---
title: "How to download a vCard on iPhone or iPad using Qrafter"
description: "Now you can easily download a vCard or iCalendar file using Safari on iPhone or iPad and open it on Qrafter to add to your address book or calendar."
date: 2011-03-04
tags: ["App Store", "Apple", "iPhone", "QR Code", "Qrafter", "vCard"]
canonical: https://keremerkan.dev/posts/how-to-download-a-vcard-on-iphone-or-ipad-using-qrafter/
---

As you know, Safari on iPhone and iPad does not let you download and save a vCard directly to your Address Book. When you try to go to a vCard URL, you'll encounter a popup displaying "Safari cannot download this file". So, you'll have to download the vCard on your computer, send it via e-mail to yourself, and open it in Mail app to export the vCard to your Address Book. Not that convenient...

![Without Qrafter installed](../../assets/images/vcard1.png)

Now, **Qrafter** comes to your rescue. While it is primarily a QR Code reader, it has a new advanced paid feature that will let you download and open vCards from Safari. When you install **Qrafter** and go to a vCard URL on Safari (you may need to restart Safari altogether if you are using iPhone 3GS or iPhone 4), you'll now see a new page, letting you open the vCard in **Qrafter**. Simply tap the button saying "Open in Qrafter" and your vCard will be opened. How convenient! You'll also be able to download vCard URLs scanned from QR Codes by **Qrafter**. Note: The photo in the vCard can be a BASE64 encoded photo or a URL pointing to the download location of the photo. Qrafter will either parse the BASE64 encoded photo or download it from the remote server.

![With Qrafter installed](../../assets/images/vcard2.png)

![vCard including the photo!](../../assets/images/vcard3.png)

**Qrafter** is a free app, but saving a vCard opened this way will need the **Pro Pack** in app purchase which is **$2.99**. For a cheaper alternative, please read [this post](/posts/how-to-download-a-vcard-on-iphone-or-ipad-using-vcard-getter/). You can download **Qrafter** by clicking the badge below:

[![Available on the App Store](../../assets/images/app_store_badge.png)](http://qrafter.com/get/)