Alternatives to Calendr

View and manage calendar events from the macOS menu bar. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Calendr.

  • Fantastical

    A calendar and tasks app with natural language event entry for Mac, Windows and iOS.

    FreemiumProprietaryWindowsmacOSiOS

    Fantastical is a full calendar app with natural language entry on Mac, Windows and iOS, but it is proprietary and premium features need payment.

  • BusyCal

    A calendar app for Mac, iPhone and iPad with tasks, smart filters and natural language entry.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOS

    BusyCal is a paid calendar for Mac and iOS with customizable views, tasks and CalDAV support, replacing Calendr's free, open source menu bar view.

  • Notion Calendar

    A free calendar app, formerly Cron, that works with Google Calendar and Notion workspaces.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOS

    Notion Calendar is a free but proprietary calendar app for Windows, macOS, Android and iOS, built around Google Calendar and Notion.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Calendr as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Dato

    A macOS menu bar calendar with world clocks and fullscreen meeting notifications.

    PaidProprietarymacOS

    Calendr is a free, MIT-licensed menu bar calendar with natural-language event entry, replacing Dato's one-time purchase with open source software.

  • Itsycal

    A small menu bar calendar for macOS that shows and creates events from the Calendar app.

    FreeProprietarymacOS

    Calendr is an MIT-licensed open-source menu bar calendar that adds natural-language event entry, while also relying on macOS calendar access.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.