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title: "How to import contact records from the Apple Contacts app"
url: "https://contact.garden/importing/how-to-import-contact-records-from-the-apple-contacts-app/"
updated: "2023-12-16T22:02:07+00:00"
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  - "https://contact.garden/importing/how-to-import-contact-records-from-the-apple-contacts-app/"
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To import contact records from Apple’s Contacts app, you must first export them as a [vCard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VCard). **This method requires macOS**. However, you can also [export contacts from an iPhone](https://contact.garden/importing/how-to-export-contacts-from-an-iphone/).

1. **Select contacts in Apple Contacts**Select multiple contacts using the Command (⌘) key or use ⌘A to select all contacts.![Select all contacts in Apple Contacts app](https://contact.garden/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/select-all-contacts.webp)
2. **Export contacts to vCard**From the menu, click **File** > **Export** > **Export vCard…** and it will create a single multi-contact vCard file. Alternatively, you can right-click on one of the selected contact records to get the same menu option or click and drag one of the selected contact records to a Finder folder or the macOS desktop.![Export vCard from Apple Contacts](https://contact.garden/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/export-vcard.webp)
3. ****Import into Contacts by Coywolf****In the Contacts by Coywolf web app, click on the Settings icon and then choose **Import vCard**. Find and choose the file you exported from Apple Contacts.![Import vCard into Contacts by Coywolf](https://contact.garden/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/import-vcard.webp)