# Calendar Types

!!! info "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](local.md) | Best for rich event metadata and file-level control |
| Compact planning in daily notes | [Daily Note Calendar](dailynote.md) | Fast, lightweight, and daily-note-native |
| Planning in Journals Day entries | [Journals Calendar](journals.md) | Uses a selected Journals Day journal's normal note creation behavior |
| External calendar sync | [Google Calendar](gcal.md), [Google Tasks](gtasks.md), [Outlook Calendar](outlook.md), [CalDAV](caldav.md), [CalDAV Tasks](caldav-tasks.md), [ICS](ics.md) | Connect existing external schedules and task lists |
| Tasks as schedulable blocks | [Tasks Plugin Integration](tasks-plugin-integration.md) | Pull tasks into calendar planning flow |
| Read-only table/bases source | [Obsidian Bases Calendar](bases.md) | Display data-oriented calendar views |
| Tasks from TaskNotes | [TaskNotes Integration](tasknotes.md) | Sync scheduled tasks from the TaskNotes plugin |
| Offline public holidays | [Holidays Calendar](holidays.md) | Quick offline-first lookup of public and bank holidays |

## Source Directory

Local editable: [Full Note](local.md), [Daily Note](dailynote.md), [Journals](journals.md)

Remote/external: [ICS](ics.md), [CalDAV](caldav.md), [CalDAV Tasks](caldav-tasks.md), [Google](gcal.md), [Google Tasks](gtasks.md), [Outlook](outlook.md)
Integrations: [Tasks](tasks-plugin-integration.md), [TaskNotes](tasknotes.md), [Bases](bases.md), [ActivityWatch](activitywatch.md), [Holidays](holidays.md)

## Related Sections

- [Settings and Customization](../settings/index.md)
- [Working with Events](../events/index.md)
- [Troubleshooting](../guides/troubleshooting.md)

Compact index: [Full Note](local.md) · [Daily Note](dailynote.md) · [Journals](journals.md) · [ICS](ics.md) · [CalDAV](caldav.md) · [CalDAV Tasks](caldav-tasks.md) · [Google](gcal.md) · [Google Tasks](gtasks.md) · [Outlook](outlook.md) · [Holidays](holidays.md) · [Tasks](tasks-plugin-integration.md) · [TaskNotes](tasknotes.md) · [Bases](bases.md) · [ActivityWatch](activitywatch.md) · [Architecture](../../architecture/calendars/architecture.md)