gContactSync

What is gContactSync?

gContactSync is an extension that synchronizes contacts between Google (Gmail) and an Address Book in Thunderbird. The current version is 0.2.17.
You can synchronize multiple accounts with multiple address books, and it fully supports regular and hosted Google Accounts.

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Warning: Please backup your contacts before using gContactSync.

Which applications does it support?

Where can I download it?

What attributes can it sync?

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Synchronized Attributes

Google*
Thunderbird
Name Display Name
The first two Email Addresses Primary and Second(ary) Email Addresses
The next 2 email addresses Third and Fourth Addresses
Home, Work, and Mobile Numbers Home Phone, Work Phone, Cellular Number
Work Fax number Fax Number
Home Fax number Home Fax Number**
Other number Other Number**
AIM Screenname Screenname
The first six screennames: Google Talk, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, and Jabber screennames Google Talk, MSN, ICQ, Yahoo, and Jabber Screenname**
Title Job Title
Company Company
Notes Notes
Home and Work Address Home and Work Address***
Other Address Other Address (multiple lines allowed)**

*Only the first (primary) attribute of each type is synced from Google unless otherwise noted. The others are preserved while updating a contact.

**The attributes marked with ** are not standard and are added by this extension to the Address Book.

Up to 10 extra attributes from Thunderbird are synchronized . The default list includes: WebPage1, WebPage2, Department, FirstName, LastName, NickName, PreferMailFormat, AllowRemoteContent, Custom1, and Custom2.

All local data that is not synchronized (for example, extra e-mail addresses in a Google Contact) is preserved.