How to sync Google Calendar with Thunderbird

Context:

It’s all about the cloud these days. The ability to centralise information so that it can be accessed from various locations… reducing redundancy.

Following the aforementioned concept, it would make a lot of sense to have Google Calendar operate the same way. Well guess what… it’s possible ! If you’re using Thunderbird with Lighting for calendars, you can install the Provider for Google Calendar add-on to get seamless 2-way sync of all your calendars.

Solution:

(Assuming that the ‘Lightning’ add-on is already installed)

1. Download and install the Thunderbird plugin – Provider for Google Calendar.

2. Now open up Google Calendar in the browser and click on the settings option.

3. Navigate to the ‘Calendars’ tab and click on the desired calendar.

4. Scroll down, look for the ‘Private Address’ section and copy the link location by right clicking the ‘xml’ button.

5. Go to Thunderbird -> File -> New -> Calendar.

6. Create New Calendar window popup -> Choose “On the Network” -> Choose “Google Calendar” -> Paste your private xml link to the “Location” text box and click Next.

7. Enter the relevant username and password. and click Next.

8. Now enter a name for your Calendar and choose your calendar Color and check box if you need the alarm for all your imported event and click “Next” -> “Finish”.

9. Done, your Thunderbird should be synced (2-way) with Google Calendar by now.

And that’s all to it.

Allahu A’lam.

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