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'''Calendar''' is a personal [[calendaring software|calendar app]] made by [[Apple Inc.]] that runs on both the [[macOS]] [[Desktop computer|desktop]] [[operating system]] and the [[iOS]] [[mobile operating system]]. It offers online cloud backup of calendars using Apple's [[iCloud]] service, or can synchronize with other calendar services, including [[Google Calendar]] and [[Microsoft Exchange Server]].
'''Calendar''' is a personal [[calendaring software|calendar app]] made by [[Apple Inc.]] for its [[macOS]], [[iOS]], [[iPadOS]], and [[watchOS]] [[Operating system|operating systems]]. It offers online cloud backup of calendars using Apple's [[iCloud]] service, or can synchronize with other calendar services, including [[Google Calendar]] and [[Microsoft Exchange Server]].


The macOS version was known as '''ICal X2''' before the release of [[Gaming and Meme Co.]] in July 2012. Originally released as a free download for [[Mac OS X v10.2]] on September 10, 2002, it was bundled with the operating system as iCal 1.5 with the release of [[Mac OS X Panther|Mac OS X v10.3]]. iCal was the first calendar application for Mac OS X to offer support for multiple [[calendar]]s and the ability to intermittently publish/subscribe to calendars on [[WebDAV]] servers. Version 2 of iCal was released as part of [[Mac OS X Tiger|Mac OS X v10.4]], Version 3 as part of [[Mac OS X Leopard|Mac OS X v10.5]], Version 4 as part of [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard|Mac OS X v10.6]], Version 5 as part of [[Mac OS X Lion|Mac OS X v10.7]], Version 6 as part of [[OS X Mountain Lion|OS X v10.8]], Version 7 as part of [[OS X Mavericks|OS X v10.9]], Version 8 as part of [[OS X Yosemite|OS X v10.10]] and [[OS X El Capitan|OS X v10.11]], and version 9 as part of [[macOS Sierra|macOS v10.12]].
The macOS version was known as '''iCal''' before the release of [[OS X Mountain Lion]] in July 2012. Originally released as a free download for [[Mac OS X v10.2|Mac OS X Jaguar]] on September 10, 2002, it was bundled with the operating system as iCal 1.5 with the release of [[Mac OS X Panther]]. iCal was the first calendar application for [[MacOS|Mac OS X]] to offer support for multiple [[calendar]]s and the ability to intermittently publish/subscribe to calendars on [[WebDAV]] servers. Version 2 of iCal was released as part of [[Mac OS X Tiger]], Version 3 as part of [[Mac OS X Leopard]], Version 4 as part of [[Mac OS X Snow Leopard]], Version 5 as part of [[Mac OS X Lion]], Version 6 as part of [[OS X Mountain Lion]], Version 7 as part of [[OS X Mavericks]], Version 8 as part of [[OS X Yosemite]] and [[OS X El Capitan]], and version 9 as part of [[macOS Sierra]].


Apple licensed the iCal name from [[Brown Bear Software]], who have used it for their iCal application since 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brownbearsw.com/ical/icalfaq.html#thename |title=iCal Frequently Asked Questions FAQ |publisher=Brown Bear Software |accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
Apple licensed the iCal name from Brown Bear Software, who have used it for their iCal application since 1997.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Legacy Software - iCal FAQ |url=https://www.brownbearsw.com/legacy/ical/faq#apple |access-date=2023-03-25 |website=Brown Bear Software |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325222539/https://www.brownbearsw.com/legacy/ical/faq#apple |url-status=live }}</ref>


iCal's initial development was quite different from other Apple software: it was designed independently by a small French team working "secretly" in [[Paris]], led by [[Jean-Marie Hullot]], a friend of [[Steve Jobs]]. iCal's development has since been transferred to Apple US headquarters in [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Prince|title=Road to Mac OS X Leopard: iCal 3.0|work=[[AppleInsider]]|date=October 17, 2007|url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/17/road_to_mac_os_x_leopard_ical_3_0.html&page=2|accessdate=November 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019015944/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/17/road_to_mac_os_x_leopard_ical_3_0.html%26page%3D2|archive-date=October 19, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>
iCal's initial development was quite different from other Apple software: it was designed independently by a small French team working "secretly" in [[Paris]], led by [[Jean-Marie Hullot]], a friend of [[Steve Jobs]]. iCal's development has since been transferred to Apple US headquarters in [[Cupertino, California|Cupertino]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McLean|first=Prince|title=Road to Mac OS X Leopard: iCal 3.0|work=[[AppleInsider]]|date=October 17, 2007|url=http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/17/road_to_mac_os_x_leopard_iCal_3_0.html&page=2|access-date=November 2, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019015944/http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/17/road_to_mac_os_x_leopard_iCal_3_0.html%26page%3D2|archive-date=October 19, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
Calendar tracks events and [[wikt:appointment|appointments]], allows multiple calendar views (such as calendars for "home", "work", and other calendars that a user can create) to quickly identify conflicts and free time.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.calendar.com/apple-calendar/ |title=Apple Calendar Guide |access-date=June 29, 2019 |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106224708/https://www.calendar.com/apple-calendar/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Users can [[subscription business model|subscribe]] to other calendars so they can keep up with friends and colleagues, and other things such as athletic schedules and television programs, as well as set notifications for upcoming events either in the [[Notification Center]],<ref name="5and6">{{cite web|title=OS X Mountain Lion - What's New|url=https://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828072531/https://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/|archive-date=August 28, 2016|access-date=June 12, 2013|publisher=Apple|df=mdy-all}}</ref> by [[email]], [[Short Message Service|SMS]], or [[pager]]. Attachments and notes can be added to iCloud Calendar items.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 19, 2012 |title=iCloud: Using and troubleshooting Calendar attachments |url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5373 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119125418/http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202540 |archive-date=November 19, 2014 |access-date=June 12, 2013 |publisher=Apple}}</ref>
*It tracks events and [[wikt:appointment|appointments]], allows multiple calendar views (such as calendars for "home", "work", and other calendars that a user can create) to quickly identify conflicts and free time.<ref>[https://www.calendar.com/apple-calendar/ Apple Calendar Guide]</ref>
*It is integrated with [[iCloud]], so calendars can be shared and synced with other devices, such as other Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPod touch, and PCs over the [[internet]]. One can also share calendars via the [[WebDAV]] protocol. Google now supports [[WebDAV]] for [[Google Calendar]] making Calendar easily configurable.<ref>[https://www.apple.com/support/ical/index.html iCal Support]</ref>
*Users can [[subscription business model|subscribe]] to other calendars so they can keep up with friends and colleagues, and other things such as athletic schedules and television programs.
*[[iCal]] allows notification of upcoming events either on screen, by [[email]], [[Short Message Service|SMS]] or [[pager]].
*[[iCal]] supports the use of the [[iCalendar]] format [version:2.0]. It does not support the older [[iCalendar#vCalendar 1.0|vCalendar 1.0]] format.


It is integrated with [[iCloud]], so calendars can be shared and synced with other devices, such as other Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPod touch, and PCs over the [[internet]]. One can also share calendars via the [[WebDAV]] protocol. Google now supports [[WebDAV]] for [[Google Calendar]] making Calendar easily configurable.<ref>[https://support.apple.com/guide/calendar/publish-or-unpublish-calendars-on-mac-icl1017/14.0/mac/14.0 Publish or unpublish calendars on Mac - Apple Support]</ref>
===New in version 3===
*Setting to let [[iCal]] set auto-alarms for each event created.
*Redesigned user interface
*Inline event editing
*Ability to turn off alarms for all events
*Use a [[CalDAV]] ([[WebDAV]]) account to store and keep calendars in sync on a CalDAV server.
*The date on the [[icon (computing)|icon]] in the [[Dock (computing)|Dock]] displays the current date all the time. (Until version 3, iCal's icon displayed July 17—the date iCal premiered in 2002 at the [[Macworld/iWorld|Macworld Expo]]—by default until the program was run.<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/gadgets/trivia/fun-fact-time-icals-birthday-is-today-279393.php Fun Fact Time: iCal's Birthday is Today]</ref>)


Calendar includes the ability to see travel time and weather at the event's location, with the ability to set an alarm based on the travel time.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os-x-mavericks-using-travel-time-in-calendar|title=OS X Mavericks: Using "Travel Time" in Calendar - The Mac Observer|date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=2016-08-31|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919160751/https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os-x-mavericks-using-travel-time-in-calendar|url-status=live}}</ref> Different time zones can be selected when entering and editing start and end times. This allows long-distance airplane flight times, for example, to be entered accurately and for that "end" of a visualized time "box" to render accurately on either [[iOS]] or [[macOS]] when time zone support is turned on in Calendar and the time zone set in Date/Time to the location in question.
===New in version 4===
*Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 support<ref>[https://www.apple.com/macosx/what-is-macosx/mail-ical-address-book.html Mac OS X - What is Mac OS X - Mail, iCal, Address Book]</ref>
*Refined user interface (particularly for multiple events management)
*Automatic setup for Yahoo/Google Mail/Gmail calendars. Events are synced and downloaded from the user's account.


Calendar support was added to [[CarPlay]] with [[iOS 13]], allowing Siri to display and read out a user's upcoming events while driving.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CarPlay's simple Calendar app has one killer feature |url=https://www.cultofmac.com/639720/carplay-simple-calendar-app-one-killer-feature/ |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=www.cultofmac.com |date=July 18, 2019 |archive-date=September 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230930202626/https://www.cultofmac.com/639720/carplay-simple-calendar-app-one-killer-feature/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===New in version 5===


The app icon shows the device's current date when viewed from the [[SpringBoard|home screen]], making it one of the only iOS apps with a dynamic icon (the other being [[Clock (Apple)|Clock]]).
====New====
*Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 support<ref name="5and6">{{cite web |url=https://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/ |title=OS X Mountain Lion - What's New |publisher=Apple |accessdate=June 12, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828072531/https://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/# |archive-date=August 28, 2016 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
*New [[skeuomorph]]ic skin similar to Calendar for [[iPad]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/31/mac-os-x-lion-developer-preview-2-brings-new-look-for-ical/ |title=Mac OS X Lion Developer Preview 2 Brings New Look for iCal |publisher=Mac Rumors |date=March 31, 2011 |accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>
*Full-screen support<ref name="5and6" />
*Agenda list and mini-month display added to Day view<ref name="5and6" />
*Quick Add for adding events<ref name="5and6" />
*Heat map to indicate the number of activities per day<ref name="5and6" />

====Removed====
*Dedicated calendar pane (now just a pop-up menu under the "Calendars" button)
*Details pane on the right hand side
*Mini month display in non-Day views
*Ability to select/highlight days in Month view

===New in version 6===

====New====
*Application renamed Calendar (previously named iCal)
*All calendars accessible in sidebar<ref name="5and6"/>
*Search suggestions when searching for events<ref name="5and6"/>
*Creates a search token displaying a list of events<ref name="5and6"/>
*New date picker<ref name="5and6"/>
*Event notifications in [[Notification Center]]<ref name="5and6"/>
*Add attachments to iCloud Calendar items<ref>{{cite web|url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5373 |title=iCloud: Using and troubleshooting Calendar attachments |publisher=Apple |date=September 19, 2012 |accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>

====Removed====
*Ability to select variable snooze durations, only 15 minute snooze available<ref>{{cite web|url=https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4142568?tstart=0 |title=Set snooze duration for Mountain Lion notifications |publisher=Apple |date=July 26, 2012 |accessdate=June 12, 2013}}</ref>

=== New in version 7 ===
* Re-added ability to select variable snooze durations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnet.com/news/set-snooze-times-for-notifications-in-os-x-mavericks/|title=Set snooze times for notifications in OS X Mavericks|date=January 2, 2014|publisher=cnet.com|accessdate=August 19, 2015}}</ref>

=== New in version 8 ===
* Added ability to see travel time and weather at the event's location, with the ability to set an alarm based on the travel time<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/os-x-mavericks-using-travel-time-in-calendar|title=OS X Mavericks: Using “Travel Time” in Calendar - The Mac Observer|access-date=2016-08-31}}</ref>

=== New in iOS 10 ===

* Different time zones selectable when entering and editing start and end times. This allows long-distance airplane flight times, for example, to be entered accurately and for that "end" of a visualized time "box" to render accurately on either iOS or macOS when time zone support is turned on in Calendar and the time zone set in Date/Time to the location in question. Thus now compliant with RFC 6868 [[iCalendar]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Calendar and Contacts Server]]
*[[Calendar and Contacts Server]]
*[[iCalendar]]
*[[iCalendar]]
*[[List of applications with iCalendar support]]
*[[SyncML]] open standard for calendar syncing
*[[SyncML]] open standard for calendar syncing


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609072132/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/jul/17ical.html New Software Lets Users Manage Multiple Calendars & Share Calendars Over The Internet] - Apple's July 2002 press release introducing iCal
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609072132/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/jul/17iCal.html New Software Lets Users Manage Multiple Calendars & Share Calendars Over The Internet] - Apple's July 2002 press release introducing iCal
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609072139/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/sep/10ical.html New Application to Manage & Share Multiple Calendars Now Available for Free Download] - Apple's September 2002 press release announcing availability of iCal
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110609072139/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2002/sep/10ical.html New Application to Manage & Share Multiple Calendars Now Available for Free Download] - Apple's September 2002 press release announcing availability of iCal
*[http://www.calconnect.org Calendar and Scheduling Consortium] part of next version of iCal Server (Leopard)
*[http://www.calconnect.org Calendar and Scheduling Consortium] part of next version of iCal Server (Leopard)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090117151655/http://wiki.modularity.net.au/ical4j/index.php?title=Main_Page ICal4j] - ICal Java library (with usage examples)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090117151655/http://wiki.modularity.net.au/ical4j/index.php?title=Main_Page iCal4j] - iCal Java library (with usage examples)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100727125136/http://opensolaris.free.fr/icalds/ Perl script] and [http://blogs.oracle.com/openomics/entry/releasing_icalds_2_1 instructions] to subscribe from iCal to a Sun Calendar Server and subsequently sync it to mobile devices through iSync
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100727125136/http://opensolaris.free.fr/iCalds/ Perl script] and [http://blogs.oracle.com/openomics/entry/releasing_iCalds_2_1 instructions] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930023825/http://blogs.oracle.com/openomics/entry/releasing_icalds_2_1 |date=September 30, 2011 }} to subscribe from iCal to a Sun Calendar Server and subsequently sync it to mobile devices through iSync
*[https://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/ Apple iCal calendars]
*[https://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/ Apple iCal Calendars] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905231444/https://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/calendars/ |date=September 5, 2017 }}
*[http://www.geody.com/calendars_dload.php Geody iCal and csv calendars] - Free (CC-by-sa) calendars
*[http://www.geody.com/calendars_dload.php Geody iCal and csv calendars] - Free (CC-by-sa) calendars
*[http://icalshare.com iCalShare] - Free calendars
*[http://iCalshare.com iCalShare] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211093313/http://icalshare.com/ |date=December 11, 2020 }} - Free calendars


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Calendar
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
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macOS: 11.0
Operating systemmacOS, iOS, watchOS, and iPadOS
TypeCalendaring software
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Calendar is a personal calendar app made by Apple Inc. for its macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS operating systems. It offers online cloud backup of calendars using Apple's iCloud service, or can synchronize with other calendar services, including Google Calendar and Microsoft Exchange Server.

The macOS version was known as iCal before the release of OS X Mountain Lion in July 2012. Originally released as a free download for Mac OS X Jaguar on September 10, 2002, it was bundled with the operating system as iCal 1.5 with the release of Mac OS X Panther. iCal was the first calendar application for Mac OS X to offer support for multiple calendars and the ability to intermittently publish/subscribe to calendars on WebDAV servers. Version 2 of iCal was released as part of Mac OS X Tiger, Version 3 as part of Mac OS X Leopard, Version 4 as part of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Version 5 as part of Mac OS X Lion, Version 6 as part of OS X Mountain Lion, Version 7 as part of OS X Mavericks, Version 8 as part of OS X Yosemite and OS X El Capitan, and version 9 as part of macOS Sierra.

Apple licensed the iCal name from Brown Bear Software, who have used it for their iCal application since 1997.[1]

iCal's initial development was quite different from other Apple software: it was designed independently by a small French team working "secretly" in Paris, led by Jean-Marie Hullot, a friend of Steve Jobs. iCal's development has since been transferred to Apple US headquarters in Cupertino.[2]

Features

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Calendar tracks events and appointments, allows multiple calendar views (such as calendars for "home", "work", and other calendars that a user can create) to quickly identify conflicts and free time.[3] Users can subscribe to other calendars so they can keep up with friends and colleagues, and other things such as athletic schedules and television programs, as well as set notifications for upcoming events either in the Notification Center,[4] by email, SMS, or pager. Attachments and notes can be added to iCloud Calendar items.[5]

It is integrated with iCloud, so calendars can be shared and synced with other devices, such as other Macs, iPhones, iPads, iPod touch, and PCs over the internet. One can also share calendars via the WebDAV protocol. Google now supports WebDAV for Google Calendar making Calendar easily configurable.[6]

Calendar includes the ability to see travel time and weather at the event's location, with the ability to set an alarm based on the travel time.[7] Different time zones can be selected when entering and editing start and end times. This allows long-distance airplane flight times, for example, to be entered accurately and for that "end" of a visualized time "box" to render accurately on either iOS or macOS when time zone support is turned on in Calendar and the time zone set in Date/Time to the location in question.

Calendar support was added to CarPlay with iOS 13, allowing Siri to display and read out a user's upcoming events while driving.[8]

The app icon shows the device's current date when viewed from the home screen, making it one of the only iOS apps with a dynamic icon (the other being Clock).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Legacy Software - iCal FAQ". Brown Bear Software. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ McLean, Prince (October 17, 2007). "Road to Mac OS X Leopard: iCal 3.0". AppleInsider. Archived from the original on October 19, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2007.
  3. ^ "Apple Calendar Guide". Archived from the original on November 6, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
  4. ^ "OS X Mountain Lion - What's New". Apple. Archived from the original on August 28, 2016. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  5. ^ "iCloud: Using and troubleshooting Calendar attachments". Apple. September 19, 2012. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  6. ^ Publish or unpublish calendars on Mac - Apple Support
  7. ^ "OS X Mavericks: Using "Travel Time" in Calendar - The Mac Observer". November 13, 2013. Archived from the original on September 19, 2016. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  8. ^ "CarPlay's simple Calendar app has one killer feature". www.cultofmac.com. July 18, 2019. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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