How to Export Gmail Contacts

Written by Jack Lloyd

Last Updated: August 26, 2018

This wikiHow teaches you how to download a file copy of your Gmail contacts so that you can add these contacts to another email service. You'll need to use the Google Contacts website on a computer to do this.

Steps

1
Open the Google Contacts site. Go to https://contacts.google.com/ in your preferred browser. This will open your default Gmail contacts if you're already signed into a Gmail account. You cannot export contacts from within Gmail itself.
- If you aren't already signed in, enter your email address and password before you continue.
2
Click Go to the old version. This button is in the lower-left corner of the Contacts page. Since the new version of Gmail's Contacts app doesn't support contact exporting, you'll have to use the older version of Contacts to do so.

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3
Click More ▼. It's at the top of the Contacts page. A drop-down menu will appear.
4
Click Export…. This option is about halfway down the More drop-down menu. Doing so prompts a pop-up window.
5
Check the "All contacts" box. Click the circle to the left of the "All contacts" heading near the top of the pop-up window.
6
Select an export format. Click the circle to the left of one of the following options in the "Which export format?" section:
- Google CSV format - Select this option if you want to add these contacts to another Gmail account.
- Outlook CSV format - Select this option if you want to add these contacts to Outlook, Yahoo, or another email service.
- vCard format - Select this option if you want to add these contacts to Apple Mail.
7
Click Export. Doing so will prompt the contacts file to download to your computer. You have successfully exported your Gmail contacts.
- You may have to confirm the download or select a save location for it.

Community Q&A

Question

How do I send a group email from my contact list?

Community Answer

You will need to look on your contact list and mark all of your friends that you want to send a message to, and then press the send button to send your message.
Question

How do I import my contacts from my Gmail accounts to other programs?

Community Answer

Once you find out the format of the files you can import, you can export the contacts from Gmail in Excel, CSV, or vCard format, then simply import into the new program and select the file.
Question

Where does the exported file get saved on the PC?

Community Answer

It gets saved wherever you want to save it. It usually defaults to downloads, but can be saved anywhere you like.

Warnings

Choosing the wrong file format will result in you not being able to upload your contacts to your chosen email service.

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