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VCF to TXT Converter Online

Convert VCF and vCard contact files into readable plain text. Upload or paste contacts, choose contact cards, compact list, text table, or raw fields, then copy or download a clean .txt file. No upload or signup required.

Readable contact blocks - 0 B
TXT output
Your plain text contact output will appear here as you type.
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VCF to TXT Example

A vCard contact becomes readable plain text.

VCF Input
text
BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:3.0
FN:Alice Johnson
TEL;TYPE=CELL:+1-555-0101
EMAIL:alice@example.com
END:VCARD
TXT Output
text
Alice Johnson
Phone (CELL): +1-555-0101
Email: alice@example.com

How It Works

Readable contact export without server upload.

1

Paste or Upload

Add a .vcf file exported from iPhone, Android, Gmail, Outlook, iCloud, or a CRM.

2

Parse Contacts

The tool reads vCard blocks, folded lines, names, phones, emails, notes, and addresses.

3

Pick TXT Style

Choose readable cards, compact list, table text, or raw parsed fields.

4

Export TXT

Copy the preview or download a clean .txt contact file instantly.

Use Cases

Where VCF to TXT conversion is useful.

Readable Contact Backup

Create a human-readable TXT backup of names, phone numbers, emails, organizations, and notes.

Spreadsheet Prep

Turn VCF contacts into tab-separated or pipe-separated text that can be pasted into spreadsheets.

Private Contact Review

Inspect exported contacts locally before importing, sharing, deduplicating, or archiving them.

Simple Sharing

Send a plain text contact list to someone who does not need or cannot import a .vcf file.

VCF to TXT in Python

For repeatable contact export scripts.

For simple repeatable exports, a script can extract common vCard fields and write plain text. The online tool is better for interactive review, table output, and quick browser-only conversion.

Pythonvcf_to_txt.py
import re

with open("contacts.vcf", "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
    content = file.read()

cards = re.findall(r"BEGIN:VCARD.*?END:VCARD", content, re.DOTALL)
lines = []

for card in cards:
    name = re.search(r"^FN:(.*)$", card, re.MULTILINE)
    phones = re.findall(r"^TEL[^:]*:(.*)$", card, re.MULTILINE)
    emails = re.findall(r"^EMAIL[^:]*:(.*)$", card, re.MULTILINE)

    lines.append(name.group(1).strip() if name else "Unnamed contact")
    for phone in phones:
        lines.append(f"Phone: {phone.strip()}")
    for email in emails:
        lines.append(f"Email: {email.strip()}")
    lines.append("")

with open("contacts.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as out:
    out.write("\n".join(lines))

Frequently Asked Questions

Complete VCF to TXT Guide

How to Convert VCF to TXT Online

VCF files store contacts as vCards, which are excellent for importing into phones and email apps but not always easy to read. Converting VCF to TXT gives you a plain-text copy of names, phone numbers, emails, organizations, notes, birthdays, websites, and addresses.

Choose the Best TXT Format

Use Contact cards when you want a readable address book with one contact per block. Use Compact list when you need one contact per line for quick review, printing, searching, or copying into another document.

Use Text table when you want tab-separated or pipe-separated text that can be pasted into spreadsheets, docs, or simple databases. Use Raw fields when you want to inspect exactly which parsed vCard fields were found.

What VCF Fields Are Converted?

The converter reads common vCard fields such as FN, N,TEL, EMAIL, ORG, TITLE,ADR, URL, BDAY, and NOTE. It also handles folded vCard lines and escaped commas, semicolons, and line breaks.

VCF to TXT Best Practices

  • Use contact cards for human-readable backups and printing.
  • Use text table mode when you plan to paste the result into a spreadsheet.
  • Keep labels enabled when sharing the TXT file with another person.
  • Disable notes if your contact notes contain private or unnecessary details.
  • Sort by name when converting a large address book.

Private Contact Conversion

Contacts can contain sensitive phone numbers, personal emails, and notes. This tool converts VCF to TXT locally in your browser. If you need to combine contacts before exporting text, use the VCF merger first, then paste the merged file here.

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