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© Thomas Barwick/Getty Images You can sync your Google Calendar to Outlook on a Mac or PC. Thomas Barwick/Getty Images

  • You can sync your Google Calendar to the Outlook desktop app for Mac by adding your Google account and PC by importing your calendar.
  • You can also sync your Google Calendar to your Outlook.com account.
  • If you have a paid G Suite account, you can use the G Suite Sync for Microsoft Outlook tool.
  • Outlook can automatically sync with a Google Calendar when you use Outlook on mobile devices for iOS and Android operating systems.

If you use Outlook and Google calendars to manage your life, syncing them is critical to avoiding conflicts and ensuring you don't miss planned events or calls.

The Google Calendar app helps you spend less time managing your schedule and more time enjoying it. Available on Android, iPhone and iPad. As for the app, it’s available for free for Android and iOS. That means no matter if you need to manage or view your Google Calendar in a web browser or mobile app, you’re covered since. It should be noted, however, that there is not a Google Calendar app for Windows 10 or Mac OS computers. Apple Calendar is preinstalled on any iOS device.

How you add a Google Calendar to your Outlook account depends on what platform you're using. You can import your calendar, add your entire Google account to your Microsoft desktop app, or add a calendar while logged into your Outlook account.

If you want to sync your Google Calendar to Outlook, here are three ways to do it.

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How to sync your Google Calendar on Outlook.com

1. Open Google Calendar.

2. In the left-hand column, hover over the calendar you want to add to Outlook.

3. Click the three dots beside the calendar.

4. Select 'Settings and sharing.'

© Abbey White/Business Insider You can only add one Google Calendar to Outlook at a time, though you can sync as many as you want. Abbey White/Business Insider

5. On the Settings page, scroll to the 'Integrate calendar' section

6. Copy the 'Secret address in iCal format' link.

© Abbey White/Business Insider This link will be pasted into Outlook. Abbey White/Business Insider

7. Log in to Outlook.com and click the calendar icon in the left sidebar.

© Abbey White/Business Insider This icon will be to the left of your Inbox folders list. Abbey White/Business Insider

8. Click 'Add calendar.'

9. Choose 'Subscribe from the web' in the left-hand column.

10. Paste the 'Secret address in iCal format' link.

11. Title the calendar and then click 'Import.'

© Abbey White/Business Insider If you don't title the calendar you won't be able to import it. Abbey White/Business Insider

How to sync your Google Calendar on Outlook for Windows

1. Go to https://calendar.google.com.

2. Click on the gear icon in the upper-right.

© Abbey White/Business Insider You can find this option in the upper-right next to your profile icon and the month dropdown. Abbey White/Business Insider

3. Select 'Settings' from the drop-down menu that appears.

4. Choose 'Import & Export' in the left sidebar.

5. Select 'Export' to download a zipped .ics file of your Calendar content.

© Abbey White/Business Insider A downloading link should appear at the bottom of your browser screen. Abbey White/Business Insider

6. Launch Microsoft Outlook.

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7. Click 'File' in the upper menu bar.

8. Select Open & Export from the left sidebar.

9. Click the 'Import/Export' option.

© Abbey White/Business Insider The third icon down features green and blue arrows. Abbey White/Business Insider

10. In the pop-up window that appears, click 'Import an iCalendar (.ics) or vCalendar file (.vcs)' before selecting 'Next.'

© Abbey White/Business Insider This is the file format that matches your Google Calendar download. Abbey White/Business Insider

11. In the file window, locate and select the zipped folder you downloaded for Google Calendar before clicking 'Open.'

12. Choose 'Import' in the window that appears to bring your Google Calendar items into your Microsoft Calendar. You can also choose to create a new calendar in Outlook.

© Abbey White/Business Insider Your Google Calendar will not be visible in Microsoft Outlook. Abbey White/Business Insider

How to sync your Google Calendar on Outlook for Mac

1. Launch Microsoft Outlook.

2. Click on 'Outlook' in the top toolbar.

3. Select 'Preferences' from the drop-down menu.

© Abbey White/Business Insider This option will be directly beneath 'About Outlook.' Abbey White/Business Insider

4. Choose 'Accounts.'

© Abbey White/Business Insider This section stores all the accounts you have connected to Outlook. Abbey White/Business Insider

5. Click on the '+' icon at the bottom of the left sidebar.

© Abbey White/Business Insider This will let you add or create a new account. Abbey White/Business InsiderMac

6. Select 'New Account.'

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7. In the login window that appears, enter the Gmail account associated with the Google Calendar you want to sync then press 'Continue.'

© Abbey White/Business Insider The email doesn't have to be associated with Microsoft Outlook. Abbey White/Business Insider

8. Choose 'Continue' to authorize your Gmail account to be synced to the Microsoft Cloud.

9. A new browser window will open with a list of your Google Accounts. Select the email account you want to sync to Outlook.

© Abbey White/Business Insider Choose the Google account you want to sync. Abbey White/Business Insider

1o. On the next page, click 'Allow' to authorize Microsoft Apps & Services to have access to your Google Calendar.

11. Select 'Open Microsoft Account' in the pop-up window that appears.

12. Click 'Done' after your account has been added.

13. Click the Calendar icon at the bottom of Outlook's left sidebar to see your Google Calendar events in your Microsoft Calendar.

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Are you a Google Calendar Desktop Mac user? Do you want to use your google calendar on your mac desktop? Informant for macOS is a great way to accomplish that. We have answered a number of questions about setting up google calendar accounts with Informant for macOS. Here is a post that can help you with the best options.

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Two options are presented here. It is important to note that you should not set up both of these options or you will end up with duplicate calendar entries.

Option 1:

Setup Your Google Calendar on your Mac
using Informant for macOS and Informant Sync Service

Step 1: Download & Install Informant for macOS

Step 2: Open Informant for macOS

Step 3: Setup Google Calendar Account within Informant

  1. Click Informant menu>>Add Sync Account…
  2. Click the “+” button on the bottom of the Account list
  3. Select Google Calendar
  4. Follow the setup Instructions in the app

Option 2:

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Setup Your Google Calendar on your Mac
using Native Data Option

Informant for macOS can access your native Apple Calendar data on your Mac. If you need to see your Google Calendar data in both Apple Calendar and in Informant (or if, for instance, you want to use Apple Data Detectors for calendar data but still manage your calendar data inside Informant), then you can set up your Apple Calendar to sync with Google and then you can manage your Apple Calendar data from within Informant.

Step 1: Download & Install Informant for macOS

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Step 2: Set up Apple Calendar to sync with your Google Calendar.

  1. On your Mac, click the Apple icon in top left corner and choose System Preferences
  2. Click the Internet Accounts option.
  3. On the left side of the Accounts tab, click Add or select Google
  4. Select Google Continue.
  5. To add your Google account information, follow the steps on the screen.
  6. On the Accounts tab, use “Refresh Calendars” to choose how often you want Apple Calendar and Google Calendar to sync.

Step 3: Open Informant

Step 4: Go to Preferences and make sure the option to “Include Calendar App Events” is checked

Likewise, you can set up Apple Calendar to sync to other services as well (like Exchange) and Informant can read/write that data as well.

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Learn more about accessing Google Calendar on your mac desktop using Informant for macOS

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