Methods to Import Contacts from Thunderbird to Outlook



Are you using Thunderbird mail and want to switch to Outlook? We understand! In the past few months, Users have reported some errors in Thunderbird like re-indexing of emails and address book, unable to send/receive messages, and hyperlinks in emails not working. On the other hand, Outlook is far better in terms of quality and reliability. So, keep reading this blog to know the feasible solutions to convert Thunderbird to Outlook.


Mozilla Thunderbird is a free web-based email client that is used to send/receive emails and its files are stored in MBOX file format. Many professionals still prefer to use this email client. It has a great user interface that makes users do multiple activities easily. Moreover, it can work on Windows, Linux, and Mac operating systems.


Microsoft Outlook is also a web-based email client mainly used to send/receive emails and its files are stored in PST file format. Apart from this, It offers additional features to users like organize emails, cloud services, manages activities, etc. MS outlook mainly focusing on user satisfaction, therefore, providing the best UI and security.

Important! When it comes to converting Thunderbird to Outlook, the address book is the first thing that comes to mind. So, let’s discuss methods to import contacts to outlook.

Import contacts from Thunderbird to Outlook manually:

Step 1: Export address book to a CSV file.

  • At first, Sign in to your Mozilla Thunderbird Account.

  • Check for the address book button and open it.

  • Now, select the address book you want to export.

  • Click on tools > export options.

  • Enter a file name and destination path.

  • Choose comma separated(.csv) option in save as type.

  • The address book is now converted into a CSV file.

Step 2: Import CSV file to Outlook.

  • Sign in to your Outlook account.

  • Choose option open & export > import/export.

  • After this, a dialogue box shows up, click on Import from another program or file > press the next button. 

  • Now, click on the comma-separated value and press next.

  • Search the CSV file created above and press ok.

  • Enter the location you want to import.

  • Lastly, this will import your Thunderbird address book in MS Outlook.

Limitation! The manual method may look easy to implement but it is a lengthy process and not suitable to convert multiple or large-sized address books.

Professional method:

To overcome these limitations arise in the manual method, we have also mentioned a professional approach i.e use of MBOX to PST Converter Tool by Data Recovery Solutions.

This tool will not only import contacts to Outlook but also imports to various other email clients such as Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail, Live Exchange, etc. Users can also download a free version of this tool and it also provides some great features to its users that are listed below:

Features:

  • MBOX converter can import multiple Thunderbird files to Outlook, including email, contacts, calendars, tasks, etc.

  • It offers a high-speed conversion rate and can recover corrupt MBOX files.

  • Easily converts MBOX emails to PST, OST, CSV, TXT, etc.

  • This tool can also convert MBOX files in image formats like PNG, GIF, JPG, GIF.

  • It ensures 100% data integrity i.e there is no risk of data loss.

  • Supports all the versions of Windows 7 and above.

Summing Up:

This blog is the complete guide to import Thunderbird accounts and its address book to Outlook.

At first, we acknowledged a basic knowledge of Thunderbird and Outlook email Clients. Right after, we have discussed the manual and professional method to import contacts from Thunderbird to Outlook. Therefore, with the help of an MBOX Converter Tool, Users can import or export multiple Thunderbird files to various email clients. This tool also provides 100% security of data that makes it different from others.


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