Once the URL is copied, launch Thunderbird and go to the calendar tab by clicking the Events and Tasks menu and select Calendar ( Ctrl+Shift+C).Ĭreate a new calendar by right-clicking on an empty space on the calendar panel (on the left side) and select New Calendar. ics, indicating that it is an iCalendar file. On the Calendar settings page, scroll down to the Secret address in iCal format section and copy the URL.Īs you can see, the URL has the suffix of. Click the three-dot icon and select Settings and sharing. Once logged in, hover your mouse over a calendar you want to share on the left panel. To get this URL, you can go to Google Calendar and login with your Google account. To transfer a calendar from Google Calendar to Thunderbird, you need the URL that refers to the calendar you want to transfer. The iCalendar files typically have the extension of. iCalendar itself is an open standard format to exchange calendar information between internet-based calendar apps. Thanks to this, you can view calendars from other calendar apps that support iCalendar as well, including Google Calendar. The calendar feature of Thunderbird - which allows you to manage schedules - supports iCalendar. You can also use it to manage your schedules and tasks. Save my name and email and send me emails as new comments are made to this post.Thunderbird is not just an app to read and send emails. Now your Google Calendar is synced to Mozilla Thunderbird with the Lightning Calendar addon. Note: If you’re using 2-step authentication, you will need to enter an authorized app-specific password instead of your actual password. Click Next.Įnter the Google credentials tied in with the account the Google Calendar belongs to. You can also set up which email account you would like the calendar to use for invitations and other correspondence. Type in a name for your calendar and select an icon color for it. Click “On the Network” and then Next.įor the format, select CalDAV and then type in the following URL except substituting your own calendar ID for “YOURCALENDARID” Now there are two bullet choices in the pop-up that appears. Now, open up Thunderbird and click File » New » Calendar.
If this is your default calendar the ID will likely be your Gmail address. Scroll down the calendar’s settings page and find the exact calendar ID.
Open up your Google Calendar with your favorite browser, and open the Settings menu by clicking the gear icon at the top-right of the page.Ĭlick the Calendars tab, and then click on the Calendar that you want to use for syncing.
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