This article explains how to bring contacts from your iPhone phone contacts and export them to a CSV file for exporting into your Jumptools CRM or Direct Mail manager.
There are several ways, depending on whether you want to do it directly from the iPhone or are happy to use a computer.
If your iPhone contacts are synced with iCloud, this is probably the cleanest approach:
- On a computer, go to iCloud.com and sign in with the Apple Account used by the iPhone.
- Open Contacts.
- Select the contacts you want:
- Ctrl+A on Windows
- Command+A on Mac
- Look for the Share button and choose Export vCard.
- You'll get a .vcf (vCard) file.
- Convert that vCard file to CSV using a contact-management application or converter.
Important: iCloud itself exports contacts as vCard, not CSV. So the extra conversion step is required.
2. If you have a Mac
If the contacts are synced to your Mac:
- Open the Contacts app.
- Select the contacts you want.
- Choose File → Export → Export vCard.
- Convert the resulting .vcf file to CSV.
3. If you have Windows
If you're trying to get the contacts into something like Excel, Mailchimp, or a CRM, use:
iPhone → iCloud → vCard → CSV
There are also third-party utilities that can convert a vCard directly to CSV, but be cautious about uploading your entire address book to an online converter because it contains personal contact information.