You can import contacts into Orbit three ways: upload a CSV and map the columns, save people one click at a time with the Chrome extension on LinkedIn, or add them by hand. Tag everyone as you import so smart views build themselves, and let Orbit match on email to avoid duplicates.
A CSV is the fastest way to bring a whole list in at once, on any plan.
Install the Orbit Chrome extension, open anyone's LinkedIn profile, and click the Orbit button. It pulls their name, role, and company into a new contact in one click. This is the easiest way to build a list of real people you actually meet, one profile at a time. The Chrome extension guide covers the full setup.
The Chrome extension is on every paid plan (Lite and up, from $8/mo). It works on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Facebook, and any other site. Orbit does not run a background LinkedIn sync, so the one-click save from the extension is how profiles come in.
Manual entry is right for the person you just met or got a referral to. Click New contact, fill in what you know, and save. You can always enrich the record later: drop in a note, add a tag, or ask Hiro to draft a first outreach based on what is on the timeline. Every draft waits for your approval.
Two habits that turn a flat contact list into a CRM that works for you.
Open Contacts, choose Import, upload your CSV, and map your columns to Orbit fields like name, email, phone, and company. Set a batch tag before confirming. Orbit matches on email so existing people update instead of duplicating. Import is on every plan.
Yes, with the Orbit Chrome extension. Open a LinkedIn profile and click the Orbit button to save the person as a contact in one click. The extension is on every paid plan and works on any site, not just LinkedIn. There is no background sync.
Not if your file has an email column. Orbit matches on email and updates the existing record rather than creating a copy. Orbit also has duplicate detection and merge on every plan, so you can catch any duplicates that slipped through.
The free plan holds up to 250 contacts, with tasks and notes included. Any paid plan ($8/mo and up) lifts that ceiling to unlimited. Either way the practical limit is data quality, not count, so clean and tag your list rather than dumping everything at once.
In the import flow, set a tag for the whole batch before you confirm. Every contact in that file gets the tag. You can then save a smart view filtered to that tag and pin it, so the group is one click away forever.
CSV, LinkedIn, or by hand. Tag as you go and your smart views build themselves. Free plan, no credit card.
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