VCF stands for Virtual Contact File, also referred as to vCards. It is the standard format that is used to store contact information for individuals and business users in digital file format. VCF file includes contact name, address, phone number, and other contact information. The VCF format supports images and other media content. VCF format is used to exchange contacts among popular applications of Mac, Windows and other devices.
VCF files are used for importing and exporting contacts from address books. Windows users can open vCards using Windows Contacts program. Mac OS X users can open vCards with included Contact application. iPhone and iPod users can directly load vCards into the device’s contacts app.
About VCF Format
VCF files are textual by nature and are human-readable. These can be easily opened in text editors like Notepad, Microsoft Windows, and TextEdit on Mac OS. If the VCF file contains an image, it can’t be shown by text editors. vCard files are also implemented with text and binary formatting so that it is possible to attach images and other multimedia content to a contact list stored in a vCard file.
VCF File updated its versions from 2.1 to 4.0 adding detailed information to the file format. This format is used to export phone contacts and later in import to another device.