Lightning Calendar AlternativesTop Calendar Apps like Lightning Calendar

Lightning Calendar is described as 'Organize your schedule and life’s important events in a calendar that’s fully integrated with your Thunderbird or Seamonkey email. Manage multiple calendars, create your daily to do list, invite friends to events, and subscribe to public calendars' and is a very popular Calendar app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Lightning Calendar for a variety of platforms, including iPhone, Windows, Mac, Linux and Web-based apps. The best Lightning Calendar alternative is Google Calendar, which is free. Other great apps like Lightning Calendar are Fossify Calendar, Proton Calendar, Etar and Fantastical.

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  1. Google Calendar icon

    Google Calendar

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    Manage events seamlessly with syncing across devices, automatic event creation from Gmail, shareable schedules, customizable reminders, and a user-friendly interface. Features include dark mode, integration with Google services, and support for recurring events and global time zones.

    156 Google Calendar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Sunbird
    • Google Chrome
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    Google Calendar is a calendar provider, while Lightning syncs with your calendars to display them all together. Kind of like how you can have a Gmail account, but Gmail is not the same as Apple Mail.

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    Google Calendar only shows Google Calendar, Lightning shows, and syncs with, any Calendar you want.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Some users think Google Calendar is a great Lightning Calendar alternative, some don't.

    • Google Calendar is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to Lightning Calendar.

    • Google Calendar is the most popular free alternative to Lightning Calendar.

    • Google Calendar is Free and ProprietaryLightning Calendar is Free and Open Source
  2. Fossify Calendar icon

    Fossify Calendar

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    Your privacy-aware, open-source calendar with intuitive design and multi-platform syncing.

    50 Fossify Calendar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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    • Fossify Calendar is the most popular Open Source alternative to Lightning Calendar.

    • Fossify Calendar is Free and Open SourceLightning Calendar is also Free and Open Source
    • Fossify Calendar is Privacy focused, Customizable and LightweightLightning Calendar is not according to our users
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    Google Calendar

    Manage events seamlessly with syncing across devices, automatic event creation from Gmail, shareable schedules, customizable reminders, and a user-friendly interface. Features include dark mode, integration with Google services, ...

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  6. Etar icon

    Etar

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    Material design open source calendar for Android.

    48 Etar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • F-Droid
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  7. Fantastical icon

    Fantastical

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    Simplify scheduling with natural language input, major platform sync, vibrant color-coded views, personalized writing style recognition, task and conference call integration, and customizable widgets for comprehensive calendar management.

    68 Fantastical alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • visionOS
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    • Fantastical is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Lightning Calendar.

    • Fantastical is Freemium and ProprietaryLightning Calendar is Free and Open Source
    • Fantastical is Privacy focusedLightning Calendar is not according to our users
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    Calendar Lock PEA

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    Calendar encryption: View calendars and stores them encrypted on your device or in the cloud.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    Not a calendar application, but an encryption tool!

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Almost everyone thinks Calendar Lock PEA is a great Lightning Calendar alternative.

    • Calendar Lock PEA is the most popular Linux alternative to Lightning Calendar.

    • Calendar Lock PEA is Free and Open SourceLightning Calendar is also Free and Open Source
    • Calendar Lock PEA is Privacy focusedLightning Calendar is not according to our users
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    Notion Calendar

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    Experience a fully integrated calendar with Notion, syncing events from Google Calendar, offering built-in scheduling, time zone support, and the ability to connect multiple accounts. Manage all events, personal and work, with a modern design, light and dark modes, and Lock Screen support for iOS 17.

    93 Notion Calendar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
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  11. Simple Calendar icon

    Simple Calendar

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    A simple calendar with optional CalDAV synchronization. You can easily create recurring events and setup reminders, it can also display week numbers.

    97 Simple Calendar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
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  12. Apple Calendar icon

    Apple Calendar

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    Keep track of your busy schedule and share it with others using Calendar. Create separate calendars — one for home, another for school, a third for work, and so on. See all your calendars in a single window or choose to see only the calendars you want.

    101 Apple Calendar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • iCloud
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  13. Nextcloud Calendar icon

    Nextcloud Calendar

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    Calendar interface for CalDAV enabling cross-device event sync, web-based editing, recurring events, Nextcloud Contacts integration, WebCal subscriptions, attendee invites, color coding, event notifications, privacy-focused hosting, and import/export support.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Nextcloud
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    • Nextcloud Calendar is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Lightning Calendar.

    • Nextcloud Calendar is Free and Open SourceLightning Calendar is also Free and Open Source
    • Nextcloud Calendar is Privacy focusedLightning Calendar is not according to our users
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    EssentialPIM

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    The powerful, full-featured Personal Information Manager for Windows offering Email, Synchronization, Portability, Network support, Android and iOS versions.

    175 EssentialPIM alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
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    Rainlendar

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    Rainlendar is a feature rich calendar application that is easy to use and doesn't take much space on your desktop. The application is platform independent so you can run it on all major operating systems: Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

    76 Rainlendar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Events and Tasks
     
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