Contacts is GNOME’s integrated address book. It organizes your contacts information from all your online and offline sources, providing a centralized place for managing your contacts.
It uses libfolks and Evolution Data Server.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Search for and view contacts.
- Edit contact details and make new contacts.
- Integration with online address books.
- Automatic linking of contacts from different online sources.
Website: wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Contacts
Support: GitLab Code Repository
Developer: Allan Day, Alex Larsson
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

Contacts is written in Vala. Learn Vala with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
Related Software
| Address Book Managers | |
|---|---|
| KAddressBook | Supports a wide range of services including NextCloud, Google Contacts |
| Contacts | GNOME's integrated address book. It is written in Vala and uses libfolks |
| qcard | CLI addressbook application for CardDAV servers |
| khard | Console vcard client |
| CardBook | Thunderbird address book based on CardDAV and vCard standards |
| aercbook | Minimalist address book for the aerc e-mail client |
| addrb | Lightweight, read-only command-line address book |
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