vCard, also known as VCF (Virtual Contact File), is a file format standard
for electronic business cards. The vCard can be attached to an email message and share with
other people. If you want to import iPhone contacts to
Google, you should first convert iPhone contacts to VCF or CSV file. To export iPhone
contacts to vCard, you should turn to iCloud for help.
How to Export iPhone Contacts to vCard?
Two steps are needed to export iPhone contacts to VCF: first sync iPhone contacts to iCloud
server and then export the contacts from iPhone as vCard. If you have already synced iPhone
contacts to iCloud, just jump to Step 2 to start.
Step 1. Sync iPhone Contacts to iCloud
1. Connect your iPhone to a stable Wi-Fi network and also make sure there is enough storage
space, otherwise, you may meet the iPhone contacts
not syncing to iCloud problem.
2. Go to Settings > Tap your name > Choose iCloud.
3. Turn on Contacts. When you're asked if you want to Merge or Cancel,
tap Merge.

All info stored in Contacts will be synced to iCloud. If there are lots of contacts that need
to be synced to iCloud server, it may take a while to finish.
Step 2. Export iPhone Contacts as vCard
1. Open a browser on your computer and go to iCloud.com> Sign in with your Apple ID and password.
If you have set two-factor authentication
for your Apple ID, enter the code you receive on your iOS device. You can choose to trust
the browser if it is your own computer. If not it will ask for the two-factor authentication
code every time you sign into iCloud on this browser if you do not trust it.
2. Select Contacts > Click the Gear icon in the
lower-left corner. If you want to export all contacts, then choose Select
All. Or you can press Shift or Ctrl to select the needed contacts one by one.
3. Click the Gear icon again and choose Export vCard... option
to export iPhone contacts to VCF file.

The vCard file will be saved to the “Downloads” folder on your computer.
You can continue to import the vCard file to Google:Visit https://contacts.google.com/ and sign in with your Google account > Click Import >Click Select file to choose the file you just exported > Click Import to
make it.

Convert VCF to CSV:If you also want to export iPhone
contacts as CSV format that can be opened with a spreadsheet app like Microsoft
Excel, see the steps below:
Visit this website to convert vCard to CSV: https://labs.brotherli.ch/vcfconvert > ClickChoose File to the select the VCF file you want to convert > Confirm the
following options:
Format: choose CSV, choose Comma, and enable Add Header Line
Encoding: choose Unicode (UTF-8)
Filter: don’t change anything
Modifications: don’t change anything

Finally, click convert to make it. Go to your computer’s download folder to
check the CSV file.
An Easy Way to Backup iPhone Contacts to Computer
From the above, you know how to convert iPhone contacts to vCard file. Indeed it’s a good
choice to save the contacts as vCard format on computer as a backup. When something goes
wrong, you can also choose to import the contacts to iPhone again.
However, iCloud only offers 5 GB free storage space for users to store iOS data which may not
enough for you. Besides, you may also meet the iCloud contacts not
syncing issue now and then. So In this case, why not try another tool to help you
backup contacts in an easy way?
→ AOMEI MBackupper, one free iPhone backup manager
for Windows PCs helps you back up your iPhone contacts, messages, photos, music, and videos
with amazing speed. It can help you backup all contacts in one-click or only the selected
contacts as per your needs. You can choose to restore the backup files to iPhone anytime and
it will not erase any existing data on device.
This tool supports most iPhone models including iPhone 7/8/X/XR/XS/11/12. How about
give it a try? First download the tool on computer and follow the steps below to backup your
contacts.
1. Launch AOMEI MBackupper > Connect your iPhone to computer via USB cable > Tap “Trust” on
the home screen to give your computer access to your iPhone.
2. Click Custom Backup option > Click Contacts icon to
view and select the contacts you want to backup > Click OK to continue.

3. Select the storage path to save your contacts > Click Start Backupbutton to make it.

When the process is finished, you can check the backup task on the Backup Management screen.
Here you can choose to locate, browse, restore or delete the backup contacts.

Notes:
1. You can click the triangle icon to run an incremental backup next time. It will backup the
newly added data to save both the time and storage space.
2. It can restore the backup files to any iDevice, so you can let it help you transfer contacts to new
iPhone with ease.
Conclusion
That’s all for how to export iPhone contacts to vCard. If you meet any problem during the
process, please feel free to leave a comment and we will reply to you as soon as possible.
And do not forget to have a try on AOMEI MBackupper if you prefer a new way to backup your iPhone
contacts.