Your Calendar.
From the terminal.
A native macOS Calendar CLI. Powered by EventKit, built with Go.
Designed for how you work
Manage your macOS Calendar entirely from the command line.
3000x Faster Reads
Direct EventKit bindings via cgo. No AppleScript, no IPC overhead. Native memory access to the Calendar store.
Single Binary
EventKit compiled directly into the Go binary via cgo. No external dependencies. Just go install and go.
Natural Language Dates
"tomorrow at 3pm", "next friday", "in 2 hours", "eod" — a built-in parser understands 20+ date patterns.
Interactive Mode
Guided forms for creating and editing events. Searchable event picker for quick selection without memorizing IDs.
Import & Export
JSON, CSV, and ICS export. JSON and CSV import with dry-run preview. Back up or migrate your calendar data.
Full CRUD + Recurrence
Create, read, update, and delete events. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly recurrence with flexible day selection.
Install in seconds
go install github.com/BRO3886/ical/cmd/ical@latest
git clone https://github.com/BRO3886/ical.git && cd ical && make build