iCalendar Export

Export your calendar events to iCalendar (.ics) format for use in other calendar applications like Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, Outlook, and more.

Overview

The iCalendar export feature allows users to export their calendar events to the standard .ics format, ensuring compatibility with virtually all calendar applications. The implementation is fully RFC 5545 compliant and supports all event types including simple events, all-day events, and recurring events.

RFC 5545 Compliant: The export feature follows the official iCalendar specification, ensuring maximum compatibility across calendar applications.

Key Features

Complete Event Support

  • • Simple events with title, description, location
  • • All-day events
  • • Recurring events with RRULE patterns
  • • Events with exception dates (EXDATE)
  • • Modified recurring instances (RECURRENCE-ID)

Universal Compatibility

  • • Google Calendar
  • • Apple Calendar
  • • Microsoft Outlook
  • • Thunderbird
  • • Any RFC 5545 compliant calendar app

How to Use

Desktop Interface

  1. 1. Look for the "Export" button in the top-right corner of the calendar header
  2. 2. Click the button to download the .ics file
  3. 3. The file will be automatically downloaded with a timestamped filename (e.g., calendar-2025-08-04.ics)

Mobile Interface

  1. 1. Tap the menu button (☰) in the top-right corner
  2. 2. Select "Export Calendar (.ics)" from the dropdown menu
  3. 3. The file will be downloaded to your device

Supported Event Properties

Event Property iCalendar Field Description
title SUMMARY Event title or summary
description DESCRIPTION Detailed event description
location LOCATION Event location or venue
start DTSTART Event start date and time
end DTEND Event end date and time
uid UID Unique identifier for the event
allDay VALUE=DATE Formats dates for all-day events
rrule RRULE Recurrence rules for repeating events
exdates EXDATE Exception dates for recurring events
recurrenceId RECURRENCE-ID Modified instances of recurring events

Example iCalendar Output

Here's what the exported iCalendar content looks like: 

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//ilamy//ilamy Calendar//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:My Calendar
X-WR-CALDESC:Exported from My Calendar
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
DTSTART:19700101T000000
TZNAME:UTC
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
UID:[email protected]
DTSTART:20250804T100000Z
DTEND:20250804T110000Z
SUMMARY:Team Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Weekly team sync
LOCATION:Conference Room A
DTSTAMP:20250804T120000Z
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR
RecurrenceInternationalization