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Fantastical
Fantastical
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Fantastical free download for Mac

Fantastical

Create calendar events and reminders using natural language.

3.7
Based on 341 user ratesRead reviews & comments

Fantastical overview

Fantastical is the Mac calendar you'll actually enjoy using.

Creating an event with Fantastical is quick, easy, and fun:
  • Open Fantastical with a single click or keystroke
  • Type in your event details and press return

...and you're back to what you were doing with a shiny new event in your calendar!

Fantastical's natural-language engine is expressive and intelligent, so you can write in your own style. Fantastical also automatically recognizes the location of your event and can even invite people from your Contacts to the event.

What’s new in version 3.8.11

Updated on Feb 13 2024

  • Fantastical Openings meeting templates can now be marked to be visible on your personal page
  • Improved Zoom account reliability
  • Improved detection of some types of Microsoft Teams conference URLs
  • Improved sync reliability with Microsoft accounts
  • Dragging emails from Outlook to Fantastical will create a new event with the email attached if the calendar supports attachments
  • Fixed an issue where adding attendees to local On My Mac calendars wouldn't work
  • Fixed an issue where changing birthday and anniversary alerts wouldn't take effect immediately
  • Fixed a crash when using the Week view in the mini window
  • Fixed an issue where tasks wouldn't updated quickly on some Microsoft 365 accounts
  • Fixed an issue that cause the Up Next widgets to not countdown correctly during the hour before an event
  • Fixed an issue that caused Todoist project from losing their "Ignore Alarms" setting in Fantastical for some users
  • Fixed an issue that would cause the Event List widgets to overflow their bounds
  • Various fixes and improvements
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Information

License

Shareware

Size

61.5 MB

Downloads

119671

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • Apple Silicon
  • macOS 11 or later
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zlazkow
zlazkow
Feb 6 2023
3.6.11
0.0
Feb 6 2023
0.0
Version: 3.6.11
very-heavy-duty (70mb!!!) .....for just a "calendar" ??? plus "subscription".. amazing!
RogerKatz
RogerKatz
Mar 5 2022
3.6.2
0.0
Mar 5 2022
0.0
Version: 3.6.2
The current version at the Mac App Store is 3.6.3
AlexReyes
AlexReyes
Jun 1 2021
3.4
4.0
Jun 1 2021
4.0
Version: 3.4
I never thought I'd find a Calendar app liked so much but Fantastical has won me over. The integration for video / web meetings in particular is excellent. I also like the weather integration as well. Keep up the good work.
hchbiker
hchbiker
Feb 8 2021
3.3.4
0.0
Feb 8 2021
0.0
Version: 3.3.4
So sad. I paid a one time price for (great) software only to have it pulled out from under me. I will not have a calendar app draining my account every month.
larrymcj
larrymcj
Dec 29 2020
3.3.3
5.0
Dec 29 2020
5.0
Version: 3.3.3
Almost without exception, every negative review posted about Fantastical anywhere zeroes in on the pricey subscription - not the app itself, which is simply wrong. I don't like subscriptions, either but it's tough to deny Fantastical its throne in the digital calendar kingdom. If you disregard the subscription and focus on the app, there is simply not a better calendar app out there for macOS, iPadOS, or iOS. None! If the subscription is too steep, then simply don't purchase it. There are a lot of free and less featureful calendar apps out there. But if you want the best, and don't mind paying for it, Fantastical is it.
daveu
daveu
Nov 24 2020
3.3.1
5.0
Nov 24 2020
5.0
Version: 3.3.1
I'll say right up front, I'm with you all, I hate subscriptions, too. I've abandoned many an app that went subscription, but not Fantastical. It's exactly what I wanted and always dreamed a calendar app would be, but no one else came close. There are exactly two subscription apps I use, this and 1Password... and they both have the same palatable aspect. They have a reasonable annual cost versus adding on to the massive pile of monthly bills our lives all incur already. And looking at the value it provides for a one time cost for an entire year, I figured I could handle it. Not to mention, many apps of this caliber will have a major paid upgrade every 1-2 years, it ends up not being that much of a difference in the big picture.
Dmb
Dmb
Nov 6 2020
3.2.3
1.0
Nov 6 2020
1.0
Version: 3.2.3
I used to love and use Fantastical 2 every day. Moving to the subscription model is too much for me. I thought I would be able to continue to use Fantastical 2 on MacOS 10.13.6 (my mac can’t upgrade to a higher version), but I find that it crashes. I located the problem: the syn with Google Calendar. The lack of google integration is annoying, but as long as I use the ickoud calendars only, everything is fine. I don’t use Fantastical on iOS, but Calendars 5, a paid app by Readdle, very good.
Kitmos
Kitmos
Sep 4 2020
3.1.5
2.0
Sep 4 2020
2.0
Version: 3.1.5
Sadly Fantastical stopped working for me last week and support has been no help at all to solve the problem
Yetowila
Yetowila
Aug 1 2020
3.1.4
1.0
Aug 1 2020
1.0
Version: 3.1.4
It hurts me very much to give Fantastical a bad review. In the past I loved Fantastical 2 (until it developed some problems with the synchronization recently). When I watched Fantastical 3, I was highly shocked: A calendar app with subscription? No, thanks. I understand that a subscription has many advantages for developers, but years ago I left 1Password for the reason, now I will leave Fantastical 3. A price of almost 60 dollars per year is just too much - thanks, but no thanks.
Sampler
Sampler
Jun 27 2020
3.1.1
0.0
Jun 27 2020
0.0
Version: 3.1.1
MU Staff. The $3.33 is the monthly price with a year's subscription. Billed monthly, it's $4.99
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Jun 26 2020
3.1.1
3.0
Jun 26 2020
3.0
Version: 3.1.1
I loved Fantastical, but found the subscription rate to be a bit too expensive. Also, I wan't happy using the companion on my iPhone, as it doesn't have the same features Reminders has (allowing converting an email to a reminder that you can click on and see the original email). So even though I could keep on using the v2 features, they weren't enough. The v3 features would make this a more useful app than Apple's apps, but given the new pricing model, I'll have to pass. If you definitely need the v3 features and can afford the subscription, I'm sure this app will deliver what you're expecting. But with nearly everything wanting a subscription. the cost of paying for all of them would be many $hundreds / year, and that's just too much.
kosovarnye@yahoo-com
kosovarnye@yahoo-com
Jun 16 2020
3.1
1.0
Jun 16 2020
1.0
Version: 3.1
I will Never Never Never pay for a subscription! Just as I had to give up 1Password after being a long time user and fan, I will toss Fantastical and never give it a second thought as I switch to a more deserving (meaning less greedy) app developer and their product. If other people would simply say NO, the subscription model would go the way of the dinosaur. Sad to say, but most consumers are weak-minded and passive.
Robio
Robio
Apr 26 2020
3.0.12
4.0
Apr 26 2020
4.0
Version: 3.0.12
I see a lot of people are upset about the new subscription model. I do agree it's *way* overpriced (do the math: after 5 years you'll have paid $200!), but as a purchaser several years ago, the now-paid features I use (like multiple calendar sets and duplicate combining) haven't been taken away. Having said that, I don't use most of the premium features anyway (tasks, invites & scheduling, Hangouts/Zoom, templates), so do with that what you will. Having said all that, Fantastical is still the best calendar app for Mac by leaps and bounds, with a much better UI and features nobody else has. The calendar sets are a huge improvement over every other app (with a keystroke, I can quickly switch between work calendars, private calendars, and calendars I share with family), the Menu Bar UI is great, v3 finally makes the full-screen view an actual app that you can reach via CMD+TAB. Shortcomings: User cannot choose to show empty days in the scrolling view (I want to see my empty days!), all-day events with short names appear side-by-side instead of in a list (which makes events just look like a jumble), I'd prefer timed events to be in a colored bar just like all-day events instead of just having a colored dot (should be an option), and v3 changed the Menu Bar dropdown to be white on top, so the fields for entering new events and searching now blend in with the calendar instead of standing out like they should. So, in short, leaps and bounds better than any competitor, but room for improvement, and yes, the new subscription pricing is way too much. Fantastical has always been pricy, but changing from $50 once to $40 *per year* is ridiculous, and this bad choice is going to hurt the app's market share and discourage new user uptake, which is a shame because Fantastical is fantastic.
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
Apr 25 2020
3.0.12
5.0
Apr 25 2020
5.0
Version: 3.0.12
Great app, nice graphics, functional! I wouldn’t swap it for another calendar. Luckily I bought it before it became accessible only through subscription! I just need the basic functions!
MacFoolish
MacFoolish
Apr 10 2020
3.0.9
1.0
Apr 10 2020
1.0
Version: 3.0.9
I have been a longtime user of Fantastical, although on and off, I have been using it since their first version. I loved the app which I used instead of the Apple calendar apps on all my devices. Now, to push Fantastical 3's subscription plans they stripped Fantastical of basic features such as fullscreen view on iPhone. This is a perfect example of a developer being GREEDY beyond the minimum respect for his longtime customers. I feel cheated out of the basic benefits I had in exchange for a load of crap useless features for me. They know that many of the features they put on their subscription plan are useless for most people, so they ripped some basic features off from the exiting package and shoved them in the paid subscription version. Shameful, really! Not even Apple would do it that away. I will hold on to the app, hoping that Flexibits makes a u-turn. It is perhaps not surprising that I could not find the option to contact them on their webpage. They do not want to talk to us... which says it all.
ibornery
ibornery
Mar 28 2020
3.0.8
1.0
Mar 28 2020
1.0
Version: 3.0.8
Fantastical 2 was the best Smart phone calendar ever made. THEN THEY GOT GREEDY AND RUINED IT WITH FANTACTICAL 3. Prior to the update, Fantactica 2 was almost perfect and all features worked well and would work on your Apple Watch. I love this app so much that I bough a copy for my iPhone, my iPad and 4 more copies, one for each of my adult children. Then FLEXBIT GOT GREEDY and turned it into a monthly subscription that brought nothing new I wanted to use. It will no longer work with my Apple Watch and does not even give me the option for a complication on the watch to use. I have written to Flexbit and they only sent me link to suggestions that do not work. They will not work with me on this issue and have ignored my emails for help. I WANT MY FANTASTICAL 2 BACK. ibornery@aol.com
suprandr
suprandr
Mar 16 2020
3.0.8
1.0
Mar 16 2020
1.0
Version: 3.0.8
the new pricing model is SO disappointing.
Localboy56
Localboy56
Mar 2 2020
3.0.7
5.0
Mar 2 2020
5.0
Version: 3.0.7
Fantastical’s subscription price is quite reasonable for an app I use on all my devices every day. Very happy with it!
Big77
Big77
Feb 19 2020
3.0.5
0.0
Feb 19 2020
0.0
Version: 3.0.5
Does not warn of paid upgrade. New subscription option does not fill my needs and is overpriced in my opinion. Managed to downgrade to V2 for now but will switch to a different app. I don't wish to have anything to do with flexibits anymore.
Jerryb
Jerryb
Feb 15 2020
3.0.5
0.0
Feb 15 2020
0.0
Version: 3.0.5
It seems like very time they get the watch version working, they break it in the next version. Now, the watch version no longer gets updated. Totally useless and now Fantastical goes into the trash once and for all. And BTW, the new layout is terrible.
fallenflower
fallenflower
Sep 20 2023
3.7.21
1.0
Sep 20 2023
1.0
Version: 3.7.21
The_Blinded
The_Blinded
May 26 2023
3.7.14
5.0
May 26 2023
5.0
Version: 3.7.14
RobertAudi
RobertAudi
Sep 29 2022
3.7.1
5.0
Sep 29 2022
5.0
Version: 3.7.1
Sigil
Sigil
Aug 14 2022
3.6.9
1.0
Aug 14 2022
1.0
Version: 3.6.9
firewall00110-1
firewall00110-1
Jul 28 2022
3.6.6
1.0
Jul 28 2022
1.0
Version: 3.6.6
firewall00110
firewall00110
Dec 15 2021
3.5.1
1.0
Dec 15 2021
1.0
Version: 3.5.1
Shivasharma Nallaikkumaran
Shivasharma Nallaikkumaran
Dec 4 2021
3.5.1
5.0
Dec 4 2021
5.0
Version: 3.5.1
AlexReyes
AlexReyes
Jun 1 2021
3.4
4.0
Jun 1 2021
4.0
Version: 3.4
larrymcj
larrymcj
Dec 29 2020
5.0
Dec 29 2020
5.0
Version: null
daveu
daveu
Nov 24 2020
5.0
Nov 24 2020
5.0
Version: null
Dmb
Dmb
Nov 6 2020
1.0
Nov 6 2020
1.0
Version: null
Kitmos
Kitmos
Sep 4 2020
2.0
Sep 4 2020
2.0
Version: null
Yetowila
Yetowila
Aug 1 2020
1.0
Aug 1 2020
1.0
Version: null
anonymous-swordtail-5389
Jun 27 2020
1.0
Version: null
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Jun 26 2020
3.0
Jun 26 2020
3.0
Version: null
kosovarnye@yahoo-com
kosovarnye@yahoo-com
Jun 16 2020
1.0
Jun 16 2020
1.0
Version: null
WetNet
WetNet
May 9 2020
1.0
May 9 2020
1.0
Version: null
Robio
Robio
Apr 26 2020
4.0
Apr 26 2020
4.0
Version: null
MacFoolish
MacFoolish
Apr 10 2020
1.0
Apr 10 2020
1.0
Version: null
ibornery
ibornery
Mar 28 2020
1.0
Mar 28 2020
1.0
Version: null
suprandr
suprandr
Mar 16 2020
1.0
Mar 16 2020
1.0
Version: null
Localboy56
Localboy56
Mar 2 2020
5.0
Mar 2 2020
5.0
Version: null
tomwats
tomwats
Feb 20 2020
4.0
Feb 20 2020
4.0
Version: null
karsten-1
karsten-1
Feb 14 2020
5.0
Feb 14 2020
5.0
Version: null
Ok14me21
Ok14me21
Feb 12 2020
5.0
Feb 12 2020
5.0
Version: null
claus-in-iceland
claus-in-iceland
Feb 12 2020
1.0
Feb 12 2020
1.0
Version: null
Lhutz
Lhutz
Feb 10 2020
1.0
Feb 10 2020
1.0
Version: null
Raha
Raha
Feb 7 2020
1.0
Feb 7 2020
1.0
Version: null
Swindle
Swindle
Feb 7 2020
1.0
Feb 7 2020
1.0
Version: null
Cookie08
Cookie08
Feb 5 2020
4.0
Feb 5 2020
4.0
Version: null
Michael-Vilain
Michael-Vilain
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Version: null
Mikmaksen
Mikmaksen
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Version: null
bdikkat
bdikkat
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Version: null
Scott-C-H-
Scott-C-H-
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Feb 1 2020
1.0
Version: null
rmattbill1
rmattbill1
Jan 31 2020
1.0
Jan 31 2020
1.0
Version: null
Guy-Engler
Guy-Engler
Jan 31 2020
1.0
Jan 31 2020
1.0
Version: null
OhEssex
OhEssex
Jan 31 2020
1.0
Jan 31 2020
1.0
Version: null
ysgweebly
ysgweebly
Jan 30 2020
1.0
Jan 30 2020
1.0
Version: null
KatRoss
KatRoss
Jan 30 2020
1.0
Jan 30 2020
1.0
Version: null
michaelsmull
michaelsmull
Jan 30 2020
1.0
Jan 30 2020
1.0
Version: null
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