With Mailfence Calendar, Mailfence strives to make the internet a safer place.

That is why we didn’t stop at just a secure and private email solution. Instead, we developed a complete suite of tools which includes:

• Emails
• Calendar and Polls
• Documents
• Contacts
• Groups

This guide will give you an introduction to Mailfence Calendar and its different functionalities.

What is Mailfence Calendar?

Mailfence Calendar is a powerful online calendar application that allows you to schedule, manage, and track your meetings & events.

With Mailfence Calendar you can:

• Manage your personal calendar
• Share your calendar with members of Mailfence Groups
• Share your calendar publicly (Public access)
• Access other calendars: calendars of Mailfence Groups members, group calendars, or external calendars (from other providers)

You can access your Mailfence Calendar via our web interface, our mobile app (iOS and Android), or third-party calendar applications on desktops and smartphones using CalDAV or ActiveSync. Your calendar data is also protected by encryption at rest, ensuring it stays secure even in storage.

What are the main features of the Mailfence secure online Calendar?

You can use Mailfence Calendar as a personal calendar. The main features include but are not limited to:

• Adding an event
• Adding an “all day” event
• View event details
• Duplicate an event
• Repeat an event (with or without recurrence)
• Set an event color
• Manage availability: busy, free, tentative, out of office
• Create private events
• Create reminders via email or SMS (SMS reminders are available to paying users only)
• Tag events
• Add event comments
• Subscribe to your calendar via RSS
• Search in your calendar based on different search criteria
• Create and manage Polls
• Schedule meetings with external participants using standard iTIP/iMIP methods

In the settings, you can:

• Change your time zone
• Modify the default event duration
• Change the calendar resolution.

A detailed list of these features and settings can be found in our online documentation.

Using Mailfence Calendar on the Mobile App

Mailfence Calendar is also available on your phone. You can create, edit, and manage events, recurring appointments, and calendar settings directly from the Mailfence mobile app. For full details, see An Introduction to the Mailfence Mobile App.

Syncing Your Calendar with Other Apps

Mailfence Calendar supports standard protocols, so you can sync your events with the third-party calendar application of your choice.

CalDAV allows two-way, real-time synchronization of your calendar with desktop and mobile applications. CalDAV is available on all Mailfence plans, including the free plan. Compatible applications include:

• Apple Calendar (macOS and iOS)
• Mozilla Thunderbird (via TBSync or similar add-ons)
• DAVx⁵ (Android)
• eM Client
• Microsoft Outlook (via the CalDav Synchronizer plugin)

Your CalDAV configuration URL can be found in your account under Settings → Account → My connection settings.

ActiveSync lets you synchronize your calendar (along with email and contacts) directly with your smartphone’s built-in apps. ActiveSync is available for Entry plan members and above.

Public calendar access: you can publish your calendar via an iCal link so that anyone – even people without a Mailfence account – can view your events. This is useful for publishing a team schedule, an events page, or your availability.

Note:  Mailfence Calendar offers only one personal calendar.  However, there is an easy workaround if you want to manage different personal calendars. Use group calendars as additional calendars for personal use. You can learn more about Mailfence Groups here.

Didn’t find what you were looking for? Check our Knowledge Base and our Documentation for a comprehensive guide on the Mailfence Calendar.