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calctl - Apple Calendar CLI

calctl

Manage Apple Calendar events via icalBuddy + AppleScript CLI

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calctl - Apple Calendar CLI

Manage Apple Calendar from the command line using icalBuddy (fast reads) and AppleScript (writes).

Requirements: brew install ical-buddy

Commands

CommandDescription
calctl calendarsList all calendars
calctl show [filter]Show events (today, tomorrow, week, YYYY-MM-DD)
calctl add <title>Create a new event
calctl search <query>Search events by title (next 30 days)

Examples

# List calendars
calctl calendars

# Show today's events
calctl show today

# Show this week's events
calctl show week

# Show events from specific calendar
calctl show week --calendar Work

# Show events on specific date
calctl show 2026-01-25

# Add an event
calctl add "Meeting with John" --date 2026-01-22 --time 14:00

# Add event to specific calendar
calctl add "Team Standup" --calendar Work --date 2026-01-22 --time 09:00 --end 09:30

# Add all-day event
calctl add "Holiday" --date 2026-01-25 --all-day

# Add event with notes
calctl add "Project Review" --date 2026-01-22 --time 15:00 --notes "Bring quarterly report"

# Search for events
calctl search "meeting"

Options for add

OptionDescriptionDefault
-c, --calendar <name>Calendar to add event toPrivat
-d, --date <YYYY-MM-DD>Event datetoday
-t, --time <HH:MM>Start time09:00
-e, --end <HH:MM>End time1 hour after start
-n, --notes <text>Event notesnone
--all-dayCreate all-day eventfalse

Available Calendars

Common calendars on this system:

  • Privat (personal)
  • Work
  • Familien Kalender
  • rainbat solutions GmbH
  • TimeTrack

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