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BusyCal

The Calendar That Works—So You Don't Have To·busymac.com

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BusyCal is a calendar app for Mac, iPhone, and iPad with natural language entry, smart filters, tasks, and unified multi-account sync. It supports iCloud, Google, Exchange, and CalDAV calendars, integrates tasks and reminders, and offers customizable views (Day, Week, Month, Year Planner, List). It is sold as a one-time perpetual license rather than a subscription, with a companion iOS app and BusyContacts integration.

What it's for

Managing personal, work, and family schedules in one appSyncing calendars across iCloud, Google, Exchange, and CalDAVTracking tasks alongside calendar events with due datesCoordinating across time zonesPlanning travel time to eventsSharing calendars over a local network without cloud syncManaging calendars via natural conversation with Claude

Features 22

  • 8-day weather forecast and moon phases in calendar
  • AI-powered Claude Desktop Extension for managing calendar via conversation
  • Alternative calendar systems support (Chinese, Hebrew, Islamic)
  • Automatic local backups
  • Calendar Sets to group and toggle calendars
  • Conference call creation and joining from calendar
  • Cross-calendar time blocking
  • Customizable holiday display styling
  • Favorite Time Zones for quick reference
  • Floating time support for time-zone-independent events
  • Import/export as .ics or .csv
  • Integrated task management synced with Reminders app
  • Journaling for memories and milestones
  • Menu-bar mini calendar with availability heat map
  • Multiple default alarms per event with snooze management
  • Multiple views: Day, Week, Month, Year Planner, List
  • Natural language event and task entry
  • Private LAN sync without cloud
  • Rich-text event notes
  • Smart Filters for custom saved views
  • Sticky Notes attached to calendar
  • Travel time calculation using Location Services

At a glance

free trial
TypeDesktop app
DeploymentInstalled (local)
PlatformsmacOS, iOS
LanguagesEnglish, Français, Deutsch, Español, Italiano, Nederlands, 简体中文, 한국어
Forprofessionals, students, scholars, freelancers, families
CompanyBeehive Innovations · 2006

Integrations

iCloudGoogle CalendarExchangeCalDAVRemindersApple ContactsBusyContactsClaudeSetapp

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Pricing

Pricing is one-time/perpetual license, not subscription: BusyCal Mac $49.99, BusyCal iOS $9.99, BusyCal+BusyContacts bundle $99.99 (promo $79.99). License includes 18 months of updates; renewal gives another 18 months at a 20-40% discount. Volume and educational discounts apply.

BusyCal (Mac)Quote

One-time purchase, $49.99 USD; includes 18 months of updates from purchase date; no subscription required.

Requires macOS 12.0+; personal license activatable on up to 5 personal Macs

BusyCal iOSQuote

One-time purchase, $9.99 USD, available exclusively on the App Store.

Requires iOS 15.0+; universal app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch; supports Family Sharing

BusyCal + BusyContacts BundleQuote

Regular price $99.99 USD, promotional price $79.99 USD (Save 20%) at time of writing.

Requires macOS 12.0+

2-4 licenses = 10% off

Last checked 28 days ago·