How to Add Contacts to Gmail

Many Gmail users are looking for answers online about how to add contacts to Gmail. In fact, adding contacts to Gmail is the same as adding contacts to Google Contacts. In this article, I will show you how to add contacts to Gmail via Gmail website, via contact management software, on iPhone, iPad, Android, etc. The content of this article is divided into below five parts:

How to Add contacts in Gmail directly

You can directly add contacts to Gmai via the Google Contacts website. Follow below steps to add contacts to Gmail directly.

1. Open a browser. Visit contacts.google.com. Sign in with your account.

2. Click the Create contact button in the upper left corner. Click Create a contact, which allows you to add new contact to Gmail.

3. Enter the information of the new contact you want to add. Click Save to add it to your Gmail contacts.

How to Add contacts to Gmail from an Email

Wow, someone sent you an email and you replied. But how to add him or her to your Gmail contacts for future contact? It’s pretty easy to add contacts to Gmail from an email. Just open Google Contacts page, click Frequent.

Lots of contacts will be listed on the right column, hover over the contact you want to add and click the add button on the right side of the contact. Then you can click the pencil button to edit it.

Now you can add the person you haven’t replied yet to your Gmail contacts. To do that, open the the email you want to create a contact from in Gmail. And click the Edit button. Enter the contact details. Click Save. This will immediately create a new contact using the email sender's display name and email address.

How to Add contacts to Gmail on Mac and Windows via ContactsMate

Cisdem ContactsMate is a perfect contact management software for Mac and Windows taht allows you to create, search, group and manage all your contacts in one place. It can also be used for backup or imported to platforms like Outlook, Gmail, etc.

It also allows you to search your target Gmail contact, add and edit contacts to Gmail. More importantly, it can help you find questionable contacts like duplicate contacts, contacts with incomplete name or invalid characters, etc., and shows available options for you to fix these questionable contacts.

For Mac users, you can download it below and follow this guide to add contacts to Gmail on Mac: How to Manage Gmail Contacts on Mac.

Free Download macOS 10.11 or later

Below are detailed steps on how to add contacts to Gmail using ContactsMate for Windows.

1. Download and install it on your Windows PC.

Free Download Windows 10 or later

2. Open it and enter your Gmail address. Click Continue. Allow it to access your Google contacts.

3. Now your Gmail contacts are synced with this tool. To add contacts, click your Google account in the sidebar.

4. Click Manage contacts > Import contacts. Upload your contacts file.

You can add contacts to Gmail one by one by clicking the New contact button at the top.

How to Add contacts to Gmail on iPhone or iPad

If you are using Mail App on your iPhone or iPad, then adding a new contact to your Gmail contacts is just a piece of cake. To add a email sender to Google contacts on iOS:

1. Tap Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Google.

2. Enter the following information in the fields: Name, User Name, Password. If you’ve enabled 2 Step verification, you’ll need to generate and enter an application specific password.

3. Select Next at the top of the screen to complete the setup. Open the email message that you want to add the contact from.

4. Tap the Gmail contact's profile image or letter representing their first name. This will open the contact details.

5. Tap the "Add to Existing Contact" button if the contact is in the list. This will open your device's Contact list. If not, choose “Create New Contact” to add a new one.

6. Fill out the rest of the contact details to add it to your Google contacts.

How to Add contacts to Gmail on Android phone

These instructions are for devices running Android 6.0 and up to add contacts to Google Contacts.

1. Open your device's Contacts app .

2. Tap Add new contact button “+”. And enter the contact’s name, email, and phone number.

• To add more name details, next to "Name," tap the Down arrow button.
• To add a photo, tap Change photo button.
• To enter more information, like a street address or notes, tap More fields.
• To pick which Google Account to save the contact to, tap Saving to. You can change the default Google Account in your settings.

3. When you're finished, tap Save√. If you don't see the Save icon, tap Back←.

FAQs

How to add a contact to a group in Gmail?

To add a new contact to a group in Gmail, open the Google Contacts page. From your contact list, select the contact you want to add to group. Click the 3-dot icon on the right. Under “Change labels”. Select the group.

How to delete a contact in Gmail？

You can delete contacts from Gmail contacts list directly, or via a professional contact management app. For more details, view this article.