Calctl

Manage Apple Calendar events via icalBuddy + AppleScript CLI

calctl - Apple Calendar CLI

Manage Apple Calendar from the command line using icalBuddy (fast reads) and AppleScript (writes).

Requirements: brew install ical-buddy

Commands

Command	Description
calctl calendars	List all calendars
calctl show [filter]	Show events (today, tomorrow, week, YYYY-MM-DD)
calctl add <title>	Create a new event
calctl search <query>	Search events by title (next 30 days)

Examples

bash

# List calendars
calctl calendars

# Show today's events
calctl show today

# Show this week's events
calctl show week

# Show events from specific calendar
calctl show week --calendar Work

# Show events on specific date
calctl show 2026-01-25

# Add an event
calctl add "Meeting with John" --date 2026-01-22 --time 14:00

# Add event to specific calendar
calctl add "Team Standup" --calendar Work --date 2026-01-22 --time 09:00 --end 09:30

# Add all-day event
calctl add "Holiday" --date 2026-01-25 --all-day

# Add event with notes
calctl add "Project Review" --date 2026-01-22 --time 15:00 --notes "Bring quarterly report"

# Search for events
calctl search "meeting"

Options for add

Option	Description	Default
-c, --calendar <name>	Calendar to add event to	Privat
-d, --date <YYYY-MM-DD>	Event date	today
-t, --time <HH:MM>	Start time	09:00
-e, --end <HH:MM>	End time	1 hour after start
-n, --notes <text>	Event notes	none
--all-day	Create all-day event	false

Available Calendars

Common calendars on this system:

• Privat (personal)
• Work
• Familien Kalender
• rainbat solutions GmbH
• TimeTrack