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CalendarTask
✓ Verified ownerIt keeps a semi-transparent calendar on the desktop for quick note-taking, with reminders and syncing across devices.
CalendarTask is a free desktop calendar and task management application for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android with notes, reminders, and multi-device sync.
- Individuals who want a calendar that stays on the desktop
- Users moving from DesktopCal
- Small teams sharing a schedule
- People who prefer double-click note-taking
Features
- Transparent desktop calendar — A semi-transparent calendar stays on the desktop.
- Double-click note-taking — Double-click any day to add notes or tasks.
- Multi-device sync — Syncs calendars and tasks across Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, and a WeChat mini-program.
- Reminders — Event reminders, including push notices through WeChat.
- Recurring tasks — Supports recurring events, subtasks, and countdown days.
- Shared calendars — A team edition adds shared calendars with permission management.
Pros
- Core functionality is offered free of charge.
- Runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with an additional WeChat mini-program client.
- Imports existing DesktopCal data, preserving events, to-dos, and recurrence rules.
- Includes recurring tasks, subtasks, shared calendars, and cloud backup.
Cons
- Advanced features, such as larger attachment space, require payment.
- Newer capabilities such as WeChat reminders, shared calendars, and multi-device sync are developed only for CalendarTask, not the older DesktopCal.
- The publisher's site serves much of its content in Chinese.
Overview
CalendarTask (also listed as 日历清单) is a desktop calendar and task management application developed by Beijing Xiaowei Cloud Inc. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android, with an additional WeChat mini-program client. A semi-transparent calendar stays on the desktop, and double-clicking a date opens a field for notes or tasks.
The application combines calendar events with a to-do list. It supports reminders, recurring tasks, subtasks, and countdown days. Calendars and tasks sync across devices in real time, and data is backed up to the cloud so it can be restored after switching computers. A team edition adds shared calendars, permission management, and collaboration for small groups.
CalendarTask is presented as the next-generation product from the team behind DesktopCal (桌面日历). Existing DesktopCal users can export their data and import it into CalendarTask; the import copies rather than moves data, keeping the original intact. Newer features such as WeChat reminders, shared calendars, and multi-device sync are developed only for CalendarTask, while the older DesktopCal continues to be maintained.
Core features are free. The site states that advanced functionality, such as larger attachment space, is paid, but no specific price is listed.
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