Nothing beats a powerful and feature-rich calendar apps tool for staying organized. It’s the first thing I look at to see my schedule for the remainder of the day. Every operating system includes the default calendar software. However, they are at most simple. Apple Calendar for macOS is one of those decent calendar programs. However, the Mac App Store and the internet are brimming with useful third-party calendar software for Mac. We have chosen the top five solutions among them.
Fantastical: Editor’s Choice
Fantastical easily tops the list, featuring the finest user interface of any calendar tool for Mac. The animations go smoothly, and the whole experience is snappy, fluid, and responsive.
Fantastical’s ability to quickly create events from the “+” menu is my favorite feature. The schedule will be created for you if you click + and type in ‘Marketing Meeting at 2 PM’.
You can use the event you added to create a template if you need to create similar events in the future. You can create an event in just one click. You can add the schedules from TV, Sports, Finance and other sources. Fantastical can help you with that as well. The app now supports all popular third-party Calendars.
Fantastical was once a one-time purchase, but developers have recently changed to a monthly subscription model.
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts from $6.99)
DownloadMicrosoft Outlook: best for professionals
Microsoft Outlook is known for its email capabilities, but it has not always included a calendar. In 2015, the software giant acquired the popular Sunrise Calendar application to improve its default Calendar.
Users have a wide range of options when it comes to creating events. You can add location, Skype calls, meeting notes and more to an event. My favorite Outlook add-on is Interesting Calendars. You can import sports schedules and TV schedules, such as Baseball, tennis, football, cricket, basketball, etc., similar to Fantastical. The Outlook iOS app is required to import the schedules.
The new Outlook for Mac application is a pleasure to use. Those familiar with the Microsoft environment will appreciate the close interaction with Sticky Notes and the Microsoft To-Do service.
Price: Free (In-app purchases starts from $69.99)
DownloadBusyCal – App with excellent customization possibilities
BusyCal is another excellent calendar app for Mac. Its main selling point is that it has more customization options, despite having an interface similar to Apple Calendar.
It can be customized to display only the information that you want, such as reminders, details of events, or both. You can change the color scheme and fonts of the app, as well as add a second time zone.
The availability panel is another great feature of BusyCal. This allows you to find the next open slot in your schedule and save time. If you’re looking for an appointment quickly, you can use the dedicated menu bar to sort your events by daily, weekly or monthly.
For syncing, you can choose from iCloud or Google, Yahoo, Fruux Fastmail Office 365 CalDAV Exchange.
You can also purchase Setapp, which is a monthly subscription giving you access to all other Setapp apps.
Pricing: Starting at $9.99/month with Setapp or $49.99 with a lifetime subscription, including a 30-day trial and 18-months of updates.
DownloadCalendar 366 II – An extension for Apple Calendar
It can be used as a complement to Apple’s default calendar or it could replace it completely depending on how you work. This app is very comprehensive, and it allows you to manage your dates with ease. It’s easy to add and view appointments. You can also choose between different views, such as the yearly, monthly and weekly calendars, or even current day.
It is easy to enter data with the natural text input. You can enter, for example: “Meeting tomorrow, 11.00am – 1pm, or “Date Night next Sunday 6pm – at the Mexican place”, or even more simply: “Time to read tomorrow.” This calendar can help you arrange your life.
Spotlight Search allows you to quickly find anything with Spotlight. You can sync your data across all of your devices using iCloud.
Calendar 366 II supports all languages including German, Spanish and French. It also supports Japanese, Dutch, Italian.
Price: $14.99
DownloadAny.Do – Excellent for third-party app integration
Any.Do, a task manager app with a calendar feature, is an excellent addition. The Mac app of Any.Do is beautiful. You can choose a different theme or background wallpaper.
You can add relevant information to the event details, just like any other calendar app. This includes URLs, Notes, locations, and much more. Third-party integration is what makes the software shine. Over 1500 services are supported by Any.Do, including heavyweights such as Evernote, Trello Slack OneNote and more.
Zaps can be a very exciting addition. There are automation services available that can be used with Any.Do and third-party applications. You can integrate Evernote’s reminders directly into Any.Do, for example. That’s pretty cool, isn’t it? Any.Do has more than 2000 Zaps built in.
Price: $5/month (when billed annually for premium version).
DownloadWrap up
Most Mac users stick to the default Apple Calendar software. However, it is always a good idea to look at competing products that provide more features for a lower price. Go through the applications listed above and let us know which one you ended up utilizing in the comments area below.
