iCal on your Windows desktop
“iCalendar is a standard for calendar data exchange. The standard is sometimes referred to as "iCal", which also is the name of the Apple, Inc. calendar program…”
As iCalendar is to be used in Apple Macintosh operating system environment, there is lots of tips how to show iCal on Mac desktop. And there is so few information about iCal on Windows desktop that one can think there are only Mac users who need iCalendar on their desktops. Nevertheless, iCalendars became much more popular last years than they were in times of iCal invention because of using iPhones and iPods, Google Calendar and other web-based applications that support and use iCal format. And you got the possibility to have iCalendar directly on your Windows Desktop.
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Screen Calendar, desktop time-management and calendar application, lets you import iCalendar events from local or remote files, subscribe to web sources in .ics format and have your iCal events always on your fingertips even when you're offline.
Screen Calendar lets you:
- Import events from iCal files to your desktop calendar
- Add or edit events and export results to iCal file
- Subscribe to iCalendar sources for automatic update
- Always show iCalendar events on the desktop even when you’re offline
The advantage and the main feature of iCal format is that it only contains calendar-based data (events) and doesn’t specify what to do with these events. That's why any program can process this data in its own way. This makes iCalendar an ideal format for exchanging calendaring and scheduling data.
One-click import and export of iCal files in Screen Calendar provides easy exchange of events between your PC and other devices. So, you get your iCal events on the desktop, ability to add new or edit existing events, to save new .ics file for exchange with mobile devices and seamless synchronization with MS Outlook in one software.
Screen Calendar displays your schedule as an interactive calendar wallpaper that ensures you not only will have your schedule in front of your eyes, but also enjoy new great look of your desktop. Calendar wallpaper is fully customizable and the program lets you adjust everything from calendar size and transparence to wallpaper change frequency and position. Your iCalendar events look like never before!
To learn more about iCalendar exchange, read iCalendar Tutorial.
If you want to know how to exchange data between Google Calendar and your desktop calendar, read this article.
