Download BusyCal for Mac

In the edit

The Info Panel hiding itself when nothing is selected — that small addition in BusyCal 3.3.3 is the kind of polish that keeps me using this app through a busy wedding season. It is a calendar and task management app for macOS that goes further than the built-in Calendar and Reminders apps, and the latest version brings Russian localisation, support for the expanded Google Calendar palette and custom event colours, plus a new Task list font setting under Appearance > Fonts. Find and Replace now handles regular expressions with capture groups and backreferences, which makes cleaning up event text noticeably faster.

Runs on Ventura or newer, on Intel and Apple Silicon

BusyCal 3.3.3 requires macOS 13 or later and works on both Intel and Apple Silicon Macs. The interface is in English and Russian. If your Mac is running Ventura or newer, you are good to go.

What you get

After you drag the app from the disk image into the Applications folder, open it from Launchpad. The app handles events, tasks and shared calendars in a single window, and the recent updates make colour-coding and searching more flexible. It is a solid choice if you manage multiple calendars and want more control than the stock apps offer.

How BusyCal fits into your Mac workflow

If you already use the macOS Calendar and Reminders apps, BusyCal slots in without replacing them entirely. It syncs with the same iCloud, Google and CalDAV accounts, so events you create in the app appear on your phone and back in the system calendar. I keep the built-in Calendar in my menu bar for a quick glance and open BusyCal when I need to organise a multi-week edit schedule or colour-code client calls. The Find and Replace with regex is especially handy for batch-updating location names across dozens of events after a venue changes its address.

Comparing it with other Mac calendar apps

Alongside BusyCal, a few other apps aim to improve on the default calendar. Fantastical covers similar ground with natural language event entry and weather forecasts, but its interface leans more toward a full personal assistant. Morgen focuses on time blocking and cross-platform scheduling, which suits freelancers juggling client work across time zones. BusyCal sits somewhere between them — it gives you the extra palette colours and task list fonts without overwhelming you with features you might never touch. The Russian localisation in 3.3.3 also shows the developer is paying attention to a broader audience.

Custom colours and a cleaner Info Panel

• If you colour events by project or client, the expanded Google Calendar palette and custom colours make it easier to distinguish them at a glance.
• The new option to hide the Info Panel when nothing is selected means less visual clutter when you are just scrolling the month view.
• Adjusting the Task list font under Appearance > Fonts helps if you prefer a denser or more readable list without changing your system font.
• Find and Replace with regular expressions and capture groups saves time when you need to reformat or batch-edit event notes.

New this release

• Russian localisation added
• Support for expanded Google Calendar palette and custom event colours
• New Task list font setting in Appearance > Fonts
• Option to hide the Info Panel when nothing is selected
• Find and Replace now supports regular expressions with capture groups and backreferences

Mac it needs

• macOS 13 (Ventura) or later
• Intel or Apple Silicon
• Interface languages: English, Russian