alphabetical list of extensions

File extension .VCF

File description

The VCF extension is an abbreviation for the Virtual Contact File. The VCF format files are also called as the vCards, and is marked as the file format that stores contact information for businesses and individuals in a digital file format.

The file mainly comprises of the contact name, email address, Home address, phone and any other contact details for the person creating the file. The VCF extension also enables the support for images and various other media contents. The file format is used to transfer the contact details between address books and can also be sent via email.

Description of the problem

If you have on your computer a .VCF file that you cannot open, you are in exactly the same situation as thousands of other people who have similar problems with this or any other unknown file.

There may be several reasons why you cannot open the file with .VCF extension. Directly on this website you can find a solution of the most common problem with the .VCF file – that you do not have on your computer the appropriate program to open the file.

Solution

From the list below, select the appropriate program, install it and double click on the icon of a file that did not want to open - the problem with the .VCF file extension should be solved. However, if this does not happen, go back to the website to learn about other possible causes of the error, which have been described at the bottom of the website.

Category

Data Files

Developer

N/A

Popularity

File name: vCard File

Programs that will open this file:

Windows

Eudora

Microsoft Windows Contacts

Nokia PC Suite

Outlook

Outlook Express

Palm Desktop

phoneMiner

Samsung Kies

SBU Extractor

SoftSpire vCard Converter

Windows Mail

Mac OS

Apple Address Book

Eudora

Mac OS X Address Book (Contacts)

Outlook

Palm Desktop

vCardExplorer

Remember!

The .VCF file extension can correspond to several not related file formats. If there is more than one file format with the .VCF extension, you will probably find most of them at this website. Remember that you need to download a program to support a particular file type. So first look through the entire contents of the website to select a program to support just the file you have.

Other possible reasons why your .VCF file does not want to open

In addition to the problem described above, i.e. the lack of the appropriate application to support the .VCF file, there may be several reasons that cause problems with opening and operation of the data format:

1. Incorrect version of the installed application

A quite common problem is the lack of application in the appropriate version. Even if you have an application, with the help of which you should open the .VCF file, you may have a problem with it because of its version. Perhaps in previous versions the application has not yet supported the .VCF file, so download the update and check again.

2. Incorrect .VCF file association with the program

If you have already installed the appropriate application, and it is the correct version, the file may not open correctly, because the operating system does not have information that this program supports the file. So you need to "show" which program the computer should use. To do this:

Right-click the .VCF file
Go to the "Open with" - then "Choose default program ..."
Locate the appropriate application
Click "OK"

3. The file is corrupt

It also happens that the file you want to open is corrupt and therefore there is no such possibility. In this situation, you should find its different version, or ask a person from whom you got, to send it again.