Outlook VCF Import & vCard Help
Outlook Desktop and Outlook.com use strict vCard parsing rules. Outlook Desktop often expects vCard 3.0 and single-contact files, while rejecting vCard 4.0 or multi-contact files. Choose your situation below to fix your Outlook import.
Outlook VCF Import Issues & Fixes
Outlook rejects your .vcf, imports blank contacts, or fails due to vCard 4.0 or non-UTF-8 encoding.
Read guide →How to Import VCF Files into Outlook
Complete step-by-step walkthrough for importing contacts into Outlook Desktop, Outlook.com, and Outlook for Mac.
Read guide →VCF Imports Only One Contact in Outlook
Outlook Desktop imports only the first contact from a multi-contact .vcf file, skipping the rest.
Read guide →Convert VCF to CSV for Outlook Import
When Outlook refuses multi-contact vCards entirely, convert clean VCF files into CSV format for bulk import.
Read guide →Common vCard Import Errors Reference
High-level reference for field formatting, encoding, missing display names, and vendor compatibility quirks.
Read guide →Fix your Outlook .vcf file automatically
Upload your .vcf file to CorrectVCF to convert vCard 4.0 to Outlook-compatible vCard 3.0, normalize address fields, fix encoding, and prepare your contacts for Outlook.