GROUP Converter

Extract text from GROUP files


Drop or upload your .GROUP file
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How to extract text from your GROUP file

  1. Click the "Select File" button above, and choose your GROUP file.
  2. You’ll see a preview, if available.
  3. Click the "Convert file to..." button to extract text information.

Convert GROUP to another file type

To convert your GROUP file to another format, you need Windows Contacts or other Data software.

Convert a file to GROUP

To convert other file formats to the "Address Book File" file type, you need software like Windows Contacts or a similar tool.


About GROUP files

A .group file is an XML-based settings file used by the legacy Windows Contacts application - common in Windows Vista and Windows 7 - to define a collection of contacts as a single distribution list. While the file itself is human-readable XML, it is structurally designed to work strictly within the C:\Users\[Username]\Contacts directory ecosystem, referencing individual contact files. This is a key problem for users trying to migrate data to modern platforms; you cannot simply drag a .group file into Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, or smartphone address books. The file format is effectively proprietary to the deprecated Windows Contacts engine, meaning your distribution list data is locked away from current workflows. To make this data usable, the most practical solution is converting the .group file to CSV (Comma Separated Values) for easy management in Microsoft Excel and Outlook, or to VCF (vCard) for importing into Apple iCloud and Android contacts.

Convert.Guru analyzes your GROUP file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.

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FAQ

If you want to convert GROUP file to SYS, DLL, EXE, DRV, VXD, 386, COM, BAT, CMD, SCR, PIF or LNK, you can use Windows Contacts or similar software from the "Contact Distribution List" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….

To convert MSI, EXE, REG, MST, LNK, CAB, CAT, DRV, INF, SYS, MSU or DLL files to GROUP, try Windows Contacts or another comparable tool in the "Contact Distribution List" category.



The GROUP Converter Story

The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our GROUP converter.