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When you’re back in Thunderbird, select On the Network > iCalendar (ICS), enter the Location, i.e. In the example above, the calendar is actually private. Note: The ICAL ICS link only works if the calendar is public. Now look for the Calendar Address and click the ICAL button. Open the Google Calendar web interface, expand My Calendars, click the arrowhead next to one of the calendars, and select Calendar settings. Let’s say you just want to view one of your Google Calendars. However, you will need the calendar’s iCal address.

How to Add a Public Google CalendarĪs mentioned above, you don’t need Provider for Google Calendar to add public calendars. You should now see Lightning populated with your Google Calendar events. Once you’re logged into your Google account, you should see a list of your Google Calendars.Ĭheck the calendars you want to add, click Next, wait for the confirmation that Your calendar has been created, and click Finish. In the following window (Locate your calendar) you either have to provide your Google email address, log into your account, and grant Provider for Google Calendar permission to manage your calendars OR if you have previously done that you can pick an existing Google session. You can still add public Google Calendars using the iCalendar (ICS) format, which offers read-only access (see below). Note: The Google Calendar option is only available after installing Provider for Google Calendar. Add a Private Google CalendarĬhoose On the Network > Google Calendar to add your own Google Calendar/s or Google Calendars shared with you. Select the latter to add a Google Calendar. To add a new calendar, right-click into the empty space below your existing calendar/s and select New Calendar… You can choose between On My Computer or On the Network. Per default, you’ll see a Home calendar in Lightning. Click the calendar icon to open the Lightning Calendar tab. With Lightning installed, you should see the Lightning Calendar icon at the top right, next to the Tasks icon. To complete the installation, you’ll have to restart Thunderbird. Download the add-on/s you need, expand the cog icon, select Install Add-on From File…, browse to the download location, Open the add-on installation file, and click Install Now. Note: If all you want is to read access to a public calendar, you only need Lightning.įirst, open the Thunderbird Tools Menu (hamburger icon) and under Add-ons > Extensions check whether you still need to install Lightning. Provider for Google Calendar connects Lightning with Google Calendar for bi-directional read and write access. Lightning (pre-packaged as of Thunderbird 38) adds a Sunbird-type calendar to Thunderbird. Google Calendar integration requires two Thunderbird add-ons: