I need to know what events I have coming up, but that information is far more valuable in the context of GoodTask’s lists.īetween GoodTask and Dato, most of my calendar needs are met. In deciding to return to GoodTask, I realized that a task-centric approach fits best with the sort of work I do and how I think about it. Also, now that I’m using GoodTask again as my task manager, I’ve found that I’m creating events from inside it more often, too, making it unnecessary to have yet another way to add tasks.Īs I’ve rethought my workflows for 2021, one of my goals is to find apps that fit better with my current needs. Double-clicking on a date in Dato opens the Calendar app immediately, where I can add a new event. If my needs change, it’s good to know Dato can adapt along with me.Īlso, although I was initially disappointed to learn that I can’t create new events with Dato, that hasn’t been an issue in practice. The app includes a lot of options that I don’t use, but the app’s fine-grained control over what it displays has allowed me to include only the options I need, which I appreciate. However, Dato has stuck around because of its flexibility. I’ve already got plenty of apps in my menu bar, so I’m always reluctant to add more. Time zones can be added to the menu bar, but I’ve chosen to limit them to the drop-down menu. Event details are displayed when you hover over them too. If there are more events than can be displayed in the drop-down, you’ll see a drop-down entry that shows additional events when the pointer passes over it. You can also turn off any calendars you don’t want to see from here. The events list in Dato’s drop-down menu is even more customizable with options for the number of days worth of events that are displayed, the number of events per day that are included, whether all-day events are shown, and more. The calendar can also include week numbers and dots indicating the dates have events scheduled, which can be shown as a single gray dot or up to three colored dots that correspond to the colors assigned to your calendars, which is a nice way to judge whether upcoming days will be busy. The calendar at the top of the drop-down menu is optional, but it provides a useful overview of the month and is essential if you want to navigate to events other than your current ones. You can go a little crazy with what’s included in the menu bar, although I wouldn’t suggest it.
#Mac calendar menu bar plus
The arrow keys move the focus among the days of a month, while ⌥ plus the left and right arrows move between months and ⇧+⌥ plus the left and right arrow keys move from year to year. The keyboard shortcut, combined with Dato’s excellent keyboard navigation, makes quickly moving between days, weeks, and months fast and fluid. Dato is divided into a mini month view and a list of events that are displayed in a drop-down menu when you trigger the app, which you can do by clicking the menu bar icon or setting a global keyboard shortcut. The convenience of having Dato sit in my menu bar means I don’t have to open the Calendar app when all I want to do is check my schedule. The app isn’t new, but the recent addition of time zone support caught my eye, and it has played an important role in my daily workflow ever since I began using Apple’s Calendar app again.
#Mac calendar menu bar mac
So, instead, I’ve been using a Mac menu bar app called Dato for quick glances at my calendar. Widgets are out of sight in Big Sur, and there’s no way to trigger the widget panel with a keyboard shortcut. The Calendar widget doesn’t quite cut it for me on the Mac, though. I don’t want to lose track of important events, but most days, Apple’s calendar widget on my iPhone is all I need.
My work is far more task-focused than event-focused, though.
#Mac calendar menu bar pro
If you spend lots of time in a calendar app because you have lots of meetings, having calendar sets, tasks, scheduling, video call support, weather, and other pro features inside your calendar app makes sense. I also share a calendar with Federico for scheduling podcast recording times and other events, but that’s about it. I have a shared family calendar to keep tabs on personal obligations and a personal MacStories calendar for work-related events.
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