What is a .CONTACT file?
A .contact file is a Windows Contacts card.
- Did you know
- Windows Contacts stored each person as an XML .contact file in Windows Vista and 7.
- Microsoft introduced the .contact format in Windows Vista as a replacement for the older Windows Address Book.
- Each card is a self-contained XML file, so the Contacts folder needs no central database to organise people.
- What Analyser reads
- Open personal-information files: iCalendar .ics/.ical and .vcs (events, times, recurrence, organiser/attendees), vCard .vcf contacts (fields + inline base64 photo), LDIF directory exports and Windows .contact - with Outlook .msg/.pst, IBM Notes .nsf, Exchange .edb and Outlook Express .dbx identified. Email messages (.eml/.emlx/.mbox) now open in a full viewer - see Email above.
- Depth of analysis
- .CONTACT is an identification-grade format: Analyser recognises it from its bytes and decodes the header metadata it carries, rather than opening it in a full viewer. Formats that do get a full viewer are marked "Full" on the formats page.
- Open a .CONTACT file
- Drag a .CONTACT file onto the Analyser home page (or tap to pick one). It is identified entirely in your browser - nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and it works offline once installed.