Notion Calendar is Here! Your Full Guide To The New Notion App

[@BetterCreating]

We can finally talk about it! the new Notion Calendar App is here & I think going to be huge! What do you think? What should we do with it?👇let me know below! 🎉🤯 & Watch this next for a great task management solution to link to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bavKoK16jdNpZ6s

[@TCamp72a]

Bring in the Apple calendar integration, and I'll be on board! Great video, Simon!

[@peetung]

I appreciate the formatting of your video where you have the things you're talking about show up on the top left corner. It helps to visually intake the information that you're verbalizing.

[@BetterCreating]

Glad it was helpful! Big fan of my editor’s approach to that! Thanks - we worked on this so great to have the feedback :)

[@elisacordeiro4497]

Omg!! we've been waiting for this for so long. Can't believe they finally did it!!

[@BetterCreating]

It’s good news. :)

[@marcelomnzs]

More or less... the lack of the possibility of dragging pages directly to the calendar to create an event still makes everything very difficult.

[@mrynaldaby]

I was all hyped up for it, until I realized it isn’t available on iPadOS.

[@nkemmaria]

I love it and am new to Notion so I'm having the privilege of being presented with such a comprehensive system at my fingertips! I love the calendar! Thank you for such an insightful video

[@jmwdba]

I can't replace Apple calendar or any other calendar outside of Google Calendar because as of now it only supports Google accounts. To really take on other calendar apps it needs to expand to other calendar types like Outlook. Otherwise, Fantastical is still the better option, though it comes with a cost.

[@myouniverse0613]

@curiouslydesigned How to sync google cal with apple? I can't find the option on desktop

[@oBrunoTorresc]

Wow, your video was the only one that could help me sync my accounts correctly. No other video talks about filtering informations as you did in 7:22. Thanks a lot!

[@BetterCreating]

Glad it helped! Great stuff!

[@fiofeed]

Clicked for the notion calendar but ended up falling in love with your keyboard. Can’t stop staring at it! Which one is it? Can you share a link to the product?

[@MrYoonseoklee]

I've never seen someone so visibly excited about organization. I think that's nice

[@BetterCreating]

I may have got presenter excitement. 🤣

[@Reznov0ps143]

I think that this open the doors to a lot of creative and productive opportunities! I love it. Just the thouht and idea of seeing both notion projects/tasks and my google calendar. all in one view is amazing! thank you Notion for making this possible. Time to start getting creative...

[@BetterCreating]

Yes! Thank you Notion - totally agree

[@Sandalia98]

Simon, always loving your approach to productive life system. Great video!!

[@kimcramer]

trying to wrap my head around the non syncing with google calendar. Does it mean that anytime I add an event to google calendar it WILL show up on Notion's new calendars. BUT anytime I change that event on Notion Calendar or add a new event to the Notion calendar it will NOT show up on Google Calendar?

[@yashchitneni]

I have tried it and absolutely love it! I have been using Cron extensively since day one and love their willingness to iterate features. The two features that I think will take it over the top for me: 1. Scheduling Link. Allow this to be a constant link such as Calendly. So people can book meetings etc. from there without the manual send of schedule availability. 2. Changing the names of the calendars. I have different views for a single database. I'd like to display them under different names/colors on the Notion calendar. Great video by the way!

[@BetterCreating]

Completely agree - those would be great updates! Thanks for watching :)

[@dannytayara]

The availability options / scheduling link feature blew my mind. Thanks for highlighting that.

[@BetterCreating]

Ah I agree - best thing - I use it so much now for booking meetings :)

[@loriyogurtian8900]

can I add a google calendar as a page in the notion app? Or do I have to use Notion Calendar as a seperate app for desktop/ use it on web?

[@feelicadiewald2458]

maybe I'm just lost but I'd love to be able to see my Google calendar events on my notion page, like in a calendar view for example. Because I have my notion homepage that is basically my second brain, so it'd be nice to be able to see my Google calendar events directly in the notikn database I've connected, instead of only seeing the events from the notion database in the notion calendar. hope that makes sense

[@TheArixe]

+1 this is the feature I need

[@ValeriaSpedicato]

how do you obtain the strikethrough feature on an event like that of 6:47 on the right of the calendar?

[@BetterCreating]

I think that’s a cancelled Google Meet meeting from the Google cal.

[@IAmNotGreenApple]

Got the same question

[@rolfgehring9238]

Hello Simon, I understand your enthusiasm! Thank you for the clear and comprehensive description of the Notion calendar. Not all functions are useful to me, but the first steps show me the great benefit of managing my tasks in the calendar. I can't wait for the Android app...

[@BetterCreating]

Many thanks! Yes totally - the options for time blocking and tasks could be very positive. :)

[@glamdragon]

Agree on the phone app to add tasks, meetings etc. on the go, otherwise I see Notion Calendar as too cumbersome to stop using Google Cal for the time being… 😉

[@olovstener618]

First impression: Even better than I ever could imagine.

[@BetterCreating]

I'm so excited by this development - so much better than Google cal sync in the app i think - and I suspect it will only get better! :)

[@lenoraclemm1892]

Same. I’m brand new to notion so i feel like i just found out about game of thrones and binge watched it in a weekend instead of waiting for years lol

[@alliebonthius1072]

Gosh, I love your enthusiasm! I am so stoked about this as well!

[@BetterCreating]

Haha thanks

[@KellyLee-q7d]

6:40 CAN ANYONE TELL ME HOW I CAN CROSS OUT ANY SCHEDULE LIKE IT IS SHOWN ON THE VIDEO?????? JUST LIKE THE "TGMM-Production" ONE!!!!!!!!!!!! I POSSIBLY CANNOT DO THAT NO MATTER HOW MUCH I SEARCH ON NOTION OR ANYWHERE I NEED THIS SO MUCH PLZ ANYONE

[@BetterCreating]

That is a Google calendar feature: it’s a zoom meeting I have yet to click ‘yes’ to for attendance.

[@TopOtheMorntoya]

And yet with no android calendar app, I can't use it. How disappointing. It looks amazing

[@machopyong]

Thank you so much!! I've been using it one or two weeks now. Lots of potential in the near future ❤

[@BetterCreating]

Best of luck! It’s making designing templates a lot easier too :)

[@Paul-Neocube]

Hey Simon. I am vew to your channel and so far love what I see. One (simple) thing I thought was being able to mark task items done which is something that I do not believe is supported with the new calendar. Notion is growing and this new app proves it. It's great! However, its the little things like being able to mark a task done that means the most to my productivity, but unfortunately I will have to wait for that functionality I suppose. Thanks for the great video. Definitely subscribing!

[@marcosruttimann9815]

Hey Simon, thanks for the introducction, however I tried to add my databses and when i try to seach them it appears blank as if I had no databases with the calendar view (Which I have), same happens the other way around when i opne the calendar view in my notion the button to open in calendar is missing. Do you know of a way to fix this or a way to contact notion to solve this?

[@accentontheoff]

Somebody needs to do a how-to a video for basic users. For someone who just needs a calendar and a task manager that talk to each other. No databases and all that. The problem with Notion (well according to me) is that it always seems like a massive learning curve. Also it has so much going it seems wrong to use it for simple things. Which is correct I think for it’s regular users but drives idiots like me away 😅

[@BetterCreating]

I feel you! Check out my task manager tutorial and free template video linked in the description in watch next. That could get you started, and I’ll work on a beginners guide to tasks and calendar in notion soon! :)

[@accentontheoff]

@@BetterCreating Superb :)

[@glamdragon]

@@BetterCreating Thank you from another idiot! 😉

[@zharriott2010]

Game changer. What a great update. Thank you!

[@miccullen]

I think the new Notion calendar might make this whole custom irregular non-recurring task-blocking task-blocks-with-subtasks system a bit easier. Well, hopefully it can be wrangled to do so 🙂

[@MichaelMoesslang]

At first I was thrilled that there is finally a real calendar in Notion for Mac. Unfortunately not in Notion but separately. But still. But when I loaded it, the big disappointment: No synchronization with Apple Calender! This makes Notion Calender practically worthless for me.

[@savethecreators]

Can't believe this done has finally arrived! Great presentation!

[@BetterCreating]

Thank you kindly!

[@fordgeher]

Is there any information or news on when Apple Calendar or Outlook will be integrated?

[@laggesna8471]

Is there anything planned for integration of Outlook/Microsoft accounts?

[@Smaffs59]

Simon, I can see how to create a link to my google calendars, but how do I get a native Notion calendar for a user? i.e how I use it without the need to link to Google. I get how you link to tasks or projects, how do you show a users availability.

[@cchurchlead]

Hi Simon, I came across a use case that might be worth suggesting to Notion for Notion Calendar. I have a task database with two views that I integrated into Notion Calendar as two separate calendars: one for open tasks and another for closed tasks. While I can move a task from the "Open Tasks" calendar to the "Closed Tasks" calendar, I wish the action would automatically update the "Done" checkbox or Kanban status to match the filters for the respective calendar. Could you suggest this to the Notion team? Alternatively, where should I submit a feature request for Notion to consider?

[@orvet]

Not sure yet. Need to fully understand the limitations and work arounds if needed. And also the benefits; are they enough of an improvement over my current setup. Too early to say but it will be interesting to explore it. Would like to hear more from you on the “creating Notion pages within a meeting booking” functionality. And as always, please do call out the cons, negatives and less than stellar bits. Thank you

[@BetterCreating]

Absolutely - I feel you - let’s see - but honestly - this is a great step in a great direction. I felt v positive from the demo from Raphael. Now we need to test it and I will absolutely share the cons and needed updates too! Thanks :)

[@batlantern18]

My only problem with Notion is that offline desktop sucks (same with a lot of other web apps). I wish Notion just made it sync to a local folder. I also wish Notion Calendar had an android app because i am a big android enthusiast.

[@BetterCreating]

Yeah the offline is always the main limitation - but I’ve found Notion overall my best option :)

[@batlantern18]

@@BetterCreating I found an alternative app called anytype, it does everything I want on all my devices and is local based.

[@victorynwefo5989]

04:43 Built in Availability Scheduling Feature: Notion - Calendly

[@weezyf775]

8:58 i'm curious how you reached this takeaway..? in my mind, notion has basic confirmed they have no desire to allow their users to sync notion with gcal. instead, they're pushing you to use their notion-cal as your primary and assisting the switch by permitting only a one-way sync.

[@BetterCreating]

That’s not exactly my message here. I can log in to Notion cal with Google cal and use as expected as your primary (I did this with Cron for a longtime) and now can see things aligned with Notion databases: it is Notion databases that get a two way sync yes, and yes, Google cal can’t be imported into Notion - but I can easily change items between Google cal and a database in Notion cal, and we can set busy blocks and other time blocking to work across both: for me this is better since I get usual Google cal functions, but with a better interface and my tasks and projects aligned there :)

[@romainlarue1381]

Very good for people who préfère scheduling task but need a todo list. And the ones who love todo list but need to schedule some items.

[@hiliaryholbrookstudios]

I'm having troubles with my Intel desktop version not allowing any updates or performance. But I am super excited for this launch!

[@BetterCreating]

Fingers crossed on that big fix - great start from Notion cal thou

[@Penario]

Quick question: I can sync from gCal -> Notion Calendar I can sync from Notion database -> Notion calendar But I can't seem to find out how to sync from gCal -> Notion database or from gCal -> Notion Calendar -> Notion Database. How do I do that? Context: I want to schedule events in gCal and have a view in my notion database so that I can have filters. I'm scheduling and moving around working-shifts. So far I use Zapier but I'd rather use something native. Thanks!

[@maxtaylor5568]

Have you figured out if there is a way to connect todoist tasks into the new Notion Calendar App? I'm new to both tools?

[@remcoiseenbelg]

Hi, I do understand your enthusiasm but how do I use it on my (Samsung) Phone? There is no App, is there? Thanks

[@SigurdRøed]

I have a question for you. What do you work with if you dont go to "the job" if you work at home

[@mreeee871]

OMG! at 8:10 on your task database, if purchased your template how and can do what you did? Drag the tasks between the status column? Please please reveal. :) Also, I am not seeing on the calendar what I have on my task data base, Did I missed to set something?

[@BetterCreating]

You need to create a calendar view in your tasks database organised by do date - not ‘do date formula’ - and filter where task is not done. Then connect that view to the notion cal. Should work from there :)

[@rosenbergbenadretti]

Nice video. A couple of things I can't do, if someone could help: - Is there a way to set my Notion app as the default Notion for when you hit a link? If I link an event to a notion page, it opens in my browser and I widh it would open inside my app - I added a database from notion into the calendar but I can't seem to be able to change the color of the blocs. Where can I set that up? Thanks!

[@reubendsilva2655]

Any idea when can we connect our Microsoft office calendar to Notion calendar?

[@jonbbradie]

Great start! When do you think it’ll be Apple calendar-synced? When iOS version drops?

[@charlotteheijmans1206]

Hi! Is there a way to have a month view on the phone app? I only see options for a 1, 2 or 3 day view. I'm really missing an overall view of your month..

[@Selocmr]

Hi there, I’m either not doing something or I just not looking but the calendar app does not run as per your picture. I have crones old set and I’ve updated ect ect and still have I’m lost to k.

[@SwiftDevbydoing]

I know we can add google calendar.. but is there no way to link this to my apple calendar?

[@ChiragCHD]

Hi Simon, Great video. But I am curious about your microphone setup at 4:37, with the rode wireless microphone + interview stick, How do you use it with your mac? I am unable to use it when directly plug into the 3.5mm port of my macbook pro. Really curious to know the solution.

[@vitororg]

What did you do to make an event appear as done? Like the event that appeared at 6:40 "TGMM Production... 10 - 11 AM"

[@BetterCreating]

Ah - I filtered the database calendar view that was feeding from Notion to Notion cal. First it was filtered to not show complete tasks, then I changed the filter to show complete tasks. Or I could simply change the status on that entry to in progress and it would show for example. Hope that helps!

[@summerchang]

Super helpful! Thank you Simon!

[@BetterCreating]

Glad it was helpful!

[@charles-ericdiby6561]

amazing video as always, thank you !

[@TheArtisticBiker]

I think they should have finished the sync and recurring events issues before they released it, as well as finished the apps for ios and Android where we ALL use it.

[@coleorloff]

Maybe I'm missing something, but it seems there's a major limitation if you have one central "events" database and use views of that across your different projects - as far as I can tell, Notion Calendar won't let you filter your calendar view, as you would create a filtered view within Notion currently. Either I can see *every* event or I have to choose to see nothing at the moment. I can't filter the events on a per-project basis.

[@BetterCreating]

I believe You can filter the source database view you have selected in Notion, and then it will adjust what is shown in calendar. I believe there is also a way / hack to show multiple instances of databases in calendar as different connections too… but working on that!

[@coleorloff]

Hmm. Haven't been able to figure that out. But I did try launching filtered calendars from Notion to Calendar with no luck. If you come up with anything keep us posted. Thanks for the great videos. @@BetterCreating

[@gabrielamichonska2274]

I can't add any notion's database to notion calendar although my notion's account is connected to the calendar, what should I do? I have the databases in a calendar view and yet they still do not show up after I click the button to add databases

[@noaccarmel]

It's an amazing tool, I love it. But the desktop Mac app makes other applications glitch and freeze, so I had to delete it, and now everything works fine again.

[@viragvojnits7071]

Sounds amazing! Will it be available on iPad? Currently it has the format of an iPhone app, which is not the most useful for me.

[@Plebiak]

hi, im not sure what im missing, but how do you apply a filter to the notion database linked, ie: only show completed tasks. in Notion Cal, or anything like that. thx

[@krzysztofomilian7295]

Wow, this update sounds incredible! I've been using Google Calendar for a while, but I'm really intrigued by Notion's new Calendar app. Could anyone share the key advantages of Notion's Calendar over Google Calendar? I'm particularly interested in features that enhance productivity and integration capabilities with other apps or platforms. Thanks!

[@BetterCreating]

Yes it’s good - I outline a few in the video (scheduling tool, navigation and multi calendar options etc)

[@Leighton_O_Fallamhain]

How do I create events that span over two days, but with specific ending and start time?

[@MYaooooooO]

The events sync from notion 1 database can only share one common event colour..hope that could be improved someday

[@mikaeltorres]

This is great! One question though: why can’t I see the iOS widgets anywhere??

[@tamaskiss3317]

Hello. This video is really amazing. Could you have a idea why the calendar menu do not appear at the app in my phone (I use android). Thanks

[@GigiLonelyPlanet]

Such high quality video! thank you. will definitely come back for info

[@BetterCreating]

Wonderful! Thanks!

[@BetterCreating]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CarlosBronze]

on 08:46 i thought the url was better-creating

[@董琪琪-g8v]

time 9:25, how do you manage to draw a dash/line to mean an event is complete

[@董琪琪-g8v]

oh, i figured. it is a meeting

[@BetterCreating]

Ah yeah - it’s a meeting invite in Google :)

[@arcticfoxstudio]

Thank you for the consice review and showing real usage of it 🥰 very helpful

[@BetterCreating]

You’re welcome 😊

[@kimcramer]

Is it possible to get subtasks to show up on the Calendar in Notion?

[@cchelseag]

How am I able to get notion calendar on my iPad Pro?

[@mike_qbik]

Only Google Calendar support? Can it show my Mac iCal data?

[@DevlexOnline]

Hey, I love this Notion Calendar, especially the "booking" functionality. Did anyone knows if there are any plan to also integrate an Outlook Calendar? For my business stuff I use Microsoft 365, including the Outlook Calendar... I had it also as "read only" in my google calendar included, but during the read only part, the booking functionality is a bit useless for me 😞

[@srinivasib1774]

Hey, great video as usual! I just wanted to know how your calendars have so many different colours - it seems like the options the app gives is very limited.

[@BetterCreating]

Thanks! Yes - those colours are related to my Google cal account options. I believe you can also select a colour for each Notion view you link from Notion. To technically you could link for example a do date calendar for tasks and the same database but from a deadline view: and see both on the calendar in different colours. :)

[@srinivasib1774]

Ah that's going to be useful. Thanks again!@@BetterCreating

[@inmotion3438]

Why no option for the stand alone calendar without link to the google's one?

[@BetterCreating]

I would think that will come once Notion goes further in a future update. Make With Notion Summit is coming in October - I would hope we can expect some announcements! 🤞🤗

[@DanBuell]

Can we integrate Outlook and Microsoft 365 accounts into Notion Calendar?

[@Archontides]

Thanks for the video ! My google tasks won't sync with notion calendar. Do you know if there is a way to sync them ?

[@Diego_Cabrera]

I love your editing. What software are you using for screen recoding?

[@BetterCreating]

Thanks my friend. My editors all use premier and after effects I believe: and we designed the look and feel together. If I edit myself - I use Final Cut and drop in rendered animations from after effects. :)

[@jeansteenfelber898]

Hi Simon - just started to use Notion and your videos helps a lot - keep them coming. Is i possible to integrate Outlook calendar and apple calendar at the same time. I’m only using Notion on my iPad Pro…

[@BetterCreating]

Great suggestion! We all want that! currently thou - I don't think Notion is offering it... yet! send them a request! :)

[@changeeverythingthemovemen6042]

Is there a way to use this the way we would use AddEvent? To share an event our course schedule with people who can then add it to their calendars?

[@beacomedian]

It makes some sense that they'd have to pick which of multiple date fields you'd want to have on the calendar, but for now it's a little clunky, and I'm in a situation where the Notion DB Calendar supports multiple start/end date fields for Timeline views, which I take advantage of, and then the Notion Calendar App only supports one date field so all my DBs aren't displayed properly... I'm going to hold off for a bit before reconfiguring my DBs and hope they add that support.

[@danie7kovacs]

Was super excited for this but after having played around with it for a few hours it is really disappointing. It's not bad, but, as it is now, it is your generic calendar app without any meaningful Notion integration. I'd have honestly preferred a revamped calendar view within Notion with Google and iCal integration.

[@BetterCreating]

Fair enough! I’m very happy to see I can view Notion databases alongside my Google cal schedule. And that they can block each other as busy. This is a great new feature for me for time blocking. Also great not having to duplicate my publishing schedule into Google.

[@7Bloodfire]

You said you couldn't drag items across weeks in Google Calendar for years, but......I have been able to very easily, lol. I love that Notion's calendar is more fully capable now, though. Very amazing to have it expanded.

[@myouniverse0613]

How? I can't do it either.

[@7Bloodfire]

@myouniverse0613 When using a computer screen and mouse, just click and hold the item like you would to drag it to other time slots, but drag it over to the end of the week and keep holding it there for a second or two. That hold/delay tells it you're moving it to the next week, and the whole week changes. You then either drop it right there, or move it to the proper day you want in that week. Same thing when using a phone or tablet, but you just press the item and hold it and then drag it to the end of the week or to the start of the week. Don't let it go, just keep holding it for a second or two, and the calendar will flip forward or backward depending on which side of the calendar you're holding it on. I've never had an issue moving items cuz of that trick. ❤️ I hope that helps.

[@analeticiaworkman5425]

@BetterCreating Hi Simon, will you be covering how to fully integrate the calendar app into your LifeOS template?

[@BetterCreating]

Yes I will: first: I need to work on it and find the best and easiest approach. But if you want to start: the simplest way is to create a new calendar view in the tasks database by the ‘do date’ property, filter for all but the done tasks and then click open in calendar. You can then time block tasks in Notion cal! Thanks and I’m getting on this over the next months ready for the 2024 life OS update :)

[@maria_tsamadou]

I already use it. Finally, it was the most pleasant surprise.

[@BetterCreating]

Love it.

[@jenniferlafaso6982]

Anyone know how I can get my page icons from my database to show in my Notion Calendar app?

[@brittanyalleyne9760]

It would be amazing if the Calendar application could allow for Microsoft Calendar integration as well.... the booking link is amazing.

[@BetterCreating]

Fingers crossed they find a way to allow it to be an integration and do it!

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

I’m HERE for the iPad Mini Pro!

[@BetterCreating]

Me too - hope it’s good this year!

[@ThatMarkGilroy]

@@BetterCreating Sorry buddy, commented on the wrong video there didn't I! This was/is awesome though - thanks for putting together such a rich guide so quickly after release. 😁

[@Patrick76399]

Will Notion acquire a whiteboard/infinite canvas app so we will eventually have a standalone Notion Canvas app that will compete with Obsidian and Scrintal?

[@SandraEarleRusso]

Only one problem they think the week starts on Sunday. Why do some calendars do that? I am not sure I can work with calendar that doesn't know that Monday is the beginning of a work week. It is also very pale font or my eyes are just too old. I will try it out though.

[@BetterCreating]

Pretty sure you can change this to Monday - you can in Notion databases anyways

[@SandraEarleRusso]

@@BetterCreating thanks for that Simon. I will have a play on the weekend and see if I can. It may be possible but then we need to add me to the equation to see if it is possible for me.

[@LifeGameDesign]

YEEEEESSS WEVE NEEDED THIS!!!

[@BetterCreating]

Hazaar!

[@vitorhupalo3035]

Thank you, Simon. I wonder if I can share a link to my calendar?

[@JacobSorgenfri]

How do you get your “Better Creating” mail to appear in the sidebar? I also have a business mail associated with my Notion for the team, but I can’t use that on the Notion Calendar, because it’s only for Gmail. So how do you do that?

[@StellaThyme]

Sounds great!!

[@BetterCreating]

It's going to be big I think when people realise the potential it now offers. + so much more intuitive and accessible to use than Google Cal on a basic calendar app level

[@enjoyette]

Neat! Thanks for the guide!

[@BetterCreating]

No worries - you are welcome!

[@YassineFernaneGo]

I can't see tasks when trying to add "add notion database". I see only projects/sprint etc

[@YassineFernaneGo]

i found it, i had to add the calendar view in the database part

[@BetterCreating]

Yes, you have to add a calendar view to your database :)

[@lestudioabc]

So far the experience is somewhat of a miss for me. Only one of my calendar databases is showing out of 3 or 4. I'm comfortable with Notion but I can't figure out what is the problem. Is anyone experiencing this issue?

[@blacksheep_77]

an odd working question: connected a Notion database with a calendar. This database has 3 date fields. Notion calendar is looking at the property that I use to record time, not the actual due date property. Anyone know where I would select which date property Notion should be using to send to Calendar?

[@beacomedian]

I think you have to have a calendar view that specifically works from the field you want. Once you have that in Notion, you can use the "Open in Calendar" button from that view.