iCal for windows?
April 10, 2009 2:48 PM Subscribe
Offline Calendar application for Windows that is not Sunbird?
I find myself without the internet far more often than without my computer, so I would prefer keeping something as vital to my peace of mind as my calendar offline. I've experimented with Mozilla Sunbird, but it's got a bunch of little quirks and flaws that bug me, and I'd like to see what else is out there.
I would essentially like to replicate the features of Sunbird, but perhaps in the form of a more smooth and polished interface. If Google Calendar were available as a standalone desktop application (and perhaps it is, and I'm just not aware of it), I'd be all over that. So far, I use Sunbird to list classes, wildly fluctuating meetings, as well as micromanage and plan out my study schedule - it's as much a to-do list as an events calendar.
So is there a Windows calendar application out there that does what iCal does better than Sunbird?
I find myself without the internet far more often than without my computer, so I would prefer keeping something as vital to my peace of mind as my calendar offline. I've experimented with Mozilla Sunbird, but it's got a bunch of little quirks and flaws that bug me, and I'd like to see what else is out there.
I would essentially like to replicate the features of Sunbird, but perhaps in the form of a more smooth and polished interface. If Google Calendar were available as a standalone desktop application (and perhaps it is, and I'm just not aware of it), I'd be all over that. So far, I use Sunbird to list classes, wildly fluctuating meetings, as well as micromanage and plan out my study schedule - it's as much a to-do list as an events calendar.
So is there a Windows calendar application out there that does what iCal does better than Sunbird?
Google calendar can be run offline. Go to the Google Calendar page and click "Offline" at the top right.
posted by zerokey at 2:54 PM on April 10, 2009
posted by zerokey at 2:54 PM on April 10, 2009
Response by poster: It's a read-only version that doesn't allow editing, as far as I understand it.
I've found Calgoo, but I'm not sure if it's a standalone calendar with the feature of syncing to GCal etc., or if it just won't run if you don't have a GCal account...
posted by Phire at 2:59 PM on April 10, 2009
I've found Calgoo, but I'm not sure if it's a standalone calendar with the feature of syncing to GCal etc., or if it just won't run if you don't have a GCal account...
posted by Phire at 2:59 PM on April 10, 2009
Huh..just tested it. You are absolutely correct. Sorry about that.
posted by zerokey at 3:04 PM on April 10, 2009
posted by zerokey at 3:04 PM on April 10, 2009
Maybe a lot more minimal than what you're looking for, but I'm a big fan of Rainlendar
posted by Syntoad at 3:14 PM on April 10, 2009
posted by Syntoad at 3:14 PM on April 10, 2009
Have you looked at MonoCalendar. It's pretty much iCal for windows.
posted by bigmusic at 3:16 PM on April 10, 2009
posted by bigmusic at 3:16 PM on April 10, 2009
I always have internet and use Google Calendar, but I got Active Desktop Calendar for my mom and she's happy with it. (Not sure if it's the exactly what you're looking for and it's $24.90 US.)
posted by various at 3:21 PM on April 10, 2009
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posted by Phire at 2:54 PM on April 10, 2009