Importer for Contacts For Mac

The macOS Contacts application employs the proprietary .vcf file format when sharing contact details and enables you to backup your entries using the .abbu archive format.

At the same time, the Contacts app can import data from CSV or tab delimited documents and enables the user to adjust the fields mapping manually. The Importer for Contacts application aims to help you deal with these tasks in a more streamlined manner.

Right off the bat, Importer for Contacts prompts you for permission to integrate with the macOS Contacts application. The authorization is necessary for the app to be able to import information to the Contacts database.

The next step is to load the CSV, tab delimited, or Excel document you want to use as a source: Importer for Contacts will scan the content and allows you to confirm or even change the character encoding to ensure the best results.

Importer for Contacts tries to map the fields automatically, but you can easily review the assignments in the app’s main window. The utility includes all the field tags supported by the Contacts app, and you get to preview the changes in real-time.

Once you are satisfied with the assignments, you get to decide where you import the records, if you want the Importer for Contacts to detect duplicates, and if you wish to append the text line to the “Note” field.

Worth mentioning is that Importer for Contacts is also able to directly transform the data into group or individual vCard files, without having to go through the Contacts application.

Importer for Contacts brings to the table a couple of improvements that can streamline the Contacts importing process without changing the procedure too much.

The Importer for Contacts app can also work with Excel files and should be able to work with CSV documents that the Contacts app cannot open, will retain custom field mappings, can perform group assignments, and more.