Add to calendar link generator

Short answer: fill in your event and copy the links: one for Google Calendar, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365 and Yahoo, plus a shareable page where people choose their own calendar and an HTML button for your site or newsletter. It is free, needs no account and runs in your browser.

What an add to calendar link is

An add to calendar link opens a calendar with your event already filled in. The person clicks it, checks the details and presses save. It needs no file and no app, which makes it the easiest way to get an event into someone's calendar from an email, a website, a newsletter or a chat message.

Which link to use

• Shareable page: one link for everyone. It shows the event and lets each person pick Google, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365, Yahoo or an .ics file for Apple Calendar. Use this when you do not know which calendar people use.
• Google, Outlook.com, Microsoft 365, Yahoo links: open that calendar directly. Use them when you know the audience, for example a company that all uses Microsoft 365.
• .ics file: the file for Apple Calendar and anything else. Press "Download .ics file" next to the fields.

Apple Calendar has no web link that adds an event, so a link for iPhone and Mac users has to be a file. The shareable page offers it with one button.

Add a button to your website or newsletter

Copy the HTML from the box and paste it where you want the button. It is a normal link with a little styling, so it works in a web page, in most email tools and in a CMS that accepts HTML. It points to the shareable page. You can change the button text, and you can turn off the small "made with Yotei" line under the button.

How the shareable page works

The event is written into the link itself: its title, time, place and notes are part of the address. The page that opens reads them and shows the event. Nothing is saved on a server, so there is no account, no tracking of who opens it and nothing to delete later. The downside is that the link can get long. Keep notes short for links you send in chat.

Tips

• Set the time zone to the one the event happens in, so everyone sees the right hour.
• Add the meeting link in the "Link" field rather than in the notes, so it stays clickable.
• Open each link once yourself before you send it.
• For a list of events, make one link per event, or make a file with the Text to ICS page.

When people send you events instead

Plans often arrive as a screenshot, a chat or a PDF you cannot copy from. Yotei is a Windows and Mac app that reads the event from your screen: press a shortcut, drag a box around it, check the details and confirm. It adds the event to Google Calendar, Outlook or iCloud directly. See how Yotei works, or test it yourself in your browser.

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FAQ

How do I make an add to calendar link?

Fill in the event and copy the link for the calendar you want. Paste it in an email, a web page or a message.

Does the link work for Apple Calendar?

Apple has no link format for adding an event, so use the shareable page, which offers an .ics file, or send the file.

Is an account needed?

No. Nothing is stored on a server, and people who open the link do not need an account with Yotei either.

Can I use the button in a newsletter?

Yes. The button is a plain HTML link. Paste it into any email tool that accepts HTML.

What if my event repeats?

Choose a repeat under "More options". Google Calendar and the .ics file support it, and the shareable page carries it along.

Is the "made with Yotei" line required?

No. It is on by default and you can switch it off with the checkbox next to the button text.