Guides
Export, back up and import your contacts
Short, practical guides for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Android. Each one shows the built-in way first, then how Contaxo does it.
Export your contacts
- How to export your contacts to ExcelTurn your iPhone, iPad or Android contacts into a real Excel (.xlsx) spreadsheet in a few taps, with a preview, column picker and filters. No computer needed.
- How to export and print your contacts as a PDFMake a printable PDF contact list from your iPhone, iPad or Android phone. Choose the columns, preview every page and print or share it.
- How to export your contacts to a CSV fileSave your iPhone, iPad or Android contacts as a UTF-8 CSV file for Google Sheets, CRMs, mailing tools and mail merge. Pick columns and filter first.
- How to export your contacts to WordTurn your phone contacts into an editable Word (.docx) table for a phone list, directory or handout. Preview every page, choose columns and filter.
- How to export your contacts to a vCard (VCF) fileSend many contacts at once as one vCard (.vcf) file by WhatsApp, Mail, Messages, AirDrop or Quick Share. The person who gets it adds everyone in one tap.
Back up, import and clean up
- How to back up and restore your contactsBack up every contact on your iPhone, iPad or Android phone in one tap, get reminders when the backup is out of date, and restore only what is missing.
- How to import contacts from Excel, CSV or vCardAdd contacts to your iPhone, iPad or Android phone from an Excel, CSV or vCard file. Columns are matched for you and you choose who to add.
- How to find and merge duplicate contactsFind duplicate contacts by name, phone number or email, then delete the copies or merge them into one contact, with a restore point and undo.
- How to move your contacts to a new phoneMove every contact from your old phone to a new one with a QR code: iPhone to Android, Android to iPhone or same to same. End-to-end encrypted, no accounts, no duplicates.
Guides
- How to transfer contacts from iPhone to AndroidMove your contacts from an iPhone to an Android phone: with a QR code in Contaxo, during Android setup, with Google's Switch to Android, with your Google account or with one vCard file.
- How to back up your iPhone contacts without iCloudKeep a copy of your iPhone contacts that doesn't depend on iCloud: a vCard file in Files, Google Drive, email or on your computer. Built-in way and the Contaxo way.
- How to export Samsung contacts to ExcelSamsung's Contacts app exports only a VCF file. Here is how to get your Galaxy contacts into a real Excel spreadsheet on the phone, plus the Google Contacts CSV route.
Platforms
- Contaxo for iPhone, iPad and MacExport iPhone contacts to Excel, PDF, CSV, Word and vCard, back them up to iCloud Drive, move them to a new phone with a QR code, import from files and merge duplicates.
- Contaxo for AndroidExport Android contacts to Excel, PDF, CSV, Word and vCard, back them up with a copy to Google Drive, move them to a new phone with a QR code and merge duplicates.
- Contaxo for MacExport your Mac contacts to Excel, CSV, Word, PDF or vCard, edit the table for one file, print, back up, import from files and merge duplicates. macOS 14 or later.
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