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n

\"how<\/p>\n

3. Select Export to a file<\/strong> and click Next.<\/p>\n

\"export<\/p>\n

4. Choose Comma Separated Values(.csv)<\/strong> as the file type and click Next.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Transfer<\/p>\n

5. Select the folder which you want to export and click Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"browse<\/p>\n

6. Select the location to save the CSV file, and click Finish.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"choose<\/p>\n

7. Log into your Gmail account and click on the grid dot.<\/p>\n

8. Now, choose the Contacts<\/strong> icon from it and proceed.<\/p>\n

\"choose<\/p>\n

9. On the left side, choose import<\/strong> to upload the exported .csv file into it.<\/p>\n

\"choose<\/p>\n

10. Thereafter, click on the Select File<\/strong>\u00a0tab to upload a .csv file from your system.<\/p>\n

\"import<\/p>\n

11. Once uploaded, click on the Import<\/strong>\u00a0option to start the process.<\/p>\n

\"import<\/p>\n

Done!! By following these steps, you can easily import contacts from Outlook to Gmail account successfully.<\/p>\n

Limitations of Manual Approach<\/strong><\/p>\n