{"id":15954,"date":"2025-05-18T10:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T10:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/?p=15954"},"modified":"2025-06-20T03:40:47","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T03:40:47","slug":"export-outlook-contacts-to-vcard-file","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adviksoft.com\/blog\/export-outlook-contacts-to-vcard-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Export Outlook Contacts to vCard (VCF Format)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learn how to export Outlook contacts to vCard file? Why choose vCard? Because it is a universal format to store contact details. Also, it allows you to easily share and transfer contacts across different platforms like Gmail, iCloud, Android, iPhone, and Thunderbird.<\/em><\/p>\n

In this article, we will show you three different methods to export Outlook contacts as vCard. First, we will discuss two manual solutions and then the automatic approach. Read all methods carefully and then pick what’s best for you.<\/p>\n

Let’s go ahead and go through step-by-step instructions to explore different types of solutions.<\/p>\n

How to Export Outlook Contacts to vCard?<\/h2>\n

Follow the steps below for saving contacts from Outlook to vCard file.<\/p>\n

1. Open Microsoft Outlook and Click on “People”.<\/p>\n

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2. Select the contact you want to save (only one at a time).<\/p>\n

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3. Click the “File” tab, then choose “Save As.”<\/p>\n

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4. Choose the folder and location where you want to store the file.<\/p>\n

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5. Lastly, change the “Save as type” to vCard File.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong> This method is only suitable if you have a few contacts. As you can only export one contact at a time.<\/p>\n

How to Convert Outlook Contacts to vCard File using Gmail?<\/h2>\n

Outlook doesn’t offer any direct way to export all Outlook contact list to vCard file. Therefore, in this manual approach, first, you need to convert Outlook contacts to CSV file then import them into Gmail account, and after that export them into vCard file format.<\/p>\n

Follow the steps for exporting Outlook contacts to vCard file.<\/p>\n

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  1. Open Outlook and Click File >> Open & Export >> Import\/Export.
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  2. Then, select Export to a File and press the Next button.
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  3. After that, choose Comma Separated Values(CSV) and click Next.
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  4. Now select the contact folder.
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  5. Finally, browse the saving location and click on the Finish button.
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  6. Login to your Gmail account in a web browser.<\/li>\n
  7. After that, click on the three-dot grid and select the Contacts icon option.
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  8. Now, on the left side, click on the import\u00a0to choose the .csv file.
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  9. Then, tap on Select File to upload the CSV file into your Gmail account.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"click<\/li>\n
  10. Once done with adding contacts, click on the import\u00a0button to start the process.\"export<\/li>\n
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  12. \u00a0After that, click on the export<\/strong> option on the left side.\u00a0 \"export<\/li>\n
  13. \u00a0Then, select the vCard option and tap on the Export<\/strong> button.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \"download<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Done!! Gmail will start exporting Outlook contacts into VCF file format.<\/p>\n

    Drawbacks of Manual Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n

    You can easily export Outlook contacts to VCF files using Gmail account. But, you may face the following issues while implementing this method.<\/p>\n