Yes, you can export contacts from Salesforce CRM. To do this, navigate to the 'Contacts' tab, select the contacts you wish to export, and use the 'Export' function to download them in your desired format.

Yes, it is and I agree with David Swedburg reply

It's very easy to use reports to gather a list of contacts (or all contacts) and then export to a CSV or Excel spreadsheet.

Step 1: Run a Report Click on the Reports tab on the top menu Click on the Mailing List link On Step 1: Select your report type, select Tabular Report click Next On Step 2: Select the report columns, choose the columns you want to export and click Next On Step 3: Select the information to summarize, click Next On Step 4: Order the report columns, click Next On Step 5: Select your report criteria to include the contact fields you want When you are done, click Run Report A report will be generated, and the page should display Report Generation Status: Complete Step 2: Export Contacts On Export Report:, for Export File Format:, choose Comma Delimited .CSV Click Export A dialog will pop up for you to save the export file to your computer