calctl - Apple Calendar CLI
Manage Apple Calendar from the command line using icalBuddy (fast reads) and AppleScript (writes).
Requirements: brew install ical-buddy
Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
calctl calendars | List 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
bash
# 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
| Option | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
-c, --calendar <name> | Calendar to add event to | Privat |
-d, --date <YYYY-MM-DD> | Event date | today |
-t, --time <HH:MM> | Start time | 09:00 |
-e, --end <HH:MM> | End time | 1 hour after start |
-n, --notes <text> | Event notes | none |
--all-day | Create all-day event | false |
Available Calendars
Common calendars on this system:
- •Privat (personal)
- •Work
- •Familien Kalender
- •rainbat solutions GmbH
- •TimeTrack