pastecalHelp
Everything about pastecal, in one page.
Quick start
pastecal is a shared calendar with no login required. Anyone with the link can use it.
- Add eventsClick any day and type, or press ⌘ E and type something like
Practice Tuesday 5pm. - Save & sharePress Save & share and pick a name. Until then the calendar is a draft, saved only in this browser.
- Send the linkCopy the link from Share and send it. Use the edit link for helpers and the view-only link for everyone else.
Link types
Every calendar has several links. Find them in Share.
| Link | Looks like | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Edit link | pastecal.com/<name> | Anyone with it can view and edit. Share it only with people who help run the calendar. |
| View-only link | pastecal.com/view/<id> | People can view but not edit. They see every change. You can rename it. |
| This view | Any link plus ?date=YYYY-MM-DD&view=day|week|month|year|agenda | Opens on a date and view. For a custom range use &view=custom&dur=3&unit=weeks|months. Example: ?date=2026-03-01&view=custom&dur=3&unit=weeks |
| Calendar feed | pastecal.com/view/<id>.ics | Shows events in Google, Apple or Outlook calendar. View only. Google refreshes every few hours. |
| Feed with edit access | Feed made from the edit link | Same as the feed, but it carries the edit link. |
| Embed | <iframe> snippet | Puts the calendar on a website. Uses the view-only link. |
Careful: a feed with edit access contains your edit link. Anyone who gets the feed can edit. Use the plain feed unless you need it.
Embed snippet:
<iframe src="https://pastecal.com/view/<id>" width="100%" height="600" style="border:0"></iframe>
Features
- Templates. Start from a ready-made calendar, like Shared space, Who's out, Family, Sports team, Volunteer shifts, Guest visits or Club or class, instead of a blank one.
- Type your events. Press ⌘ E (Ctrl E on Windows) and write it the way you'd say it:
Practice Tuesday 5pm. - Colors and labels. Give events a color and a label to tell groups apart.
- Search and color filters. Search by text, or filter to one or more colors.
- Notes. Add details to any event: places, links, who brings snacks.
- Activity. See recent changes and undo any of them.
- Stats. Basic stats are free. Pro adds more.
- Settings. This calendar applies to everyone who opens the calendar. Only me applies only on this device: first day of week, time format, date format, start hour, default view and theme.
- Dark mode. Set the theme to light, dark or auto under Settings, in Only me.
- Delete without confirming. Deleting is instant. An undo toast appears so you can bring it back.
- Daily backups. Calendars are backed up every day they change.
Privacy & locking
- Calendars are unlisted: they don't appear in any directory.
- Edit links are kept out of search engines.
- Only people with a link can open a calendar. For a private one, pick a hard-to-guess name.
- To stop anyone else from editing, Pro locks editing to you and the people you choose.
On your phone
pastecal works in any phone browser. Nothing to install.
To see events in your phone's own calendar, with its reminders, open Share and choose Add to a calendar app: Google, Apple or Outlook. Changes show up on their own. Google checks every few hours.
Click the pastecal logo to jump between calendars you've opened on this device, or to start a new one.
Keyboard shortcuts
- ⌘ E
- Add an event by typing (Ctrl E on Windows)
- ⌘ Z
- Undo your last change (Ctrl Z on Windows)
- Esc
- Close a popup or panel
Contact
Most answers are on this page. For the rest:
- Questions and ideas: ask on GitHub Discussions. Other people may have the same question.
- Something broken: open an issue with what you did and what happened.
- Billing: click the pastecal logo, then Manage billing to change or cancel Pro.
- A calendar that shouldn't be public: report it.