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Use Notion Dates Without Google Calendar

Publish Notion dates to Apple Calendar or connect Outlook without a Google account. Understand the difference between Notion Calendar and Notion to Calendar.

You can view Notion database dates in Apple Calendar or Outlook without connecting a Google account to Notion to Calendar. Choose a read-only iCal subscription, or a Premium direct Outlook connection for supported two-way edits.

The standalone Notion Calendar app is a different product. Its current product page lists Google, Outlook and Apple iCloud calendars. Our older article treated Google as its only calendar option; that description is outdated. Provider support and account sign-in requirements are separate questions.

Apple Calendar without Google

Sign in to Notion to Calendar with Notion, choose a database with dates, and subscribe to its iCal URL in Apple Calendar. No Google authorization is needed for that feed.

The subscription is read-only. You edit in Notion and Apple Calendar fetches changes on its own schedule. Use the Apple Calendar setup guide for the current steps.

Outlook without Google

You have two routes:

  • iCal subscription: add the URL in Outlook. The feed needs no Google or Microsoft authorization to Notion to Calendar; your Outlook account subscribes to it.
  • Premium direct connection: authorize Microsoft, choose a writable Outlook calendar, and enable two-way mode for supported edits to linked Notion events. Direct connections remain labeled beta.

Follow the Outlook setup guide. Workplace restrictions can affect account authorization and external subscriptions; check the options your organization permits.

Use more than one calendar app

The same iCal URL can be read by compatible apps. Premium supports several Calendar Links with different fields or filters, and Google and Outlook direct connections can coexist with those feeds. That does not make every destination bidirectional: the iCal subscription never writes back to Notion.

Anyone who has a feed URL can read the events it publishes. Share it with intended recipients and review the selected fields before distributing it.

Start with one free calendar feed, or compare the available sync tools.

Ready to sync your Notion database with your calendar?