Tool · Contacts
VCF → Excel / CSV: contacts into a table
Phones and mail programs export contacts as a .vcf file (vCard), which is hard to read or import elsewhere. MSGView shows them as a table and saves Excel or CSV with columns for Google Contacts or Outlook — in your browser, without uploading your contacts.
Drag a .vcf file here
One file with many contacts, or many files with one each.
The example opens built-in made-up contacts, so you can see the result first.
.vcf · .vcard — vCard 2.1, 3.0, 4.0 (iPhone, Android, Outlook, Gmail)
Convert VCF to Excel in 3 steps
- Drop the .vcf file Export the contacts from your phone or mail program and drag the file onto the page.
- Choose the columns “for Google” matches the Google Contacts import; “for Outlook” matches Outlook's.
- Download Download Excel (.xlsx) or CSV.
What is read
Names (also phonetic names, as Japanese phones write them), phone numbers, e-mail addresses, postal addresses, organisation, job title, birthday, web sites and notes. Photos are not carried over.
Old phones and other alphabets
vCard 2.1 files with quoted-printable text and Shift-JIS from Japanese phones are decoded, as well as UTF-8 files in any language.
Safe to open in Excel
A value that starts with = + − or @ is written so that Excel shows it as text and does not run it as a formula.
Questions
Are my contacts uploaded?
No. The file is read in your browser and the table is created on your device.
How do I export contacts from an iPhone?
On icloud.com open Contacts, select them, and choose Export vCard. On Android, open Contacts → Settings → Export.
Can I import the CSV into Google Contacts?
Yes, choose the columns “for Google” before downloading, then use Import in Google Contacts.