An Open Source Alternative to Google Calendar

Question

Google Calendar is an amazing piece of software. There is little to complain about. I have been using it for more than 10 years now.But, Google is not great at preventing accounts from closing for no reason.I was wondering if people have open source alternatives to Google Calendar that allows for syncing between desktop and a phone (2 phones in fact). Ideally, I would like to own my data.

necovek · Accepted Answer

While I currently use NextCloud for my calendar syncing needs, there are lighterweight options available: I am looking to move to Xandikos or Radicale myself, but look for CalDAV open source software for a wider selection.On your Android phone, you'll usually have to jump through some non-obvious UX hoops to set it as the default account, but once set up, you forget about it.

themodelplumber · Answer

I still use GC too, but I also use pal as a backup for some event types.
I have a my.calendar text file in the cloud, which is both human- and pal- readable. But I also have a cron job that adds the clean version of the output to my daily journal file. This file is also synced via cloud storage and easy to review in a simple text editor on my phone or laptop, etc.
Just one way to do it very simply though. Good luck in your search.

TedDoesntTalk · Answer

Unpopular Yahoo also has a great calendar. Can you export from Google to yahoo or sync the two?

roneoo · Answer

Nextcloud, synced with Etar on my android phone

john_the_writer · Answer

bullet journal :)