What are the best calendar apps for Windows?

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Mail and Calendar vs Morgen.so vs Lightning Calendar

vs Microsoft Outlook vs Google Calendar vs Morgen

Specs

Platforms

Publisher

Supported Calendars

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IMAP

Exchange Support

POP3

Multi-Account

Threaded

Unified Inbox

Snooze Emails

Free

Lockable

Platforms

Windows, Mac, Linux,

Publisher

Morgen AG

Supported Calendars

Google, Exchange, Office 365, iCloud, CalDAV

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IMAP

Exchange Support

POP3

Multi-Account

Threaded

Unified Inbox

Snooze Emails

Free

Lockable

Platforms

Publisher

Supported Calendars

Search

IMAP

Exchange Support

POP3

Multi-Account

Threaded

Unified Inbox

Snooze Emails

Free

Lockable

Platforms

MacOS, Windows, Android

Publisher

Supported Calendars

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Yes

IMAP

Yes

Exchange Support

Yes

POP3

Yes

Multi-Account

Yes

Threaded

Yes

Unified Inbox

Yes

Snooze Emails

Yes

Free

Yes

Lockable

Yes

Platforms

Publisher

Supported Calendars

Search

IMAP

Exchange Support

POP3

Multi-Account

Threaded

Unified Inbox

Snooze Emails

Free

Lockable

Platforms

Publisher

Supported Calendars

Search

IMAP

Exchange Support

POP3

Multi-Account

Threaded

Unified Inbox

Snooze Emails

Free

Lockable

Pros + Cons

Pro
Easy to use

It's like Outlook but free and not so ugly.

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If your device has a touchscreen, then user can swipe the message thread either from left or from right, varies by swipe preferences set by user, eg: set swipe from right to delete and swipe from left to archive.

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Pro
Send email from Outlook.com aliases

An alias is a great feature for keeping your email private.

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Pro
Background wallpaper

Similar to Yahoo! Mail and Gmail web app, Mail app can allow users to set any images as image background of the app.

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Pro
Drag and drop calendar events to reschedule them (PC only)

If you like using a calendar, this is an efficiency perk.

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Pro
Supports multiple services including Gmail

Mail and Calendar support multiple accounts from multiple services, including Gmail and Google Apps. Gmail and Google Apps support was not available on Windows 8. It is available on the Windows 10 version of Mail and Calendar app.

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Pro
Free

No need to put money on the table. It's free!

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Con
No custom signature with HTML or images

You will miss the option to customize the signature with HTML content and images.

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Con
No aliases

The Mail app doesn't support email aliases.

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Con
No way to block senders without going to the online version, super unwieldy

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Con
Missing some advanced features

The Mail app is missing some advanced features that can be found in other products such as automatic template replies, email filters and custom notification sounds.

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Pro
Supports general CalDAV calendars

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Pro
Google synchronization

Connects to your Google accounts via OAuth.

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Pro
Easy to setup

Connecting to service accounts (such as Exchange) is easy and straightforward.

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Pro
Natural language

It supports interaction using natural language (English). For example "Schedule a meeting with John tomorrow at 11".

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Pro
One-click installation

First installation and updates are done with only 1 click.

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Pro
Supports Exchange calendars

Including Exchange, Outlook.com and Office 365 accounts.

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Pro
Free

Totally free and in active development.

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Con
It is not free

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Con
Does not support iCloud calendars

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Con
Not for all the versions

You have to downgrade Thunderbird just because Lightning didn't upgrade to the last beta version.

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Con
Available only as part of Thunderbird

No standalone version of the calendar app is available. And if you're just interested in Lightning Calendar and not Thunderbird, the app will have additional functionality and interface elements that will get in the way of using the calendar.

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Pro
Integration with calendar and tasks

Quick conversion of a received email to a task with the deadline.

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Pro
Good built-in calendar

The calendar includes agenda, day, and three-day views.

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Pro
Attach files from cloud

Microsoft Outlook allow users to directly attach an attachment directly from cloud services without need to download an entire file before attach to the intended e-mail.

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Pro
Integrates with cloud storage services

Microsoft Outlook comes with built-in cloud storage browser allowing you to attach files directly from services such as Dropbox, Box, Google Drive or OneDrive to calendar events and directly open attached files without the need for the main cloud storage app.

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