What is a VCF format file for?
A file in VCF format works like a virtual address book, in a single file you can record all the contacts you want from A to Z; VCF files they can be easily read on any device to edit, import or export a contact group.
Another utility that VCF format files offer us is that of quickly share contact details, thus avoiding having to write them manually and also saving any transcription errors; For these reasons, this type of format is very useful in our daily life.
How to open a file in VCF format on PC or mobile?
Logically to get to this point we had to transfer or convert the telephone contacts into a vCards file, or a VCF file, from the mail service on our mobile or PC.
I file in formato VCF o VCARD can be opened with any text editor on the our PC or mobile phone, but their content is displayed illegally for most people; for this reason it is more convenient to open them with programs that allow us to view their contents.
We can open a file with the VCF extension on the Windows PC with Excel, in order to have a backup of the contacts. So if needed, you can also convert an Excel mailing list to a vCard file online. However, it will be difficult to visualize the data.
If we want to view a VCF address book on a PC, we can install some free programs and easy to use, which will show us the data of each contact in a more readable way; Here are some of them:
- vcf viewer
- VCard Viewer
However, the simplest way to open a file in VCF format is use a email client such as; Microsoft Outlook, since when you open this file you will be able to correctly view all your contacts, as well as edit or manage them without the risk of accidentally damaging their format.
How to manage these files from PC or mobile?
If you know the structure of a file in VCF format, you can manage your contacts directly from a conventional text editor. But if not, you can do it with the help of a e-mail service (Gmail, iCloud, Yahoo, Outlook Live); o da un client desktop (Microsoft Outlook, Windows Live Mail)
For example in Microsoft Outlook, we go to the option «File> Open> Import», then we will see the «Import and Export Wizard». We will choose where it says "Import a vCard (.VCF) file", click on «Next» and select our file; immediately the contact will be displayed in the root folder.
In Windows Live Mail, click on "Contacts"; located in the lower left corner and then click «Import». In a list of several options, at the top of which we select «Business card (.VCF) "; a window will open to choose our CVF file and modify it to our liking.
In Gmail, we go to the main inbox, then in the "Contacts" section on the left, we open the "More" menu at the top and click on "Import" and then on «Choose file» to choose the VCF file on our local device, then we will see the contacts in our address book. It's such a comprehensive manager that you can even export or transfer contacts from one Gmail account to another.
We can also manage our CVF files on your mobile using some applications designed for this purpose, one of them is called «VCF Contacts», created by the company «AndroLd Comunicación» and which has a very friendly interface; It is available in the Google Play Store.
Using VCF files makes it easier for us to manage our contacts; as we can import and export them to different email services. Besides save them as an emergency backup, in case our PC is damaged or mobile phone is lost. Now there is no excuse for losing our contacts.
