UK bank holidayevents (up to three colours)Click a day to open it
Day notes

Event

New Event

Edit recurring event

This event repeats. What would you like to edit?

iCal Import / Export

Download all events as a standard .ics file compatible with Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar.

Import events from a .ics file. Existing events are kept.

Keep an Outlook, Google or Apple calendar showing here and up to date, instead of importing a copy once.

Linked calendars

See your Outlook, Google or Apple calendar next to your own events. Linked calendars are read-only here and update every 30 minutes.

Want bank holidays for Scotland, Northern Ireland or Ireland, or the clock changes? Calendar subscriptions (Calendar Pro) has them ready to add.

Where do I find the address?

Outlook / Microsoft 365: in Outlook on the web, open Settings → Calendar → Shared calendars → Publish a calendar. Choose the calendar and "Can view all details", click Publish, then copy the ICS link.

Google Calendar: open Settings, click your calendar under "Settings for my calendars", then Integrate calendar → copy "Secret address in iCal format".

Apple iCloud: in Calendar, share the calendar as a Public Calendar and copy the link (it starts webcal://).

Keep the address private - anyone who has it can see that calendar. It stays on this device and isn't synced. In the Windows app Calendar fetches it straight from your PC; in the browser it goes through Metre2's server to fetch the calendar and is never stored there.

New Calendar

Settings

Printable Planner

Event Templates

Click a template to open a pre-filled new event. Create templates by filling in an event form and clicking Save as template.

Time Tracking

Site Diary Export

Export day notes for a date range as a formatted HTML document you can print or save as PDF.

Weekly Update (AI)

Drafts a status-update email from this week's notes and events, entirely on-device — nothing leaves this computer. Review and edit before sending; nothing is sent automatically.

Project Report

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Welcome to Metre2 Calendar

Your professional scheduling tool — five views, multiple calendars, full recurrence, drag-to-reschedule, and more.

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Five ViewsDay, Week, Timeline, Month, and Agenda. Switch with keyboard keys 1–5.
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TemplatesSave common event types as templates. One click to create a pre-filled event.
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ProjectsTag events with a project name and filter the calendar by project.
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Time TrackingLog actual hours against planned events. See weekly totals at a glance.
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Click to CreateClick or drag on any time slot in Week or Day view to create an event instantly.
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Site DiaryExport day notes and events as a formatted diary for any date range.

User Guide

Getting Started
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Adding an EventClick + New Event or press N. Set the title, calendar, category, date, times, colour, and recurrence. Tick All day for full-day events. Tick Milestone / deadline to mark it as a diamond-shaped marker rather than a time block.
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Multi-day EventsTick All day, then fill in the End date field that appears to colour-code a whole span — e.g. one person's vacation — in a single entry instead of adding it day by day. It shows on every day of the range in Week, Day, Month and Agenda views.
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Multiple CalendarsManage calendars in the left sidebar. Point at a calendar and click the tick on the right to hide or show it. Double-click a calendar name to edit its name or colour. + Add calendar adds a new calendar, links an Outlook or Google calendar, or subscribes to bank holidays.
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CategoriesAssign a category to an event — it appears as a small badge on event chips and in the detail panel. Add or remove your own categories (e.g. "Vacation") in Settings → Categories.
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SearchPress Ctrl+F or click the search bar. Results match title, description, and category across ±1 year. Click any result to jump to that day.
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Your DataEverything is saved on your PC. No account required — works fully offline.
Calendar Views
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AgendaA scrollable 14-day list showing all events with week numbers. UK public holidays are highlighted in red. Best for a quick overview.
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WeekA 7-day time-grid. All-day events and public holidays appear in a banner row at the top. Working hours are subtly highlighted. The current time is marked with a blue line. Drag events to move them; drag the bottom edge to resize. Week number shown top-left.
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MonthFull month grid with ISO week numbers on the left. Milestones show as ◆ diamonds. Up to 3 events per cell — overflow shows +N more. Public holidays are lightly highlighted.
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TimelineIn the ··· menu at the top right (or press 3). A horizontal Gantt-style view of the current week. Hours run left-to-right, days top-to-bottom — ideal for spotting scheduling conflicts.
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DayA single-day time-grid with working hours highlighted. All-day events in the banner row. A Day notes area at the bottom lets you write freeform notes for the day. The header shows the ISO week number.
Navigation
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Moving Between PeriodsUse the ‹ › arrows in the toolbar or the ← → keyboard keys. Step size matches the view — one day in Day view, one week in Week/Timeline/Agenda, one month in Month view.
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Mini CalendarThe small calendar at the top of the left sidebar shows the current month. Click any date to jump to it. Use the ‹ › arrows to browse months. Dates with events show a dot.
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TodayClick Today or press T to jump back to the current date at any time.
Drag, Resize & Undo
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Drag to MoveIn Week view, drag any event block to a new time slot or day. For recurring events, a single drag creates an exception for that occurrence only.
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Resize DurationIn Week view, hover over an event to reveal a resize handle at the bottom edge. Drag it to extend or shorten the event. Snaps to 15-minute intervals.
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UndoAfter adding, editing, deleting, moving, or resizing an event, an Undo bar appears at the bottom of the screen. Press Ctrl+Z or click Undo to reverse the last change.
Recurring Events
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Editing OccurrencesClick Edit on a recurring event and choose: This occurrence only (creates an exception) or All occurrences (edits the base series).
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Deleting OccurrencesSame choice — delete just this one (skips that date) or delete the entire series.
Milestones & Public Holidays
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MilestonesTick Milestone / deadline when creating an event. It renders as a ◆ diamond marker rather than a time block — visible in the all-day banner row in Week and Day views, and as a diamond chip in Month view.
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UK Public HolidaysEngland & Wales bank holidays are worked out for every year from 2015 to 2045 and shown automatically. They appear as a red banner in all views. They cannot be edited or deleted.
Day Notes
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Daily NotesIn Day view, a freeform Day notes text area appears at the bottom of the screen. Notes are saved per day automatically as you type. Use them as a site diary, daily log, or working notes.
Appearance
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Accent ColourOpen Settings (⚙️) to pick from six accent colours: Blue, Green, Purple, Orange, Pink, or Teal. The accent colours today's date, the New Event button, links and the other controls, in a shade to suit light or dark mode.
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Dark / Light ModeCalendar opens in light mode. Choose Dark mode in the ··· menu at the top right, or pick a theme in Settings. Your preference is remembered. Calendar Pro adds six more themes.
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Print / PDFChoose ··· → Print & export → Print this view (or press Ctrl+P). The sidebar, toolbars, and all panels are hidden for a clean printout. Choose Microsoft Print to PDF in the print dialog to save a PDF.
Import & Export
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iCal ExportChoose ··· → Print & export → iCal import / export. Downloads a standard .ics file compatible with Outlook, Google Calendar, and Apple Calendar.
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iCal ImportSame panel → Import tab. Choose a .ics file to merge into your calendar.
Event Templates
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Creating TemplatesFill in an event form (title, category, times, colour, project etc.) then click Save as template before saving. The template is stored for future use.
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Using TemplatesChoose Templates in the ··· menu at the top right. Click any template to open a pre-filled new event form. Delete templates with the ✕ button.
Projects
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Tagging EventsAdd a project name (e.g. "Site A", "Client X") when creating or editing any event. The project appears in the event detail panel and in site diary exports.
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Filtering by ProjectOnce events have projects assigned, a small All projects filter appears at the top of Calendars in the left sidebar. Pick a project to show only its events across all views. Choose All projects to clear the filter.
Time Tracking
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Logging TimeEdit any timed event and fill in Actual duration (hrs) — e.g. 1.5 for 90 minutes. Tick Completed when done. Both appear in the detail panel.
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Weekly SummaryChoose Tracking & at a glance in the ··· menu to see today's and this week's events, this week's planned hours, logged hours, completed event count, and a day-by-day breakdown.
Site Diary Export
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Exporting the DiaryChoose Site diary in the ··· menu. Choose a date range and what to include — day notes, events, or both. Downloads a formatted HTML file you can open in any browser and print or save as PDF.
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Day NotesWrite notes in the Day notes area at the bottom of Day view. They are saved automatically per day and included in diary exports. Good for site logs, meeting summaries, or anything that doesn't need to be a timed event.
Click to Create
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Click on a Time SlotIn Week or Day view, click on any empty area of the time grid to open a new event pre-filled with that time. Click and drag downwards to set both the start and end time in one motion.
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Double-click a DateIn Month or Agenda view, double-click any empty part of a date (not on an existing event) to open a new event pre-filled with that day.
Calendar Pro
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What it isCalendar is free. Calendar Pro is an optional one-off upgrade from the Microsoft Store - no subscription and no account. Everything Pro adds is listed under Calendar Pro in the left sidebar (click it to open the list), and Pro features carry a PRO badge until you have it. You can try it all free for 7 days first: no payment details, and it switches off by itself.
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RemindersEdit an event and pick a time in the Reminder field (from 1 week before to the start time). Windows shows a notification at that time, even when Calendar is closed. All-day events and milestones remind you from the start of your working day.
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Printable Planners··· → Print & export → Printable planner. Choose a day page, week, month or a 12-month year wall planner; the Classic, Minimal or Site board style; A4, A3 or Letter; and whether to include your events, notes, UK bank holidays and ruled lines. Print it, or choose Microsoft Print to PDF to save it.
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Project ReportChoose Project Report in the ··· menu and pick a project: every event tagged to it, planned against logged hours, how many are completed, and Export CSV for a timesheet or invoice backup.
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On-device AI assistantAI diary entry in Day view, Weekly update (AI) in the ··· menu, an AI summary in the Project Report, and ✨ next to an event's title to tidy it. It runs entirely on your PC - nothing is sent anywhere - and never changes anything until you click Copy, Append or Use this title.
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Themes PackSix extra themes in Settings → Theme: Midnight, Graphite, Forest and Plum (dark), Paper and Ocean (light).
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More Linked CalendarsOne linked Outlook, Google or Apple calendar is free. With Pro you can link as many as you like.
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Year ViewClick Year at the top (or press 6). All twelve months, with a dot for each day's events in their colours and UK bank holidays shaded. Click a day to open it, or a month's name for Month view. Print year planner opens the year wall planner.
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Calendar Subscriptions+ Add calendar → Bank holidays & more in the sidebar: bank holidays for Scotland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales (from GOV.UK, with one-off holidays), Irish public holidays and the UK clock changes. They show like linked calendars, read-only, and you can remove them at any time.
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Timesheets and InvoicesSee Timesheets & Invoices in this guide.
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Backup and RestoreSee Backup & Restore in this guide.
Timesheets & Invoices (Calendar Pro)
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Timesheets··· → Print & export → Timesheet. A week (a column per day) or a month (a column per week) of the hours you logged, by project, then every event with its hours. Pick one project or all, and tick Count planned hours to include events with no actual hours yet. Export CSV, or print it or save it as a PDF.
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Invoice from Hours··· → Print & export → Invoice from hours (or Make an invoice in the timesheet). Choose the dates and project, your rate per hour, the currency (pounds by default) and whether to add VAT. Fill in your details, the client and payment details once - Calendar remembers them, and the next invoice number. Print it, or choose Microsoft Print to PDF to save it.
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Where the Hours Come FromEdit an event and fill in Actual duration (hrs). Planned hours come from the event's start and end times.
Backup & Restore (Calendar Pro)
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Back Up··· → Print & export → Backup and restore → Back up now saves every calendar, event, note, template, category, linked calendar and your settings in one .json file, in your Downloads. It has your linked calendars' private addresses in it, so keep it safe.
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RestoreOpen a backup file… shows what's in it next to what you have now. Merge keeps everything you have and adds what's new; Replace makes Calendar exactly like the file. Calendar saves a copy of what you have first, and Undo the last restore puts it back.
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Weekly ReminderTick Remind me if I haven't backed up for a week. Automatic backups to a folder aren't possible yet.
Keyboard Shortcuts
N New event T Today ← Previous → Next 1 Day view 2 Week view 3 Timeline 4 Month view 5 Agenda 6 Year (Pro) Ctrl+F Search Ctrl+Z Undo Ctrl+P Print ? Guide Esc Close
On a touch screen: swipe left/right on the calendar to move between periods.

Calendar subscriptions

Ready-made calendars to show next to your own events, read-only. Those from a public feed update every 30 minutes; the others are worked out by Calendar itself.

England and Wales bank holidays are already built in. The UK feeds are published by GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence. Irish public holidays and UK clock changes are worked out by Calendar from the rules. To add any other calendar, use Link a calendar.

Timesheet

Invoice from hours

Backup and restore

Back up

Saves every calendar, event, day note, template, category, linked calendar and your settings in one file (.json). Keep it somewhere safe - it has your linked calendars' private addresses in it.

Restore

Open a Calendar backup file. You'll see what's in it before anything changes, and Calendar saves a copy of what you have now first.

Backups are saved through Windows' Downloads, like any export. Automatic backups to a folder of your choice aren't possible yet; turn on the weekly reminder instead.

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