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Almost any calendar application works

Almost all applications work fine. In order to use WebCal.fi calendars, your calendar application must

  • support iCalendar (.ics) files
  • download them automatically

The list below contains only applications which have been tested to work or not to work. There are lots of calendar applications outside the list, which work just fine.

If you use an application not on the list, please send feedback to aapo.puskala@webcal.fi on whether or not it works with WebCal.

Mac
Apple iCal Ok Works Remember to set auto-refresh to 'Every week'. For Mac OSX 10.7 Lion this is no longer necessary. iCal on the Lion works right away.
Thunderbird Lightning Ok Works If the subscriptions do not work, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
Mozilla Sunbird Ok Works If the subscriptions do not work, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
Microsoft Entourage Does not work Does not work Entourage does not support Web calendars. I recommend using iCal.
Microsoft Outlook Does not work Does not work Outlook does not support Web calendars. I recommend using iCal.
Windows
Microsoft Outlook Ok Works Outlook 2003 requires plugins. Newer versions work without modifications.
Microsoft Works Does not work Does not work MS Works 9 supports iCalendar file format, but does not download them from the web.
Windows Calendar Ok Works
Novell Groupwise Ok Works Tested with version 8.x
Thunderbird Lightning Ok Works If the subscriptions do not work, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
Mozilla Sunbird Ok Works If the subscriptions do not work, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
VueMinder Ok Works Supports webcals fully since version 8.1.
Rainlendar Pro Ok Works Railendar Lite does not support web calendars. If the subscriptions do not work in the Pro version, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
Linux
Thunderbird Lightning Ok Works If the subscriptions do not work, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
Mozilla Sunbird Ok Works If the subscriptions do not work, change webcal:// to http:// in the beginning of the subscription address.
Evolution Ok Works
Web
Google Calendar Ok Works You must manually copy the calendar address from the address list to Google Calendar. There is also a subscription button in the calendar address list.
Windows Live Calendar Ok Works You must manually copy the calendar address from the address list to Windows Live Calendar.
Mobile devices
Apple iPhone Ok Works
Apple iPad Ok Works
Apple iPod Touch Ok Works
Nokia mobile phones Warning Most work New smart phones can use calendars directly from WebCal.fi. Older phones can use the calendars by subscribing them to a calendar application and then synchronizing them with Nokia PC Suite. Or, you can subscribe the calendars to Google Calendar ja synchrionize them to the phone with Goosync.
Android phones Warning Work partially Android phones do not support webcals. However, you can subscribe the calendars to Microsoft Outlook or Google Calendar and then synchronize Google Calendar with Android
Blackberry Varoitus Work partially Blackberry phones do not support webcals. However, you can subscribe the calendars to Google Calendar and then synchronize calendars to your Blackberry with Google Sync.
Windows Mobile Varoitus Work partially Subscribe the calendars to Google Calendar and then synchronize calendars to your Windows Mobile with Google Sync. Probably synchronizing through Outlook works as well.