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Contacts
	Contacts on iOS 17
Developer(s)	Apple Inc.
Stable release	13.0
Operating system	macOS; iOS; iPadOS; watchOS;
Type	Software Address Book
License	Proprietary
Website	support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/welcome/mac

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Contacts is a computerized address book software included with the Apple operating systems iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and macOS. It includes various cloud synchronization capabilities and integrates with other Apple applications and features, including iMessage, FaceTime and the iCloud service (and previously its predecessor MobileMe).

History

An application known as Address Book was included with Mac OS X from its release in 2001 and in preceding beta versions.^[1] Address Book was rewritten for Mac OS X Jaguar (2002) and as of 2020 has remained in roughly the same form ever since.^[2]^[1]

The iPhone also included contacts storage from its release,^[3]^[4] which starting from iPhone OS 2 (2008) was also broken out into a standalone application.^[5] In 2010, the iPad with iOS 3.2 introduced a new two-pane contacts app, featuring the skeuomorphic design style popular with Apple around this time under the leadership of Scott Forstall.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

OS X Lion (2011) featured a redesigned Address Book application in the style of the iPad Contacts app, also in a two-pane design.^[10] In 2012 with OS X Mountain Lion it returned to a three-pane design and changed names to match iOS.^[11]

The following year, both versions of Contacts switched with their parent operating systems to a more flat design style, a change attributed to Forstall's departure from Apple in the autumn of 2012.^[12]^[9] In 2013 iOS Contacts switched to the new UI along with the whole of iOS 7, while with OS X Mavericks the skeuomorphic design was removed leaving a basic UI.^[12]^[13] With OS X Yosemite (2014) the OS X Contacts app switched along with the rest of the operating system to the iOS 7-style UI.^[14]

In 2021, Apple introduced Contacts to Apple Watch in watchOS 8.

Features

Exports and imports cards in vCard 3.0 format^[15]
Imports cards from LDIF, tab-delimited, and comma-separated files^[16]
C and Objective-C API to interface with other applications^[17]
Prints labels and envelopes, mailing lists, pocket address books^[18]
Can configure page setup and paper size before printing^[18]
One-click automatic look up for duplicate entries^[19]
Change of address notification
Contact groups
Smart groups based on Spotlight
Look up addresses on Apple Maps^[20]
Auto-merge when importing vCards
Customize fields and categories
Automatic formatting of phone numbers
Synchronizes with Microsoft Exchange Server
Synchronizes with Yahoo! Address Book^[21]
Synchronizes with Google Contact Sync
Speech recognition searching
Capability to query an LDAP database containing person information
Plugin interface allowing third-party developers to add functionality to the program

Integration with macOS

Integration with Mail, Calendar, Messages, FaceTime, Fax, Safari, iPhone
iSync compatibility to sync contacts to phones, PDAs, iPods, and other Macs
Contacts are indexed by Spotlight
Address Book stores previous recipient addresses used by Mail
URLs in Address Book cards appear in Safari's Address Book bookmarks
Buddies in iChat can be associated with Address Book cards
Birthdays saved in Address Book appear in iCal if enabled
Address Book Dashboard Widget
AppleScript, Automator, and Shortcuts support for querying, adding, modifying, and removing people and groups

User interface

Contacts has two viewing modes: View Card and Column and View Card Only. The user can switch between modes with a control in the upper-left portion of the window under the close box.

In releases prior to Lion, in View Card and Column, the Contacts window is divided into three panes. The first pane has the title Group. This pane lists All, Directories, and each user-made group. Users can add new groups by pulling the File menu down to New Group, or typing Command-Shift-N.

When selecting All or a user-made group, the second column has the title Name. It lists the names of the people with cards in that group, or all the names if the selected group is All, in alphabetical order by first or last name, depending on user preference.

The third pane has the card corresponding to the selected name. The card can include information, some of which the user can classify into customizable categories like Home and Work. Many of the fields can have duplicate entries, for example, if the person the card describes has several email addresses. The user can edit the fields by pressing the edit button below the bottom-left of the third pane. Default fields include:

Picture
Name pronunciation
First name
Last name
Job title
Company
Phone number
Email address
Home page
Birthday
Instant messaging username
Address
Related Names
Note

Contacts can search LDAP (network) directories. Users customize these in the LDAP tab of the preferences. Users search these by selecting Directories in the first pane, selecting a directory or All in the second pane, and typing their search in the search box above the top-left of the third pane. Results appear in the third pane.

References

^ ^a ^b Wichary, Marcin. "Screenshots: Address Book". GUIdebook. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Siracusa, John (September 5, 2002). "Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Thurrott, Paul (June 29, 2017). "10 Years Later: My Original (and Epic) Apple iPhone Review". Thurrott. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Horwitz, Jeremy (September 17, 2007). "Review: Apple iPod touch (8GB/16GB/32GB)". iLounge. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Richie, Rene (July 14, 2008). "iPhone OS 2.0 review". iMore. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Mathis, Joel. "Why I'll miss skeuomorphism in iOS". Macworld. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ Dilger, Daniel Eran (April 9, 2010). "In-depth review: Apple's IPad and iPhone OS 3.2". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "iOS: A visual history". The Verge. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Ken Segall (April 26, 2012). Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-0-670-92120-1.
^ Siracusa, John (July 20, 2011). "Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Siracusa, John (July 25, 2012). "OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ ^a ^b Siracusa, John (October 22, 2013). "OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ Total OS X Mavericks Superguide: Everything you need to know about Apple's newest operating system. IDG Consumer & SMB, Inc. January 22, 2014. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-937821-38-8.
^ Siracusa, John (October 16, 2014). "OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
^ "Change vCard settings in Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Import contacts into Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Contacts". Apple Developer Documentation. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Print mailing labels, envelopes and contact lists in Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Merge contact cards in Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "Show a contact's address on a map using Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
^ "How can I sync my Yahoo! contacts to the Mac address book?". Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2009.

[GUIdebook-1] Wichary, Marcin. "Screenshots: Address Book". GUIdebook. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Siracusa_Jaguar_review_p12-2] Siracusa, John (September 5, 2002). "Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Thurrott_iPhone_review_2007-3] Thurrott, Paul (June 29, 2017). "10 Years Later: My Original (and Epic) Apple iPhone Review". Thurrott. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Horwitz_iPod_touch_review_2007-4] Horwitz, Jeremy (September 17, 2007). "Review: Apple iPod touch (8GB/16GB/32GB)". iLounge. Archived from the original on February 19, 2023. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[iMore_Ritchie_iOS_2-5] Richie, Rene (July 14, 2008). "iPhone OS 2.0 review". iMore. Archived from the original on April 7, 2022. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Mathis_skeuomorphism-6] Mathis, Joel. "Why I'll miss skeuomorphism in iOS". Macworld. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[Dilger-7] Dilger, Daniel Eran (April 9, 2010). "In-depth review: Apple's IPad and iPhone OS 3.2". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on July 30, 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Verge_iOS_visual_history-8] "iOS: A visual history". The Verge. December 13, 2011. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Segall2012-9] Ken Segall (April 26, 2012). Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 199–200. ISBN 978-0-670-92120-1.

[Siracusa_Lion_review_p5-10] Siracusa, John (July 20, 2011). "Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Siracusa_Mountain_Lion_review_p6-11] Siracusa, John (July 25, 2012). "OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 27, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Siracusa_Mavericks_review_p3-12] Siracusa, John (October 22, 2013). "OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[Editors2014-13] Total OS X Mavericks Superguide: Everything you need to know about Apple's newest operating system. IDG Consumer & SMB, Inc. January 22, 2014. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-937821-38-8.

[Siracusa_Yosemite_review_p14-14] Siracusa, John (October 16, 2014). "OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on June 29, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2020.

[15] "Change vCard settings in Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[16] "Import contacts into Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[17] "Contacts". Apple Developer Documentation. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[:0-18] "Print mailing labels, envelopes and contact lists in Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[19] "Merge contact cards in Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[20] "Show a contact's address on a map using Contacts on Mac". Apple Support. Retrieved March 25, 2023.

[21] "How can I sync my Yahoo! contacts to the Mac address book?". Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2009.

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-'''Contacts''' is a computerized [[address book]] included with the Apple operating systems [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]] and [[macOS]], previously Mac OS X and OS X. It includes various [[Data synchronization|cloud synchronization]] capabilities and integrates with other Apple applications and features, including [[iMessage]], [[FaceTime]] and the [[iCloud]] service (and previously its predecessor [[MobileMe]]).
+'''Contacts''' is a computerized [[address book]] software included with the [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] operating systems [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]], [[watchOS]] and [[macOS]]. It includes various [[Data synchronization|cloud synchronization]] capabilities and integrates with other Apple applications and features, including [[iMessage]], [[FaceTime]] and the [[iCloud]] service (and previously its predecessor [[MobileMe]]).
 ==History==
-An application known as '''Address Book''' was included with Mac OS X from its release in 2001 and in preceding [[beta version]]s.<ref name="GUIdebook" /> Address Book was rewritten for [[Mac OS X Jaguar]] (2002) and as of 2020 has remained in roughly the same form ever since.<ref name="Siracusa Jaguar review p12">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2002/09/macosx-10-2/12/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="GUIdebook">{{cite web |last1=Wichary |first1=Marcin |title=Screenshots: Address Book |url=https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/addressbook |website=GUIdebook |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
+An application known as '''Address Book''' was included with Mac OS X from its release in 2001 and in preceding [[beta version]]s.<ref name="GUIdebook" /> Address Book was rewritten for [[Mac OS X Jaguar]] (2002) and as of 2020 has remained in roughly the same form ever since.<ref name="Siracusa Jaguar review p12">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2002/09/macosx-10-2/12/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=September 5, 2002 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629172817/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2002/09/macosx-10-2/12/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="GUIdebook">{{cite web |last1=Wichary |first1=Marcin |title=Screenshots: Address Book |url=https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/addressbook |website=GUIdebook |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629022453/https://guidebookgallery.org/screenshots/addressbook |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The [[iPhone]] also included contacts storage from its release,<ref name="Thurrott iPhone review 2007">{{cite web |last1=Thurrott |first1=Paul |title=10 Years Later: My Original (and Epic) Apple iPhone Review |url=https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/ios/120552/10-years-later-original-epic-apple-iphone-review |website=Thurrott |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Horwitz iPod touch review 2007">{{cite web |last1=Horwitz |first1=Jeremy |title=Review: Apple iPod touch (8GB/16GB/32GB) |url=https://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb |website=iLounge |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> which starting from [[iPhone OS 2]] (2008) was also broken out into a standalone application.<ref name="iMore Ritchie iOS 2">{{cite web |last1=Richie |first1=Rene |author-link1=Rene Ritchie |title=iPhone OS 2.0 review |url=https://www.imore.com/iphone-os-2-review |website=[[iMore]] |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> In 2010, the [[iPad]] with [[iOS 3.2]] introduced a new two-pane contacts app, featuring the [[skeuomorph]]ic design style popular with Apple around this time under the leadership of [[Scott Forstall]].<ref name="Mathis skeuomorphism">{{cite web |last1=Mathis |first1=Joel |title=Why I'll miss skeuomorphism in iOS |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/2042263/why-ill-miss-skeuomorphism-in-ios.html |website=Macworld |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Dilger">{{cite web |last1=Dilger |first1=Daniel Eran |title=In-depth review: Apple's IPad and iPhone OS 3.2 |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/in_depth_review_apples_ipad_and_iphone_os_3_2 |website=AppleInsider |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Verge iOS visual history">{{cite web |title=iOS: A visual history |url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |website=[[The Verge]] |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Segall2012">{{cite book|author=Ken Segall|title=Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11rodG3ZF60C&pg=PT199|date=26 April 2012|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-670-92120-1|pages=199–200}}</ref>
+The [[iPhone]] also included contacts storage from its release,<ref name="Thurrott iPhone review 2007">{{cite web |last1=Thurrott |first1=Paul |title=10 Years Later: My Original (and Epic) Apple iPhone Review |url=https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/ios/120552/10-years-later-original-epic-apple-iphone-review |website=Thurrott |date=June 29, 2017 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629223613/https://www.thurrott.com/mobile/ios/120552/10-years-later-original-epic-apple-iphone-review |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Horwitz iPod touch review 2007">{{cite web |last1=Horwitz |first1=Jeremy |title=Review: Apple iPod touch (8GB/16GB/32GB) |url=https://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb |website=iLounge |date=September 17, 2007 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=February 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219115613/https://www.ilounge.com/index.php/reviews/entry/apple-ipod-touch-8gb-16gb |url-status=live }}</ref> which starting from [[iPhone OS 2]] (2008) was also broken out into a standalone application.<ref name="iMore Ritchie iOS 2">{{cite web |last1=Richie |first1=Rene |author-link1=Rene Ritchie |title=iPhone OS 2.0 review |url=https://www.imore.com/iphone-os-2-review |website=[[iMore]] |date=July 14, 2008 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=April 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407094006/https://www.imore.com/iphone-os-2-review |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2010, the [[iPad]] with [[iOS 3.2]] introduced a new two-pane contacts app, featuring the [[skeuomorph]]ic design style popular with Apple around this time under the leadership of [[Scott Forstall]].<ref name="Mathis skeuomorphism">{{cite web |last1=Mathis |first1=Joel |title=Why I'll miss skeuomorphism in iOS |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/2042263/why-ill-miss-skeuomorphism-in-ios.html |website=Macworld |access-date=28 June 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728210242/https://www.macworld.com/article/2042263/why-ill-miss-skeuomorphism-in-ios.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Dilger">{{cite web |last1=Dilger |first1=Daniel Eran |title=In-depth review: Apple's IPad and iPhone OS 3.2 |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/in_depth_review_apples_ipad_and_iphone_os_3_2 |website=AppleInsider |date=April 9, 2010 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=July 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180730170618/https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/in_depth_review_apples_ipad_and_iphone_os_3_2 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Verge iOS visual history">{{cite web |title=iOS: A visual history |url=https://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |website=[[The Verge]] |date=December 13, 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=April 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170412015548/http://www.theverge.com/2011/12/13/2612736/ios-history-iphone-ipad |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Segall2012">{{cite book|author=Ken Segall|title=Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=11rodG3ZF60C&pg=PT199|date=26 April 2012|publisher=Penguin Books Limited|isbn=978-0-670-92120-1|pages=199–200}}</ref>
-[[OS X Lion]] (2011) featured a redesigned Address Book application in the style of the iPad Contacts app, also in a two-pane design.<ref name="Siracusa Lion review p5">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/5/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref> In 2012 with [[OS X Mountain Lion]] it returned to a three-pane design and changed names to match iOS.<ref name="Siracusa Mountain Lion review p6">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/07/os-x-10-8/6/#contacts |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>
+[[OS X Lion]] (2011) featured a redesigned Address Book application in the style of the iPad Contacts app, also in a two-pane design.<ref name="Siracusa Lion review p5">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/5/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=July 20, 2011 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=September 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919191814/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2011/07/mac-os-x-10-7/5/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012 with [[OS X Mountain Lion]] it returned to a three-pane design and changed names to match iOS.<ref name="Siracusa Mountain Lion review p6">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion: the Ars Technica review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/07/os-x-10-8/6/#contacts |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=July 25, 2012 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200627191422/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/07/os-x-10-8/6/#contacts |url-status=live }}</ref>
-The following year, both versions of Contacts switched with their parent operating systems to a more [[flat design]] style, a change attributed to Forstall's departure from Apple in the autumn of 2012.<ref name="Siracusa Mavericks review p3">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/os-x-10-9/3/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref><ref name="Segall2012" /> In 2013 iOS Contacts switched to the new UI along with the whole of [[iOS 7]], while with [[OS X Mavericks]] the skeumorphic design was removed leaving a basic UI.<ref name="Siracusa Mavericks review p3" /><ref name="Editors2014">{{cite book|author=Macworld Editors|title=Total OS X Mavericks Superguide: Everything you need to know about Apple's newest operating system|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uukAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA30|date=22 January 2014|publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB, Inc.|isbn=978-1-937821-38-8|page=30}}</ref> With [[OS X Yosemite]] (2014) the OS X Contacts app switched along with the rest of the operating system to the iOS 7-style UI.<ref name="Siracusa Yosemite review p14">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/os-x-10-10/14/#contacts |website=Ars Technica |access-date=28 June 2020}}</ref>
+The following year, both versions of Contacts switched with their parent operating systems to a more [[flat design]] style, a change attributed to Forstall's departure from Apple in the autumn of 2012.<ref name="Siracusa Mavericks review p3">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.9 Mavericks: The Ars Technica Review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/os-x-10-9/3/ |website=[[Ars Technica]] |date=October 22, 2013 |access-date=27 June 2020 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728201133/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/10/os-x-10-9/3/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Segall2012" /> In 2013 iOS Contacts switched to the new UI along with the whole of [[iOS 7]], while with [[OS X Mavericks]] the skeuomorphic design was removed leaving a basic UI.<ref name="Siracusa Mavericks review p3" /><ref name="Editors2014">{{cite book|title=Total OS X Mavericks Superguide: Everything you need to know about Apple's newest operating system|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9uukAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA30|date=22 January 2014|publisher=IDG Consumer & SMB, Inc.|isbn=978-1-937821-38-8|page=30}}</ref> With [[OS X Yosemite]] (2014) the OS X Contacts app switched along with the rest of the operating system to the iOS 7-style UI.<ref name="Siracusa Yosemite review p14">{{cite web |last1=Siracusa |first1=John |title=OS X 10.10 Yosemite: The Ars Technica Review |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/os-x-10-10/14/#contacts |website=Ars Technica |date=October 16, 2014 |access-date=28 June 2020 |archive-date=June 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629201258/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/10/os-x-10-10/14/#contacts |url-status=live }}</ref>
+In 2021, Apple introduced Contacts to [[Apple Watch]] in [[WatchOS#watchOS_8|watchOS 8]].
 ==Features==
-*Exports and imports cards in [[vCard]] 3.0 format.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/ph4655|title=Address Book 6.x: Export and import vCards|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|date=July 12, 2012|access-date=February 25, 2013}}</ref>
+*Exports and imports cards in [[vCard]] 3.0 format<ref>{{Cite web |title=Change vCard settings in Contacts on Mac |url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbk1512/mac |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Apple Support |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325223052/https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbk1512/mac |url-status=live }}</ref>
-*Imports cards from [[LDAP Data Interchange Format|LDIF]], tab-delimited, and comma-separated files
+*Imports cards from [[LDAP Data Interchange Format|LDIF]], tab-delimited, and comma-separated files<ref>{{Cite web |title=Import contacts into Contacts on Mac |url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbk1457/mac |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref>
-*[[C (programming language)|C]] and [[Objective-C]] [[Application programming interface|API]] to interface with other applications.
+*[[C (programming language)|C]] and [[Objective-C]] [[Application programming interface|API]] to interface with other applications<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contacts |url=https://docs.developer.apple.com/documentation/contacts |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Apple Developer Documentation |language=en}}</ref>
+*Prints labels and envelopes, mailing lists, pocket address books<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Print mailing labels, envelopes and contact lists in Contacts on Mac |url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbab40ca1d/mac |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Apple Support |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325225622/https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbab40ca1d/mac |url-status=live }}</ref>
-*Prints labels and envelopes, mailing lists, pocket address books
-*Can configure page setup and paper size before printing
+*Can configure page setup and paper size before printing<ref name=":0" />
+*One-click automatic look up for duplicate entries<ref>{{Cite web |title=Merge contact cards in Contacts on Mac |url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbk1456/mac |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Apple Support |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325225622/https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrbk1456/mac |url-status=live }}</ref>
-*One-click automatic look up for duplicate entries
 *Change of address notification
 *Contact groups
 *Smart groups based on [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]]
+*Look up addresses on [[Apple Maps]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Show a contact's address on a map using Contacts on Mac |url=https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/contacts/adrb183385bb/mac |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Apple Support |language=en}}</ref>
-*Look up addresses on [[Apple Maps]]
 *Auto-merge when importing vCards
 *Customize fields and categories
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 ===Integration with macOS===
-*Integration with [[Mail (Apple)|Mail]], [[Calendar (application)|iCal]], [[iChat]], Fax, [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], [[iPhone]]
+*Integration with [[Apple Mail|Mail]], [[Calendar (Apple)|Calendar]], [[Messages (Apple)|Messages]], [[FaceTime]], Fax, [[Safari (web browser)|Safari]], [[iPhone]]
 *[[iSync]] compatibility to sync contacts to phones, [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]]s, [[iPod]]s, and other Macs
 *Contacts are indexed by [[Spotlight (software)|Spotlight]]
@@ Line 63: / Line 67: @@
 *Birthdays saved in Address Book appear in iCal if enabled
 *Address Book [[Dashboard (Mac OS)|Dashboard]] Widget
-*[[AppleScript]] support for querying, adding, modifying, and removing people and groups
+*[[AppleScript]], [[Automator (macOS) | Automator]], and [[Shortcuts (Apple) | Shortcuts]] support for querying, adding, modifying, and removing people and groups
 ==User interface==
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 Contacts can search LDAP (network) directories. Users customize these in the LDAP tab of the preferences. Users search these by selecting Directories in the first pane, selecting a directory or All in the second pane, and typing their search in the search box above the top-left of the third pane. Results appear in the third pane.
+==See also==
+* [[Google Contacts]]
+* [[People (Microsoft service)]]
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