vcard2fritzXML is litte tool written in Java to convert a vcard or csv file into an XML file with the format of a Fritz!Box addressbook import file.

What are the prerequisites?

Since release 0.4 Java 11 is required.

If you have to use Java 8 use release 0.3.7.

Which libraries are used?

To get to know which dependencies are actually used for this project, take a look at the pom.xml.

The following dependencies are used (status: 2020-12-21):

• com.googlecode.ez-vcard [for managing vcard files]
• org.apache.commons.commons-lang3
• commons-cli [for command line parsing]
• commons-validator
• junit [for JUnit testing]
• org.apache.commons.commons-csv [managing csv files]
• for more see pom.xml

How to build or how to get the build?

You have the choice:

• build the tool by yourself or
• just downlod the build.

The build is downloadable in releases topic in the Code section. A brief introduction for building the tool can be found in the BUILD.md.

How to use?

For the process to import an address book into the Fritz!Box you have to:

• get your contacts into a vcard file or csv file.
• convert the vcard file into xml file with Fritz!Box format, specify an address book name
• Create an address book in the Fritz!Box with the specified name and import the xml file.

Examples for usage

To call the help for vcard2fritzxml:

java -jar /PATH/TO/git-repo/target/vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -h

To create a csv template file (template.csv) in the actual directory:

java -jar /PATH/TO/git-repo/target/vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t csv -c

To create a vcf template file (template.vcf) in the actual directory:

java -jar /PATH/TO/git-repo/target/vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t vcf -c

To convert a vcf file from standard out to the Fritz!Box xml format:

cat template.vcf | java -jar vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t vcf -f - 

To convert the vcard file to the Fritz!Box xml format and print out to standard out:

java -jar /PATH/TO/git-repo/target/vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t vcf -f "<PATH/TO/VCARDFILE.vcf>" 

To convert the vcard file to the Fritz!Box xml format and save it to file:

java -jar vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t vcf -f "<PATH/TO/VCARDFILE.vcf>" -o "<PATH/TO/OUTFILE.xml"

To convert the vcard file to the Fritz!Box xml format and set the address book name to "Syncronized":

java -jar vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t vcf -f "<PATH/TO/VCARDFILE.vcf>" -n "Syncronized"

Force to convert an utf-8 formatted vcard file under windows to the Fritz!Box xml format:

java -jar vcard2fritzXML-0.4.2-jar-with-dependencies.jar -t vcf -f "<PATH/TO/VCARDFILE.vcf>" -u -o "<PATH/TO/VCARDFILE.vcf>"

Import into Fritz!Box

Go to your Fritz!Box and create a new Telphonebook named "Addressbook" or as set via command line and recover your Telephonebook with the XML file.

Tested

Building the software is tested on the folowing setups:

• Linux (Fedora 34 with OpenJDK 11, Maven 3.6.3) - Release v0.4.2

Importing the xml export is tested on:

• FritzOS 07.21
• FritzOS 07.27

Contributors

Special thanks to the following persons, who helped making this software better:

• Danny Gräf
• Ludger Kluitmann
• JavaLuigi