# Contaxo for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Source: https://exportcontacts.com/iphone/
Updated: 2026-11-14 · By the Contaxo team

> Contaxo is on the App Store for **iPhone and iPad (iOS 16 or later)** and **Mac (macOS 14 or later)**. It exports your contacts to Excel, PDF, CSV, Word and vCard, backs them up to your own iCloud Drive, imports contacts from Excel, CSV and vCard files, and merges duplicates. Your contacts are processed on your device.

## What you need

- iPhone or iPad with iOS 16 or later, or a Mac with macOS 14 or later
- Access to your contacts (full access is needed for backups to include everyone)

## What Contaxo does on iPhone and iPad

- **Export** to [Excel](https://exportcontacts.com/to-excel/), [PDF](https://exportcontacts.com/to-pdf/), [CSV](https://exportcontacts.com/to-csv/), [Word](https://exportcontacts.com/to-word/) and [vCard](https://exportcontacts.com/to-vcf/), with a live preview, a column picker and filters by group, phone, email or company.
- **Share** many contacts as one vCard through Messages, Mail, Gmail, AirDrop, WhatsApp or Files.
- **Transfer to New Phone**: move every contact to a new iPhone or Android phone with an end-to-end encrypted QR code transfer. [How it works](https://exportcontacts.com/transfer/)
- **Back up and restore**: one-tap vCard backups to the app's folder in your iCloud Drive, a Home tab that shows when the backup is out of date, reminders, and the **Back Up Contacts** action for Shortcuts automations. Restores add only missing contacts. [How backups work](https://exportcontacts.com/backup/)
- **Import** from Excel, CSV and vCard with automatic column matching. [Import contacts](https://exportcontacts.com/import/)
- **Duplicates**: find by name, phone or email, delete or merge, undo with restore points. [Merge duplicates](https://exportcontacts.com/duplicates/)

## Where your files go

Exports are saved where you choose in the share menu (Files, iCloud Drive, Google Drive and so on). Backups appear in your iCloud Drive in the app's own folder, so they are still there after you delete the app or move to a new iPhone.

## Frequently asked questions

### Does Contaxo work with iCloud, Gmail and Exchange contacts?

Yes. It reads every contact your iPhone shows in the Contacts app, whichever account it is stored in.

### What if I gave Contaxo access to only some contacts?

Exports and backups then include only those contacts. To include everyone, open **Settings › Access & Privacy** in Contaxo and tap **Allow Full Access**, or go to the iPhone Settings app › Apps › Contaxo › Contacts and choose Full Access. Restoring a backup needs full access.

### Can I back up my contacts automatically?

Yes. In the Shortcuts app, create a personal automation (for example every Sunday) and add the **Back Up Contacts** action from Contaxo. It runs without opening the app.

### Does it work on iPad and Mac?

Yes. On iPad and other wide screens Contaxo uses a sidebar: **All Contacts** shows your whole address book as a table you can filter and export, and Backups, Import and Duplicates are one tap away. You can drag files in to import them and use keyboard shortcuts. Contaxo is also available for [Mac](https://exportcontacts.com/mac/) from the App Store.

## Related

- [How to export your contacts to Excel](https://exportcontacts.com/to-excel/)
- [How to back up and restore your contacts](https://exportcontacts.com/backup/)
- [How to import contacts from Excel, CSV or vCard](https://exportcontacts.com/import/)
- [How to find and merge duplicate contacts](https://exportcontacts.com/duplicates/)
- [Contaxo for Mac](https://exportcontacts.com/mac/)
- [Contaxo for Android](https://exportcontacts.com/android/)

Get Contaxo: App Store https://apps.apple.com/app/id1546550155 · Google Play https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.onnex.exportcontacts.excel.backup