BusyCal
BusyCal
Powerful calendar app with multiple syncing options.
BusyCal overview
BusyCal is the powerful, flexible, reliable calendar app for macOS. It's packed with time-saving features and compatible with all leading cloud services including iCloud, Google, Exchange, and more.
BusyCal displays your calendar in Day, Week, Month, Year, and List views. What makes BusyCal unique is its ability to customize these views to more precisely meet your needs. You can choose the number of weeks shown in the Month view and the number of days shown in the Week view and even customize the calendar's appearance by choosing a font face and size, calendar colors, time format, and more.
Features
- View and edit event details in a non-modal info panel.
- Create repeating To Dos that display in the calendar and carry-forward until completed.
- Scrolling Month and Week Views.
- Customizable list view lets you filter and sort events by date, calendar, and more.
- View live weather forecasts, sunrise/sunset times, and moon phases right in your calendar.
- Customizable event fonts, sizes, styles and colors.
- Add graphics to your calendar.
- Add virtual sticky notes to your calendar.
- Sync with the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch via MobileMe, Google Calendar, or iTunes.
- Sync with MobileMe Calendar and other computers/devices that sync with MobileMe.
- Sync with Google Calendar and other computers/devices that sync with Google Calendar.
- Sync with other BusyCal users on a local area network or over the internet.
- Share calendars with others, with password-protection and SSL encryption.
- iCal compatible
What’s new in version 2023.3.2
Updated on Aug 10 2023
- Visible number of hours can now be configured for Day and Week views separately
- Improvements to Natural Language parsing
- Improved support for syncing with Reminders in macOS Sonoma (14.0)
- Ongoing stability improvements
Information
License
Shareware
Size
57.8 MB
Developer’s website
https://www.busymac.com/busycal/index.htmlDownloads
111364
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- macOS 10.15 or later
- iCloud, Google, Exchange, or CalDAV account
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Feb 25 2023
Version: 2023.1.5
Great app but it constantly quits. I'm just going to use Calendar 366 (less features) but more reliable.
Feb 4 2023
Version: 2023.1.2
Still using version 3.12 and very happy with it. However with new subscription thing I will not upgrade. When 3.12 stops working I wll switch unless pricing is fixed. For non-business personnal use it is great but way too costly (a restricted version could be interesting, too).
Sep 23 2022
Version: 2022.3.3
The current version at the Mac App Store is 2022.3.31
Sep 6 2022
Version: 2022.3.1
And so your "subscription that's supposedly not a 'subscription'" expires, and, guess what, just a few weeks later the app you "purchased" no longer works at all with Outlook calendar. Right. Save you money and avoid this app, which for its limited feature set makes Adobe subscriptions look like a bargain.
Jul 20 2022
Version: 2022.3.1
Supposedly you "own" the app and get free updates for 18 months, and then have the privilege of paying again for another 18 months, and so on. They claim that's not a subscription, but that's exactly what it is. And if you don't pay to renew, the app keeps phoning home to remind you, multiple times each day (not just on launch), that you haven't renewed. Yes, it has nice features, but it's way, way overpriced when all these multiple subscription fees are required to use it in peace. Save your money and use something else. (And this is from someone who purchased both BusyCal and BusyContacts, but won't purchase anything from this developer again.
May 3 2022
Version: 2022.1.4
unfortunately given up on it after many years using BusyCal, new subscription model does not suit me and $80 for a Calendar app is a little steep.
Mar 15 2022
Version: 2022.1.3
I love this app. It's much better than Apple's stock Calendar app. It even integrates better with Apple's Reminders than Apple's own Calendar app. The Smart filters are an especially useful feature. Plus this app uses a better payment model than Fantastical. After purchasing BusyCal, you get 18 months of support and updates and after that you still can use the app, even if you don't extend your license for another 18 months.
Jul 15 2021
Version: 2021.3.0
By far the best, most sophisticated and comprehensive and now with version 2021.3.0: beautifully designed calendar manager on the Mac. Worth every penny. At least for me. Period.
Jul 8 2021
Version: 2021.3.0
I used a cal by Calendar Man for years, but they stopped with OS 11. I had things that repeated on it for decades. I cal is ok but not fun to use.
Jun 11 2021
Version: 3.12.6.1
Firstly! The price is expensive. There would be something to pay for. There are a lot of bugs, but they are never fixed. Only minor bugs are fixed. There are many problems with usability too. It seems that the developer deliberately creates errors and does not fix them, in order for us to use the program it would be inconvenient and we would have to wait for new updates in the hope that these bugs will be finally fixed. As if the developer is playing a tricky game with his users. Secondary! Using the program is inconvenient due to the presence of mocking bugs and shortcomings. So, by the way, most applications on the Apple platform. Some settings are impossible to change, and the default developer settings are terrible. As luck would have it! Thirdly! The default settings are not ideal. It takes a lot of time to work on the calendar settings. For the record, this is a drawback of all applications for Apple. In Windows 7, for example, just click next, next, next in the dialog box, and You be sure that everything will work perfectly. Because Windows applications are fine-tuned, and Apple applications are raw and of poor quality, like an eaten spoiled apple. Fourthly! The Support does not work at all. I have repeatedly written to the support about my ideas for optimizing the calendar, but not a single piece of advice was taken into account. The developer doesn't care about the consumer.
May 17 2021
Version: 3.12.6.1
I have a lot of tasks every day. Perfect, that I have this reminder. Loooooove!
Apr 8 2021
Version: 3.12.5
I have limited use for extra functionalities but I like the looks better than the built-in Calendar.app. However the subscription model that forces payment for bug fixes is not acceptable, thus the low rating.
Apr 6 2021
Version: 3.12.5
many long years later of being a busycal and busycontact person, the subscription model it is too much for what little I need in updates or capability. Heck unfortunately for what little I need now in my job, Outlook or gmail works just as fine. CYA
Mar 1 2021
Version: 3.12.3
In MOST ways BusyCal is awesome, the best calendar I could find (at the time I compared them all). But it has one INFURIATING flaw: it constantly harasses you to update it, and there's no way to turn it off. It's working fine, and I don't need to upgrade it now. I'd rather wait a year or so until there's some really compelling improvement. Even though I've set the update check period to a month (there's no way to turn it off) it nags me far more often. This is REALLY HORRIBLE UX, and an unforgivable strategy to persuade users to upgrade.
Feb 2 2021
Version: 3.12.3
I really like the app. Just be careful with the purchase, after about 2 years they started nagging me I no longer will receive updates unless I pay again but a reduced price. I can keep using my exisiting version. This nagging lasted about 2 weeks.
Feb 2 2021
Version: 3.12.3
BusyCal is one of those apps I considered for a couple of years before finally trying. There aren't a lot of Mac calendar-only apps out there. I ended up really, really liking it, and it's my main Mac calendar. Extremely powerful, syncs up my Apple Calendar and Google Calendars. Regularly updated too. If Apple Calendar is too basic for you and you don't want to pay $60/yr for Fantastical this app is what you want. It's about 90% as functional and pretty as Fantastical, but much, much cheaper with one-time purchase.
Feb 1 2021
Version: 3.12.2
forcing the update, locking the data and then FAILING TO RESPOND TO MULTIPLE requests for support is irresponsible and basically extortion. ALL without any clear communicaiton. I was willing to pay the update but since you caused considerable damage, on principle I will not renew and try to make it as public as I can how disrepectful you are of your customers.
Jan 6 2021
Version: 3.12.2
I really enjoyed the time with Busycal for years...
Changing the license model without any upfront notice... I mean all of us bought a license years a go and now we have a 18 month subscription plan?
WHAT A MESS
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