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title: Import contacts to Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application
description: "ℹ️***Overview*** This article explains how to import contacts from your mobile phone into the **Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application** using a CSV file. 📋***Prerequisites*** - A mobile phone with saved contacts - Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application installed - Internet access to…"
url: "https://www.dataphone.cloud/docs/import-contacts-to-dataphone-desktop-softphone-application/"
updated: "2026-01-09"
category: Docs / Contacts
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# Import contacts to Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application

ℹ️***Overview***

This article explains how to import contacts from your mobile phone into the **Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application** using a CSV file.

📋***Prerequisites***

- A mobile phone with saved contacts
- Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application installed
- Internet access to convert contact files

🪜***Steps***

📤*Export Contacts from Your Phone*

- Open the phone’s **Contacts / Phonebook** application.
- Export your contacts in **VCF (vCard) format**.
- Save the VCF file to your computer.

🔄***Convert VCF File to CSV***

*Dataphone Desktop Softphone supports contact import in **CSV format**.*

- Convert the VCF file to CSV using an online conversion tool.
- You can use the following tool for conversion:
  **Link:** [https://www.aconvert.com/document/vcf-to-csv/](https://www.aconvert.com/document/vcf-to-csv/)
- Download the converted CSV file after completion.

![](https://www.dataphone.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-16-1024x260.png)

🔍***Review the CSV File Format***

Please find the sample **CSV** contacts file format accepted by the Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application.

![](https://www.dataphone.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-17-1024x255.png)

Update the **CSV**contacts file as per the above format and upload the file in the Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application.

***📤*** ***Import Contacts into Dataphone Desktop Softphone***

Open the **Dataphone Desktop Softphone Application**.

**Contacts** > **Eclipses 3 dots** > **Import**

![](https://www.dataphone.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-18.png)

Select the file location

![](https://www.dataphone.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-19-1024x633.png)

Click **Confirm** to start the import process.

![](https://www.dataphone.cloud/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/image-20.png)

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