How to manage multiple calendars on Mac
Work, personal, side project — all in one view.
Most people have at least two calendars — work and personal. Many have more: a shared family calendar, a project calendar, a side business. The challenge is seeing them all in one place without losing track of which is which.
How macOS handles multiple calendars
macOS can connect to multiple calendar providers at once. Go to System Settings → Internet Accounts and add your Google, Outlook, Exchange, or CalDAV accounts. Each account can have multiple calendars, and they all sync to the macOS calendar store.
Apple Calendar shows all of them in the sidebar, color-coded by calendar. You can toggle individual calendars on and off.
The challenge with many calendars
- •Visual clutter — when everything shows at once, it's hard to focus on what matters right now
- •Wrong default calendar — new events go to the wrong calendar and you have to fix them
- •Menu bar noise — if your next event display shows personal events during work hours, it's distracting
How Dot helps manage multiple calendars
Dot shows all your calendars in one menu bar view with several tools to keep things organized:
- •Calendar filtering — choose which calendars appear in the event list and which show in the menu bar countdown
- •Default calendar — set which calendar gets new events by default
- •Calendar picker — type “/Work” or “/Personal” when creating an event to choose the calendar
- •Color coding — each calendar has its own color, matching what you see in Apple Calendar
- •Works with iCloud, Google, Outlook, Exchange, and CalDAV — any calendar connected to macOS
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