Windows Contacts
Windows Contacts is a contact manager that is included in Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. It replaced but retains most of the functionality of Windows Address Book and worked with Windows Live Mail and the Vista version of Windows Mail.
Contacts folder inside Windows Explorer in Windows 11, showing example contacts. | |
| Developer(s) | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
| Predecessor | Windows Address Book |
| Successor | People |
| Website | windowshelp |
| Filename extension |
.contact |
|---|---|
| Internet media type |
text/x-ms-contact |
| Developed by | Microsoft |
| Type of format | electronic business card |
| Container for | contact information |
| Extended from | XML |
| Website | Windows Contacts |
Windows Contacts uses an XML-based schema format. Each contact appears as an individual .contact file, in which custom information including pictures can be stored. Window Contacts features extensibility APIs for integration with other applications and for storing custom information. The legacy *.wab format and the open standards *.vcf (vCard) and *.csv (CSV) are also supported.
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