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When vs Remind: catalog facts
When	Remind
Free Free software under the GPL-2.0 license.	Free Free software under the GNU GPL version 2.
Command line	Linux, Command line
Stores calendar entries in an editable text file Lists upcoming items and prints calendar grids	Powerful scripting for recurring events, exceptions and holidays Output as text, PDF, PostScript or HTML
Uses a command-line interface The site describes it as a minimal personal calendar	The scripting language takes time to learn Distributed as a source tarball
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0-only	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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