Calendar Types

Choose Your Source Model Fast

Use this page to choose a source based on editability, sync model, and operational complexity. Start with one source that matches your immediate workflow, then add others only when needed.

Decision Matrix

Need	Start Here	Why
Editable markdown-backed events	Full Note Calendar	Best for rich event metadata and file-level control
Compact planning in daily notes	Daily Note Calendar	Fast, lightweight, and daily-note-native
Planning in Journals Day entries	Journals Calendar	Uses a selected Journals Day journal's normal note creation behavior
External calendar sync	Google Calendar, Google Tasks, Outlook Calendar, CalDAV, CalDAV Tasks, ICS	Connect existing external schedules and task lists
Tasks as schedulable blocks	Tasks Plugin Integration	Pull tasks into calendar planning flow
Read-only table/bases source	Obsidian Bases Calendar	Display data-oriented calendar views
Tasks from TaskNotes	TaskNotes Integration	Sync scheduled tasks from the TaskNotes plugin
Offline public holidays	Holidays Calendar	Quick offline-first lookup of public and bank holidays

Source Directory

Local editable: Full Note, Daily Note, Journals

Remote/external: ICS, CalDAV, CalDAV Tasks, Google, Google Tasks, Outlook Integrations: Tasks, TaskNotes, Bases, ActivityWatch, Holidays

Related Sections

• Settings and Customization
• Working with Events
• Troubleshooting

Compact index: Full Note · Daily Note · Journals · ICS · CalDAV · CalDAV Tasks · Google · Google Tasks · Outlook · Holidays · Tasks · TaskNotes · Bases · ActivityWatch · Architecture