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Import & export

KashCal reads and writes standard .ics calendar files. Use them to move events in or out, or to keep a copy of a calendar.

Import an .ics file​

  1. Open Settings. Under Backup & restore, tap Import events from file, and pick an .ics file.
  2. KashCal shows a preview of the events it found, with titles, dates and locations.
  3. Choose the calendar to import into. The list shows only calendars you can write to.
  4. Tap Import. For a file with one event, the sheet is titled Add Event and the button is Add.

When the import finishes, KashCal shows how many events it added, for example "Imported 42 events".

Events in the file that have no reminder get your default alerts, the same as events you create in KashCal. Reminders set in the file are kept.

Open or share a file into KashCal​

Open an .ics file from your file manager or an email attachment and choose KashCal, or share the file to KashCal from another app. The same import preview opens.

Import into a device calendar​

The calendar list can also show writable calendars from other apps on your phone:

  • From Settings, it shows every writable device calendar once KashCal has calendar permission.
  • From a file you open or share into KashCal, it shows only the device calendars you turned on. See Device calendars.

When an import doesn't start​

KashCal shows an error instead of the preview when:

  • the file can't be read,
  • the file isn't a valid calendar file, or
  • the file has no events.

If you have no calendar you can write to, the preview shows "No writable calendars available" and Import stays disabled.

Repeating events and files from other apps​

A repeating event arrives as one linked series. Occurrences that were changed on their own land as exceptions attached to the series, the same way they would if you'd edited them in KashCal.

Some apps export events with a missing or empty unique ID. KashCal gives each of those events its own ID, so they import as separate events and aren't folded into one series.

Every imported event gets a fresh ID. Importing the same file twice adds a second copy and doesn't overwrite the first.

Export to .ics​

To export your whole local calendar:

  1. Open Settings. Under Backup & restore, tap Export Local calendar.
  2. KashCal writes the calendar's events to an .ics file and opens the system share sheet, so you can save the file or send it.

If the calendar has no events, KashCal shows "No events to export" and writes no file.

To export one event, open it, tap the menu, and choose Export as .ics. This works for device calendar events too.

Import vs. subscribe​

Importing copies events once into a calendar you can edit. For a feed that keeps updating itself, such as holidays or sports, use a calendar feed subscription.