Export contacts from iPhone

We store so much of our lives in our iPhones—friends, family, colleagues, business contacts, and even those one-time numbers we might need later. But what happens if something goes wrong? Maybe your iPhone stops syncing contacts properly. Maybe you switch to a new device and suddenly realize not all of your numbers made the transfer. Or maybe, worst of all, your phone gets lost or damaged, and with it, all your important contacts disappear.

Sounds like a big problem, right? That’s why having a backup is essential. Exporting contacts to your PC, an external drive, or a cloud service ensures you never lose access to the people who matter most.

But here’s the problem – downloading contacts from iPhone isn’t always straightforward. Apple doesn’t offer a simple “Save Contacts to PC” button, and iCloud syncing can be unpredictable. You might run into issues like:

❓ How do I fix error saving contacts?
❓ Why are my Contacts not syncing between iPhone and PC?
❓ Can I manage iPhone Contacts on PC?
❌ Why won’t my contact photos save?

In this article, we’ll show you 8 simple ways to export your iPhone contacts in different formats, whether you need them for Outlook, Yahoo, Excel, or just a safe backup on your PC. And the best part? With CopyTrans Contacts, you won’t just transfer names and numbers—you’ll also keep notes, email addresses, and even contact photos intact.

So, if you want a hassle-free way to back up and manage your iPhone contacts, you’re in the right place. Just pick the format that works best for you, and let’s get started!

• Export iPhone contacts to CSV
• Exporting iPhone contacts to Excel
• Export iPhone contacts to VCF
• Sync iPhone contacts with Outlook
• How to add contacts in Yahoo mail?
• Windows 10 import contacts
• Windows Phone contacts
• How to download contacts from iPhone?

Export iPhone contacts to CSV

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and install the program:

Advantages of CopyTrans Contacts:

✔️ Save contacts in a few clicks;
✔️ Work with different formats: .xlsx; .vcf; .csv;
✔️ Manage all iPhone, iCloud, Outlook and Gmail contacts;
✔️ Easy-to-use, intuitive interface;

Also:
✔️ Transfer iPhone messages to PC in different formats;
✔️ Manage iPhone and iCloud calendars;

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2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone. Your iPhone contacts will appear in the main program window.



💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should start much faster.

❕ If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

3. Select the contacts you wish to export from the contact list. Now click Export selected.



4. A new window will appear asking you to select the file format. To export to CSV, select Outlook.com (single .csv file).



5. Navigate to the location on your PC where you want to export the contacts and click OK.

6. Your contacts will now be exported to the folder of your choice a single CSV file. These contacts can now be imported to any program which supports the CSV format.

How to export contacts from iPhone

Exporting iPhone contacts to Excel

Excel maybe the first option you think about, so, how to export iPhone contacts to Excel? Here are the steps you to take:

1. Download and install CopyTrans Contacts from the following page:

   Advantages of CopyTrans Contacts:

   ✔️ Make a full backup of your contacts in a few clicks;
   ✔️ Work with different formats: .xlsx; .vcf; .csv;
   ✔️ Manage all iPhone, iCloud, Outlook and Gmail contacts;

   Also:
   ✔️ Transfer iPhone messages to PC in different formats;
   ✔️ Manage iPhone and iCloud calendars;

   Try CopyTrans Contacts for free
   *100% clean and safe

   If you need help installing CopyTrans Contacts, please refer to the installation guide.

2. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone to PC. All contacts from your iPhone will appear in the main work area.



How to export Google contacts to Excel

💡 Also perfect for exporting iCloud contacts

If you want to export contacts from your cloud accounts (Google, iCloud etc), you need to connect to these accounts from CopyTrans Contacts: Click on More -> Settings, then Cloud setup -> New connection -> Select a connection type -> Enter credentials -> Add account. For more information: Why connect to my cloud account in CopyTrans Contacts?

3. To download contacts from iPhone, select the contacts you wish to transfer. When finished, click on Export selected.

   Note: To download all iPhone contacts to Excel, check the box next to Contacts. To transfer a limited number of contacts, check the box next to each contact’s name.



4. A new window with several options will open. Click Excel (single .xls file) to export iPhone contacts to Excel (version 2007 and later).



5. Choose the destination folder on your computer and click Save.

6. That’s it! You’ve successfully downloaded iPhone contacts to Excel. You can now open the resulting Excel document on your computer by double-clicking on the file.

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Export iPhone contacts to Excel: YouTube guide

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Export iPhone contacts to VCF

With CopyTrans Contacts, you can copy contacts from iPhone to your PC as a single .vcf file or as multiple vCards.

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts and use our installation guide.:
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2. Run CopyTrans Contacts. After connecting your iPhone, the program will list your iPhone contacts in the main window.

💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should start much faster.

❕ If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

3. Select the contacts you wish to export from the contact list. Now click Export selected.



4. Choose one of the options.



5. Once the export is finished, you will see your iPhone contacts on your PC. That is how to export contacts from iPhone!

Download contacts from iPhone

Sync iPhone contacts with Outlook

Outlook.com is the new official name of Microsoft email service, formerly known as Hotmail and Windows Live Hotmail. More on the topic from MakeUseOf:
Hotmail No More! Microsoft Outlook Email Services Explained.

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts: Try CopyTrans Contacts for free
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2. Install the program following the installation guide.

3. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone. Your iPhone contacts will appear in the main program window.

💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should start much faster.

❕ If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

4. How to export iPhone contacts? Select the contacts you wish to export from the contact list. Now click Export selected:

   Tick the checkbox next to “Contacts” to transfer all of them. To copy selected contacts, tick the box next to each contact.



5. A new window with several choices will appear. Select Outlook.com (single .csv file).



6. Navigate to the location on your PC where you want to temporarily save your iPhone contacts file and click OK and your contacts will be exported to a single CSV file.



7. Now it’s time to log in to your Hotmail (Outlook) account. Once you log in to Outlook click on the Applications tab, then select People.



8. Next, click on Manage and select Import contacts from the drop-down list.



9. Browse to the location where you exported your iPhone contacts.



10. Finally, click Import. This will import all of your iPhone contacts to your Hotmail (Outlook) account.

Export iPhone contacts to Outlook

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Import iPhone contacts to Yahoo

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts from the following page:

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2. Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans Contacts, please refer to our installation guide.

3. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone.

💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should start much faster.

❕ If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

4. Select the contacts you wish to export from the contacts list. Click Export selected.

   Note: To select several contacts, check the box next to each contact. You can select all iPhone contacts at once by ticking the checkbox next to “Contacts”. You can also export a whole group by selecting the group.



5. A window with several choices will appear. Select Yahoo:



6. Your contacts will be exported to the PC folder you chose as a single vCard file.

7. Now simply log in to your Yahoo account, go to your Contacts, and click Import Contacts:



8. Next, choose File upload and tap Import:



9. In the popup window, select Choose file, find the folder with Yahoo.vcf files and click Import:



10. This will import all of your iPhone contacts to your Yahoo email account.

Add iPhone contacts to Yahoo

Windows 10 import contacts

Here is how to transfer contacts from iPhone to Windows Contacts using CopyTrans Contacts:

1. Download CopyTrans Contacts from the following page:
   Download CopyTrans Contacts

2. Install the program. If you need help installing CopyTrans Contacts, please refer to the installation guide.

3. Run CopyTrans Contacts and connect your iPhone to the PC. Your iPhone contacts will appear in the main program window.

💡 Please wait until all your contacts finish loading (the spinning wheel in the bottom-right corner should disappear). It may take quite a while, but only for the first time. On subsequent launches, the program should start much faster.
❕ If your iPhone is encrypted, you may be asked for an iPhone backup password. What password?

4. Select the contacts you wish to transfer from the contact list or check the Contacts box to select all. Then, click on Export selected.



5. A new window will open. Select Windows Contacts (multiple .contact files).



6. Navigate to the Windows 10 contacts folder, C:/Users/(Your user name)/Contacts, and click OK.

7. Done! The contacts have been successfully exported in *.contact format.

Windows Phone contacts

Follow this quick tutorial in order to transfer contacts from your old iPhone to any Windows Phone such as Nokia Lumia in no time. The process takes two steps:

• transfer iPhone contacts to a Microsoft account
• sync the Microsoft account with Windows Phone

Transfer contacts from iPhone to a Microsoft account

Windows Phone offers a number of ways for contact transfer. By far the most popular method is via an online Microsoft account such as Outlook.com or Hotmail. Just check out our guide: How to sync iPhone contacts to Outlook

Sync your Microsoft account with Windows Phone

1. On your new Windows Phone, open the People app and tap the “…” symbol. Then, tap Settings.



2. Under Accounts, tap Add an account.



3. Select Microsoft account.



4. Enter your username and password and tap Sign in.

5. Once you signed in, return to the main screen of the People app.

6. The contacts from the iPhone have been synced with the Windows Phone.

This is how to transfer iPhone contacts to any Windows Phone such as Nokia Lumia.

How to download contacts from iPhone?

With CopyTrans Contacts you can also export contacts into other formats and services:

• Export contacts from iPhone to Gmail

This quick guide shows exactly how to import contacts from iPhone to Gmail.

• How to backup my contacts on iPhone?

An easy way to back up your iPhone contacts on your PC.

• How to export exchange contacts?

Read this aticle if you want to transfer Exchange contacts from iPhone to Outlook or save them in vCard format on the computer.

• Transfer iPhone contacts to Android

Moving iPhone contacts to Android is not a problem anymore, just use CopyTrans Contacts.

• Thunderbird import contacts

CopyTrans Contacts will help you transfer iPhone contacts to Thunderbird.

Export all contacts from iPhone

Conclusion:

Your iPhone contacts are more than just numbers and names—they’re connections, relationships, and essential links to your personal and professional life. But as we’ve seen, Apple doesn’t make it that easy to manage them outside of your iPhone. Syncing issues, errors, and restrictions can make something as simple as exporting contacts feel like a frustrating puzzle.

But not anymore. Now you know exactly how to take control! With the 8 methods we’ve covered, you can now:

✅ Safely back up your contacts to a PC, external drive, or cloud service.
✅ Export contacts in the format you need — whether it’s CSV, vCard, Excel, or Outlook.
✅ Easily manage, edit, and organize your contacts without relying on Apple’s limitations.
✅ Avoid syncing errors and lost data with reliable alternatives to iCloud.

And if you’re looking for the most efficient and hassle-free way, CopyTrans Contacts is your go-to solution. It lets you export, edit, and transfer contacts in just a few clicks—keeping everything, including notes, emails, and contact photos, intact.

So, don’t wait until it’s too late. Whether you’re switching devices, organizing your contacts, or just making sure you never lose them, take action now and secure your iPhone contacts the right way.

Which method worked best for you? Let us know in the comments!