> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Connect Apple Calendar

> Read meetings straight from Calendar.app on macOS — iCloud, Google, Exchange, and Outlook in one place.

On macOS you can connect **Calendar.app** instead of signing in to Google. Any
account already set up in Calendar — iCloud, Google, Exchange, Outlook — comes
through in one go, and nothing leaves your Mac to make it work.

Like [Google Calendar](/help/meetings/connect-google-calendar), it's optional.
Meeting recording works without it; a calendar adds titles, attendees, and a
prompt that appears because a meeting is *scheduled* rather than because
OpenWhispr heard something.

<Note>
  Apple Calendar is macOS only. On Windows and Linux, connect Google Calendar
  instead.
</Note>

## Connect it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Integrations">
    Click **Integrations** in the sidebar, then the **Calendar** section.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect">
    Choose **Connect Apple Calendar**. macOS asks for calendar access the first
    time — approve it and the card shows a **Connected** badge.
  </Step>
</Steps>

If you decline the prompt, the card explains that **Calendar Access** is
required and offers **Open System Settings**, which takes you to
**Privacy & Security → Calendars**. Turn OpenWhispr on there and it connects.

## Which one should you use?

|                       | Apple Calendar                     | Google Calendar                   |
| --------------------- | ---------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Platforms             | macOS only                         | macOS, Windows, Linux             |
| Signing in            | None — reads Calendar.app          | Sign in to each Google account    |
| Accounts covered      | Everything in Calendar.app at once | One Google account per connection |
| Where reading happens | On your Mac                        | Through Google's API              |

If your work calendar is already in Calendar.app, Apple Calendar is the simpler
choice.

## What it changes

| Without a calendar                                    | With one connected                                                |
| ----------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Prompt appears when OpenWhispr hears sustained speech | Prompt also appears just before a scheduled meeting               |
| Notes start as **New note**                           | Notes take the event's title                                      |
| Speaker count starts at a default                     | Attendees pre-fill the expected speaker count                     |
| You join the call yourself                            | **Join & transcribe** opens the link and starts the note together |

## System audio still needs its own permission

Connecting a calendar doesn't let OpenWhispr hear the other people on the call.
That's a separate operating-system permission —
[capturing both sides of the call](/help/meetings/capture-both-sides) walks
through it.

## Disconnecting

In the same panel, choose **Disconnect** on the Apple Calendar card and confirm.
Meeting notes stop being recorded from your Apple Calendar; notes you already
recorded are untouched, and microphone-based prompts and the Meeting Mode
Hotkey keep working.

Revoking access entirely is done in **System Settings → Privacy & Security →
Calendars**.

## Related

* [Connect Google Calendar](/help/meetings/connect-google-calendar)
* [How meeting detection works](/help/meetings/how-meeting-detection-works)
* [Record a meeting](/help/meetings/record-a-meeting)
* [Where your data goes](/help/privacy/where-your-data-goes)

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