Create Contact from Clipboard Text

Looking for an app or an easy way to use clipboard txt to create a new contact

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Jul 25, 2025 05:06 PM

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Jul 26, 2025 12:58 AM in response to Kevinwal

Use the Contacts app directly


If you’ve copied the contact info:


  1. Open the Contacts app or Phone → Contacts.
  2. Tap ➕ (Add) in the top right.
  3. In the Name, Phone, and Email fields:
    1. Tap and hold in the field, then tap Paste to insert text from the clipboard.
    2. You can copy and paste line-by-line if needed.


If you copied something like "John Doe\n1234567890\njohn@example.com", paste it into Notes first, format it properly, and copy individual lines.


Jul 26, 2025 08:20 AM in response to SravanKrA

Looking for something a little more eloquent. I have tried this before and it’s kind of cumbersome with AI and shortcuts. I would think it would become much easier to do. I actually have an extension in Google Chrome that takes what I highlight from an email and makes a calendar event. It figures out the date event the time, etc., without any further help.


Create Contact from Clipboard Text

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