Can I export or transfer contacts from iphone to computer without icloud?

Windows Contacts is a built-in contact management tool in the Windows operating system, but it does not support transferring contacts directly from an iPhone to a computer because it cannot read iPhone data directly via USB.

So what I'm telling you now is a method to transfer contacts from iPhone to computer without using complex cloud services — I've used this method myself

It allows you to store and manage contacts on your computer, but to use this feature, you must first export your iPhone contacts as VCF files, which is the core step for transfer contacts from iphone to computer via Windows Contacts.

First, use another tool to export your iPhone contacts as a VCF file.

Open the export feature in the app, select your contacts, then save them as a VCF file on your computer.

Press Win + R to open Windows Contacts → type wab → press Enter, or search for “Contacts” in the Start menu. Click File → Import → vCard (VCF), then select the exported VCF file and follow the prompts to complete the import.

Once the import is complete, you can view and manage your iPhone contacts directly in Windows Contacts.

Without using an external export tool, this method cannot transfer contacts from your iPhone to your computer, so you’ll still need to use third-party software to export the VCF file first.

If you’d prefer not to use other complex software, you can try this method. This is a multi-step workaround, so you should carefully prepare the VCF file for export.