How to import contacts from iphone to mac

Method 1: TouchCopy

Our easiest and most robust method comes first in the shape of the TouchCopy software.

TouchCopy is the only tool you need for managing your iPhone with your computer. With it, you can copy all kinds of data like Contacts, Music, Messages, Photos and more.

TouchCopy is great and you can use to copy contacts and other files locally from your iPhone to your computer, so you don't need to worry about syncing with iTunes, or storing your personal data on a cloud service (as seen in our other methods).

Let's see how to export contacts to computer...

1. Open TouchCopy
2. Connect your iPhone with USB or Wi-Fi.
3. Click "Contacts" to view your iPhone Contacts.
4. Hit "Copy as vCard" (PC) or "Copy to Mac" (Mac).

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Using this function will save standard vCard (.vcf) contact files to the location that you choose on your PC or Mac. You can also save the contacts directly into the Windows Contacts app on your computer by selecting your contacts and clicking on "Copy to Contacts" in TouchCopy.

Alternatively, save all your contacts to a CSV file, which makes it easy to import to a web-based contact manager such as Google Contacts and Outlook 365. Simply, select all your contacts in TouchCopy ("ctrl+A" or "cmd+A") and click "Save CSV"(PC) or "Copy to CSV"(Mac). You can then easily import the created CSV file containing your contacts to Google Contacts or Outlook 365. Please see our user guide for more information on how to export iPhone Contacts as CSV.

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Method 2: Contact Transfer

If you have a PC using Windows 10, you'll really want to consider this option. Contact Transfer allows you to easily transfer your contacts effortlessly between iPhone, PC and even Android.

You can even create, edit and delete contacts on your chosen devices, right from your PC.

Let's see how to transfer your iPhone contacts to PC using Contact Transfer:

1. Install Contact Transfer on your Windows 10 PC and launch it.
2. Choose "iOS Device" as your Source, and "This PC" as your Destination. Click Continue.
3. Connect your iPhone to your PC using your USB cable. Once it has been detected, click Continue.
   
   

4. Choose where on your PC you'd like to copy your iPhone contacts.
• Copy to to Windows Contacts, or...
• Save as vCards, ready for an easy import to your address book or email program.
5. Now you can select the contacts from the list on your iPhone that you wish to transfer to your PC.
6. When you are happy with your selection, click Transfer.

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In order for Contact Transfer to access your contacts, they must be stored in your iPhone's local storage. If your contacts are instead stored in iCloud or another cloud platform, you'll need to download them to your iPhone.

Method 3: iCloud

iCloud is a great way to sync data like Contacts and Calendars between all of your devices. This method is great for people who like to access the same data across all iMacs, MacBooks, iPhones, iPads and iPods they own, but for others who like more control over their data, Method 1 may be more suitable.

To use this method to sync contacts from iPhone, you'll need to be connected to Wi-Fi.

Let's see how to sync contacts from iPhone to computer...

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > [Your Name] > iCloud.
2. Ensure that the "Contacts" entry is toggled on (you may need to merge your iPhone contacts with any existing iCloud contacts).
3. Next, log in to iCloud with your Apple ID from a browser.
4. Click the "Contacts" app icon.
   (If you don't need to save the contacts to your computer, you can skip the next steps).
5. Click a contact, then do "Ctrl+A" on your keyboard to select all.
6. With all Contacts selected, click the cog icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
7. Hit "Export vCard..." to save contacts directly to your computer

Method 4: Email

This method is great if you need to export only a couple of contacts here and there, but does not compare to TouchCopy and iCloud for bulk exports. You can export individual contacts from your iPhone via email.

In this way, you can quickly email a friend or colleague a contact's details, or even send the email to yourself so that you can access the contact from your computer. Here's how:

1. Open the Contacts app on your iPhone.
2. Tap a Contact you wish to send.
3. Scroll down and tap "Share Contact".
   

4. Choose "Mail".
5. Compose your email and Send!

Your contact will be sent as an attachment, in vCard (.vcf) format, with the email.

Method 5: How to Export iPhone Contacts via Airdrop

Airdrop is Apple's amazing way to quickly transfer files between iPhone and Mac. Connect your iPhone and Mac to the same Wi-Fi network, then simply choose a file and share it via Airdrop.

If you need to export a long list of contacts, consider a different method, as you can only Airdrop 1 file at a time. As such, it can be a very long and tedious job to transfer your entire contact book 1-by-1.

Here's how to export a contact from iPhone to Mac using Airdrop...

1. Turn on Airdrop on your iPhone:
   • Open Control Center by swiping from the bottom of your screen, or from the top if your iPhone has Face ID.
   • Tap and hold the wireless control box to access more options.
   • Tap the Airdrop icon and select "Everyone".
   

2. Turn on Airdrop on your Mac:
   • Launch Finder on your Mac.
   • Click "Go", then select Airdrop.
   • Click the "Allow me to be discovered by: " link.
   • Ensure that you can be discovered by your iPhone. (choose "Everyone"; or "Contacts only" if you only wish to be discoverable by those in your contacts list).
   

3. Next, on your iPhone, open the Contacts app.
4. Select a contact you want to transfer, then tap "Share Contact".
5. Tap Airdrop, then tap your Mac when it's detected.
   

6. Your Mac will receive a notification. Click to accept the contact file on your Mac!

Extra: Import contacts into Outlook / Gmail

As we saw in Method 1, we can use TouchCopy to export contacts from iPhone and import them into Outlook with only 1 click. However, if you used iCloud or email to export iPhone contacts to your computer, you can still import the vCard files into your contacts manager like Outlook or Gmail.

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