How to import and export Contacts in Roundcube Webmail

If you use Roundcube Webmail with your cPanel-hosted email account, you can import existing contacts into your address book or export your saved contacts for backup and migration purposes.

Roundcube supports importing contacts from CSV and vCard (.vcf) files and exporting contacts in vCard (.vcf) format.

Import Contacts in Roundcube Webmail

Follow these steps to import contacts into your Roundcube address book.

1. Log in to Webmail.
2. In the left pane, click Contacts.
3. In the top right corner, click Import. An Import contact box will appear.
4. Under Import from file, click Browse to open your computer folder.
5. Locate the CSV and vCard (.vcf) file that you want to import, then click Open.
6. Under Add contacts to, select the contact group where you want to add the imported contacts. If you want to overwrite existing contacts in the selected address book, select Replace the entire address book.
7. Click Import. 

The imported contacts will be added to your Roundcube address book.

Export Contacts in Roundcube Webmail

1. Log in to Webmail.
2. In the left pane, click Contacts.
3. From your contact groups, select the contact that you want to export.
   • To export a single contact, select the contact and click Export.
   • To export all contacts, select the group contact and click Export all.

Roundcube downloads the contacts as a .vcf file to your computer. Depending on your browser settings, the file is typically saved in your Downloads folder.

Save the exported file

You can use the exported vCard (.vcf) file as a backup of your contacts or import it into another email account or application that supports the vCard format. If you need to move your contacts to a different email service, simply import the exported file into the destination address book.