Scan to contactcalctl - 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
# 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