As promised, i’ll teach you how to sync Google Calendar with Thunderbird today. Now you can sync your Thunderbird with Google Calendar by using Provider for Google Calender add-on. So to sync Google Calendar with Thunderbird you need to install one more plugin for your Thunderbird.
Below is the steps to sync Google Calendar with Thunderbird:-
- Download and Install Thunderbird plugin – Provider for Google Calendar
- If you have no Calendar running, you can skip step 2, 3 and 4. If you already have your current Calendar running, you need to export your Calendar. Go to your Thunderbird Calendar view, click on File -> Export Calendar -> Select your Calendar -> enter a name for the export file and select iCalendar (.ics) at “Save as type:”
- Now, login to your Google Calendar and go to the Left Side bar -> My Calendar -> Click on “Add” and Select “Import Calendar”
- Click on Browse -> select the .ics file you just export out from your Thunderbird -> Choose your calendar and click “Import”
- Go to “Settings” at the top left corner -> Click on “Calendar” Tab -> Click on your calendar name -> Look for Private Adress and copy the url for XML (Right Click -> Copy Link Location).
Google Calendar Settings
Select your calendar
Google Calendar Private Address for XML - Go to Thunderbird -> File -> New -> Calendar
- 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
- Now enter a name for your Calendar and choose your calendar Color and mark if you need the alarm for all your imported event and click “Next” -> “Finish”
- Now, You will be prompt to enter your Google Calendar login, enter your login.
- Done, your Thunderbird should be sync with Google Calendar by now.
** You must have Thunderbird version 2.0 and above to run Calendar add-ons. If you have not install Calendar add-on, you can learn it from from my previous post – How to add calendar in Thunderbird
Step 2 Thunderbird 12 Calendar does not have the option under File -> Export Calendar
Open the Thunderbird
Click on Events and Tasks -> Export
Select the calendar you want to export and click OK.
Specify the filename of the exported calendar and file location
Step 3 Google Calendar does not have “Import Calendar” under My Calendars but under Other calendars
Really helps a lot, Having a hard time at first but manage to sync my Google Calendar to my Thunder Bird. KUDOS! for the tutorial…
I got to sync my events at sunbird to Google Calendar but failed to sync my google calendar to sunbird. It says the google calendar is momentarily unavailable. What is the problem?
For number 7 above, in place of google calendar, I have these choices: icalendar (ICS), CalDAV, Sun Java System Calendar Server (WCAP) which should I check?
Thank you ever so much! Worked beautifully! :0))
Great help!!!
Thanx a lot.