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CSV to VCF converter, without the upload.

Turn a CSV contact list into a VCF file for your phone. It is converted in your browser, so the file never leaves your device.

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or choose from your computer paste with Ctrl V

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How to convert CSV to VCF

  1. Add your CSV spreadsheets

    Drop CSV files onto the box above, or click it to choose them. ToAny reads the file's contents to detect the type, so a wrong extension does not matter.

  2. VCF is already chosen

    Press Convert. There is nothing else to set. The work happens in this tab.

  3. Download

    Save the VCF, or download everything as one ZIP if you converted several files.

Why ToAny

  • Private by construction

    The CSV to VCF converter is part of this page and runs inside your browser. Your spreadsheets are never sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

  • No upload, no queue

    Nothing has to travel to a server and back, so the conversion starts the moment you press Convert, even on a slow connection.

  • Free, without an account

    No sign-up, no email address and no watermark. Add several files and download them together as a ZIP.

CSV to VCF: what to expect

A spreadsheet of contacts cannot be imported into an iPhone, an Android phone or most mail programs, but a VCF file can. Each row becomes one contact card with its name, phone numbers, email addresses and company.

Contacts are written as vCard 3.0, which iPhone, Android, Outlook and Google Contacts all import. The CSV needs columns such as Name, First Name, Last Name, Email or Phone. Files up to 100 MB are accepted.

CSV vs VCF

CSV

CSV spreadsheet

CSV is a table written as text: one row per line, values separated by commas. Every spreadsheet and database can import and export it, but it holds one sheet only and no formatting, formulas or data types.

Opens in Excel, Google Sheets, Numbers, databases and any text editor

CSV converter
VCF

vCard contacts

A VCF file holds one or more contact cards: name, phone numbers, email addresses, addresses and optionally a photo. It is the standard way to export and import contacts. Versions 2.1, 3.0 and 4.0 exist and differ in details such as character encoding.

Opens in Contacts on iPhone, Android and Mac, Outlook, Gmail and most address books

VCF converter
CSV compared with VCF
CSVCSV spreadsheetVCFvCard contacts
Stands forComma-Separated ValuesvCard
TypePlain-text tableContact card
CompressionNoneNone
IntroducedThe 1970s, by no single author (described in RFC 4180)1995, by the Versit consortium; now the IETF
Opens inExcel, Google Sheets, Numbers, databases and any text editorContacts on iPhone, Android and Mac, Outlook, Gmail and most address books
Best forMoving tabular data between systemsSharing and moving contacts
File extension.csv.vcf, .vcard

Questions

Are my spreadsheets uploaded anywhere?

No. The CSV to VCF conversion runs inside your browser, on your own phone or computer. The file is not sent to ToAny or to anyone else.

Is anything lost when converting CSV to VCF?

The values are kept. Anything VCF has no way to express, such as formatting, formulas or nesting, is simplified or left out.

Can I convert several CSV files at once?

Yes. Add as many as you like, convert them together and download each result or all of them as one ZIP.

How do I convert CSV to VCF on Windows, Mac, iPhone or Android?

The steps are the same everywhere because ToAny runs in the web browser: open this page in a current version of Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox, add the CSV file, press Convert and save the VCF. There is nothing to install.

Is there a file size limit?

Yes. A file can be up to 100 MB; a larger one is refused with a message. Beyond that the limit is your device's memory, since nothing is uploaded; a computer copes with large files better than a phone.