The process of organizing your calendar should be simple and speedy. The best Mac tools have a simple, practical designs and are able to sync seamlessly between your Mac and iPhone and iPad. They provide separate home and work calendars and allow you to only view the events that are important to you. You can also alter your agenda view and include features such as natural language processing and drag-and-drop time allocation for meetings.
Apple’s Calendar is one of the most well-known mac tools, is completely free and is included in every Mac. Its simplicity makes it an ideal option for those who requires the basics. But it also integrates with iMessage, Mail, and Siri which means that your appointments are available in these apps. It offers a variety of views including weekly, monthly, with an agenda view and an annual view. Apple Maps shows addresses and you can get a travel time notification prior to your appointment. It doesn’t have a to-do list however, you can opt in to pull your tasks from Todoist or Reminders and show them alongside your schedule.
Another alternative is BusyCal it appears exactly like Apple’s Calendar at first glance but has some key distinctions. It offers five main views (daily week, month and year as well as a list) and has natural language processing that provides animated real-time feedback, and lets you drag times for meetings. It can also show your tasks and integrates with apps such as Trello and Todoist to organize tasks (creating new events as Todoist cards or Zapier actions). It can’t sync with multiple accounts as easily as some of the other options on this list but it does work with iCloud and Exchange.