renCal
The facts below are what the maker publishes about renCal, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From renCal's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| renCal | Free | No subscriptions · free and open-source |
The facts
Each one read from renCal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent access
- Because events are local .ics files, agents and scripts can work with the calendar without an API.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar providers
- It supports Google Calendar, iCloud Calendar, Outlook Calendar, and other CalDAV servers, with more providers available as plugins.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Calendar sync
- two_waychecked 21 Sep 2026
- Event entry
- Users can type events in natural language, including examples such as “lunch with Sarah tomorrow at 1” and “team sync every Monday”.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Keyboard controls
- The product describes itself as keyboard-first, with Vim-style navigation and a command palette.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Local data
- renCal stores calendars as directories and events as standard .ics files, by default in ~/caldir/.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The site says renCal works offline and syncs changes when the user reconnects.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Omarchy widget
- The Omarchy bar widget shows upcoming events, highlights the next meeting, and can open events or join video calls with one click.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- renCal is a free, open-source desktop calendar for hackers.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Reminder limits
- On Linux, the AUR, deb, and rpm packages install a background reminder service; with AppImage or macOS, renCal must stay running for reminder notifications.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The troubleshooting guide directs users to search existing GitHub issues or open a bug report, and notes that GitHub issues are public.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Themes
- Users can install community themes or bring their own CSS.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Video meeting support
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux packages
- Linux downloads include deb, rpm, and AppImage packages, and the site gives an AUR installation command for Arch and Omarchy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- macOS download
- The download page lists an Apple Silicon installer in dmg format.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- nonechecked 21 Sep 2026
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