Contacts Hub

Contacts Hub for Windows 8 is a sophisticated and user-friendly application that comes bundled with several handy options to offer you a simple and efficient method to record and store different contacts. It also comes with email, share and download functions.

The setup is finished through Windows Store, which means it doesn't take too much space, nor generates registry entries. Once the installation is done, you can take the app for a test and see if it fits your needs.

By default, the tool comes with two separate sections, friends, and family, to which you can add other custom groups. All they require are a fitting name (e.g. co-workers, office, vacation, business), and an image from the computer, or taken with the built-in camera.

If you're not happy with the predefined theme colors, from settings, you can change the tones for the panel and groups background, along with the text tint. As the app automatically connects to your Microsoft OneDrive, it can fetch contacts from your account, and quickly load them into the list. Plus, it's possible to share and download a selected contact to VCF or TXT file formats, for further use. The group can be pinned to the Start Screen and quickly opened with a click.

To enter a new record, pick the corresponding category, and fill in the necessary information, such as full name, gender, date of birth, various mobile phones and addresses, company, and websites. A nice addition, compared with other similar utilities, is the option to insert a profile picture (JPG, PNG, JPEG) either from the computer or by capturing one, with the camera.

Taking everything into account, Contacts Hub for Windows 8 is a reliable and intuitive program that comes in handy when you want to store and keep track of different contacts, as well as share and download essential ones.