With iOS 26, a screenshot of an event can show an Add to Calendar button on supported iPhones. If you work on a Windows PC or a Mac, you have probably wondered where the same button is on your computer.

Disclosure. I made Yotei, a Windows and Mac app that does this on a computer. It appears once, with its limits. The rest of this guide holds for any tool.

The short answer

  • On an iPhone that supports Apple Intelligence and runs iOS 26, taking a screenshot of an event can offer to add it to Calendar.
  • I found no built-in equivalent in Windows 11 or macOS.
  • On a computer you use a separate app, a browser extension, an AI chat that makes a calendar file, or you type it in.

What iOS 26 does

Coverage of the feature, including reports from The Verge and iDropNews, describes the same flow: take a screenshot, and when the screen shows an event, an Add to Calendar option appears. Tapping it shows a preview of the detected event, which you can edit before adding it. Apple's feature needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence, so older iPhones do not get it. Details can change between iOS versions, so check Apple's own pages for the current behaviour.

Why your computer has no button

The iOS feature belongs to the phone's system software and its on-device features. Windows and macOS have their own screenshot tools, but I found no equivalent step that reads an event from the image and adds it to a calendar. If that changes, it will be worth checking again.

What to use on Windows and Mac

  • Type it in. Free and always works, and slow when plans arrive all day.
  • Copy the text. If the event is text in a chat or email, paste it into a new event. The free text to .ics tool turns a pasted sentence into a calendar file.
  • A browser extension or a web tool. Several exist. Check what they store and where they send your screenshot.
  • An app that reads your screen. This is the closest match to the iPhone button. Yotei works like that on Windows and Mac: press a shortcut, drag a box around the event, check what it read and confirm. It adds the event to Google Calendar, Outlook or iCloud, adds nothing before you confirm and deletes the screenshot when you confirm or within 48 hours. The free plan has 10 automatic readings a month, and you can try it in your browser at the demo.

A comparison of the other apps is in our screenshot to calendar app guide.

The same checks apply everywhere

Whether the event comes from an iPhone, a PC or a Mac, read the date and time before you confirm. Date order and time zones cause most wrong entries. See date formats explained.

How I made this guide

The description of the iOS 26 feature comes from published coverage (The Verge and iDropNews), read on 10 November 2026, not from my own iPhone, so I describe it in general terms. My statement that Windows 11 and macOS have no built-in equivalent is based on what I could find and not on a test of every release. I used no affiliate links. Corrections: support@yotei.win.

FAQ

Which iPhones get the iOS 26 screenshot to calendar feature?

Coverage says it needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence. Check Apple's pages for the list.

Does Windows have a screenshot to calendar feature?

Not that I could find. The Snipping Tool takes the screenshot, but you then add the event yourself or use another tool.

Does a Mac have one?

I found no built-in equivalent on macOS either. Apps like Yotei fill the gap on both systems.

Is there a free option?

Yes. Typing it in, pasting the text, or the free .ics tool are free, and Yotei has a free plan of 10 readings a month.