Exporting Your Contact List
How to export contacts from Google, Apple, Outlook, and other platforms as a CSV for import into Locker.
Why Import Contacts?
Importing your contacts tells Locker who you work with: writers, producers, artists, managers and publishers. Locker then recognises their names in your filenames, suggests credits, and keeps each person linked to the tracks they worked on.
To import, open People, then the ··· menu, and choose Import people. You can also use Add contacts CSV under Settings, Connections, Documents.
You don't need a perfectly clean spreadsheet. Locker's importer auto-detects columns and lets you map fields before importing.
Google Contacts
- Go to contacts.google.com
- Click "Export" in the left sidebar (or select specific contacts first)
- Choose "Google CSV" format
- Click "Export" to download the file
Apple Contacts (Mac)
- Open the Contacts app on your Mac
- Select the contacts you want to export (or Cmd+A for all)
- Go to File → Export → Export vCard, then convert to CSV using a free online tool
- Alternatively, open iCloud.com/contacts, select all, and use the gear icon → Export vCard
Apple doesn't export CSV directly. The easiest route is to sync your contacts to Google and export from there, or use a free vCard-to-CSV converter online.
Microsoft Outlook
- Open Outlook and go to People (contacts)
- Click "Manage" → "Export contacts"
- Choose "All contacts" or a specific folder
- Click "Export" to download as CSV
From a Spreadsheet
If you keep your contacts in a spreadsheet already, just make sure it's saved as .csv or .xlsx. Locker will auto-detect columns like Name, Email, Company, Phone, and Role.
What Locker Needs
At minimum, Locker just needs names. But the more you include, the more it can do:
- Name: required (first name, last name, or full name)
- Email: needed to add someone as a collaborator, and helps with matching
- Company: label, publisher, studio, or management company
- Role: songwriter, producer, artist, manager, A&R, etc.
- Phone: optional, stored for your reference
Importing people never invites them or makes them collaborators. They are your contacts, and only you see them.