How to use contacts in Sogo

How to use contacts in Sogo

SOGo allows you to manage your personal contacts from a clean and intuitive interface. From the address book, you can create new contacts, group them into lists or categories, and easily view each contact’s details. Below, we show you how to do it.
  1. Access the address book
  2. Create a new contact
  3. Create contact lists
  4. Categorize contacts

First of all, log in to your email account from the SOGo application (for example: sogo.yourdomain.com) How to access and manage email accounts from SOGo


Access the address book
  1. Once inside the SOGo panel, click the Address Book icon located at the top. This will take you to the section where all your personal contacts are stored.



  1. By default, the Personal Address Book will be displayed, where the contacts you create yourself are stored. From here, you can view them, filter them by name, and display their details in the right panel.


Create a new contact
  1. To add a new contact, click the green + button (bottom center) and select the option Create a new contact.

  1. Next, a form will open where you can enter the contact information: first name, last name, email address, phone number, organization, alias, among other fields. You can also add notes or custom values.

Create contact lists
  1. In addition to individual contacts, you can create lists to group several contacts under the same name. These lists are useful for quickly sending emails to multiple recipients.
  2. To create a list, click again on the green + button and now select Create a new list.


  1. A form will appear where you can assign a name, alias, description, and add the members that will be part of that list.

Categorize contacts
  1. SOGo also allows you to organize contacts into categories. To do this, access the gear icon (preferences) next to your account name:



  1. Enter the Address Book section and click on Add contact category. You will be able to create new labels such as “Client”, “Supplier”, “VIP”, etc., which will help you filter and classify contacts from the address book.


NOTE: If you need to transfer your contacts from Roundcube to SOGo, you can consult the guide How to export contacts from Roundcube and import them into SOGo, where we explain this process step by step.


For any questions or queries, you can  contact us.

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