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TaskForge adds a full calendar to Obsidian with Day, Week, and Month views. See your tasks alongside Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook events, then plan your day without switching apps.
Why You Need a Calendar in Obsidian
Obsidian is built for writing and linking notes. Its task support is limited to checkboxes inside Markdown files. Community plugins add due dates and filters, but none of them give you a visual calendar where you can see your tasks laid out across a day, week, or month. If you also want to see your real calendar events next to those tasks, you are out of luck without a companion app.
Common frustrations with text-only task management
- • You cannot see how tasks fit into your day because there is no time grid or visual schedule.
- • Calendar events live in a separate app, so you plan tasks without knowing what meetings or appointments you already have.
- • Checking your calendar and then switching back to your task list breaks your focus and wastes time.
- • Time blocking requires a calendar view. A flat list of tasks with due dates does not show you when things should actually happen.
How TaskForge Adds a Calendar to Obsidian
TaskForge is a companion app that reads your Obsidian vault and presents your tasks in a full calendar interface. It works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android. The calendar is a first-class view, sitting alongside the task list as one of two home screens you can switch between.
Three View Modes
Day, Week, and Month views let you zoom in on a single day or zoom out to see the full month. Switch instantly with a tap or keyboard shortcut.
Native Calendar Events
Connect Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook to see events alongside your Obsidian tasks. Create, edit, and RSVP to events without leaving the app.
Home Screen Ready
Set the calendar as your default view so TaskForge opens directly to your schedule. Add calendar widgets to your home screen for at-a-glance planning.
Flexible Filtering
Filter by date type, task status, custom lists, and calendar sources. See exactly the tasks and events that matter for your current context.
Three Calendar View Modes
TaskForge offers three distinct calendar views. Each one serves a different planning need, and you can switch between them in a single tap.
Day View: Your 24-Hour Time Grid
Day view shows a single day as a scrollable time grid. Tasks with scheduled times appear as colored blocks on the grid, and calendar events sit alongside them. Timed items occupy their actual duration, so you can see gaps in your schedule at a glance. A now-line tracks the current time. Tap any task block to open Task Peek for quick edits without leaving the calendar.
Week View: Multi-Day Planning
Week view spreads multiple days across columns. On desktop, you get a full 7-day time grid with tasks and events placed at their scheduled times. On mobile, the view adapts to show 3 days on phones or up to 5 on tablets, using a column list layout that handles overlapping items cleanly. A now-line highlights the current time across all columns. Long-press an empty slot to create a task or event on that day.
Month View: The Big Picture
Month view shows an entire month in a traditional grid. Each day cell displays dot indicators for tasks and colored bars for calendar events. On desktop, cells expand to show 1 to 3 text previews with an overflow count for busy days. Tapping a day selects it and loads the task list below (mobile) or in the sidebar (desktop). Multi-day events span across cells as continuous colored bars on desktop.
Use Cmd+1, Cmd+2, and Cmd+3 on desktop to switch views quickly. Press Cmd+T to jump back to today from any view.
Calendar Events Integration
TaskForge connects to your device calendars so you can see meetings, appointments, and personal events right next to your Obsidian tasks. No server required. TaskForge uses native platform APIs (EventKit on Apple, CalendarProvider on Android) to read and write events directly.
Connect Your Calendars
Grant calendar access in Settings and your events appear instantly. TaskForge supports any calendar provider that your operating system recognizes.
Apple Calendar (iCloud)
Google Calendar
Outlook / Exchange
Four Ways to Create an Event
Long-press a time slot
Long-press an empty area on the Day or Week time grid. The event creation sheet opens with the tapped time pre-filled.
Drag on the time grid
Touch and drag vertically on the Day or Week grid to set a start time and duration in one gesture.
Quick Add with Event toggle
Open Quick Add and switch the toggle from Task to Event. Enter a title and the event is created on the selected calendar.
Cmd+N keyboard shortcut
Press Cmd+N while the calendar view is active. TaskForge opens the event creation sheet for the currently selected day and time.
RSVP and Recurring Events
When someone invites you to an event, TaskForge shows the attendee count and your RSVP status. On Apple devices, tapping Respond opens the native RSVP dialog. On Android, you can accept, decline, or mark as tentative directly in the app. Recurring events are expanded by the platform, so you always see individual occurrences on the correct dates.
Filtering Your Calendar
The calendar filter sheet lets you control exactly which tasks and events appear. Filters apply across all three view modes and persist between sessions.
Date Type
Choose which date field places tasks on the calendar: due date, scheduled date, or start date. Select one or more.
Completed Tasks
Toggle whether completed and cancelled tasks appear on the calendar. Hidden by default to keep the view clean.
Overdue Tasks
Show or hide tasks that are past their due date. A persistent banner appears when overdue tasks exist, even if hidden.
Calendar Events
Toggle event visibility per view. Useful when you want a tasks-only calendar for focused planning sessions.
Custom Task List
Scope the calendar to a specific smart list or project. Only tasks matching that list's filters appear on the calendar.
Calendar Source
Enable or disable individual calendars. Show only your work calendar during office hours, or hide a shared family calendar when you need focus.
Task Peek
Tap any task on the calendar to open Task Peek, a compact detail panel. Edit the title, dates, priority, and status without leaving the calendar view.
Combine a custom task list filter with a calendar source filter to see only work tasks and your work calendar in a single view.
Mobile Calendar Layout
On iPhone and iPad, the calendar uses a split-screen layout. The calendar grid sits at the top and a scrollable task list fills the bottom. A drag handle between them lets you resize both areas to match your preference.
Drag Handle Positions
Drag the handle to any position between three anchor points, or let it settle freely in the middle range. Double-tap the handle to cycle between positions. Your last position is saved automatically.
Expanded Agenda
The task list takes most of the screen. The calendar collapses to a compact week strip at the top.
Split View
Calendar and task list share the screen equally. The default starting position for new sessions.
Full Calendar
The calendar fills the entire screen and the task list is hidden. Useful for browsing a full month grid.
Desktop Calendar Features
On Mac, the calendar expands to take advantage of the larger screen. A togglable sidebar shows the selected day's tasks and events in detail. Week view uses a full time grid with 7 columns so you can see temporal relationships and overlapping items at a glance.
Togglable Sidebar
The sidebar (260px wide) shows the selected day's tasks grouped by date type, calendar events with accent-colored bars, and a mini month navigator in Week view. Toggle it with Cmd+\ or the sidebar button in the header. Your preference is saved between sessions.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Cmd+1 Cmd+2 Cmd+3 Cmd+T Cmd+\ Cmd+Left / Right Cmd+N Cmd+Shift+C Calendar Widgets for Your Home Screen
TaskForge offers calendar-aware widgets for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android. Each widget shows both tasks and calendar events, matching the in-app visual style. Widgets refresh automatically when you complete tasks or when calendar events change.
Up Next
Shows the single next upcoming event or task with a countdown timer. Available in small and medium sizes. Tap to jump straight to that item in the app.
Daily Agenda
A chronological list of today's events and tasks. Available in small, medium, and large sizes. Mirrors the in-app agenda layout with calendar-colored event bars and task checkboxes.
Month Mini-View
A compact month grid with dot indicators for tasks and colored bars for events. Tap a day to open the app to that date. Available in small and medium sizes.
Month + Agenda
Combines the month grid with a scrollable agenda for the selected day. Available as a large widget. The best choice for a full planning dashboard on your home screen.
Widgets mirror your in-app filters. If you scope the calendar to a specific task list or calendar source, the widget reflects the same view.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Obsidian have a calendar?
Does Obsidian have a calendar?
Obsidian does not include a built-in calendar view. Community plugins add a simple date navigator, but none of them display tasks on a time grid or integrate with external calendars. TaskForge is a companion app that gives Obsidian users a full Day, Week, and Month calendar with task blocks, calendar event overlays, and home screen widgets.
How do I add calendar events to Obsidian?
How do I add calendar events to Obsidian?
Install TaskForge and enable calendar event integration in Settings. TaskForge connects to your device calendars (Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, Outlook) through native APIs. Events appear alongside your Obsidian tasks in the Day, Week, and Month views. You can also create new events directly from the calendar.
Can I see Google Calendar in Obsidian?
Can I see Google Calendar in Obsidian?
Yes. If you have Google Calendar configured on your device, TaskForge reads those events and displays them alongside your Obsidian tasks. TaskForge uses native device calendar APIs, so any calendar provider your operating system supports will work automatically.
Is the TaskForge calendar free?
Is the TaskForge calendar free?
The calendar view with Day, Week, and Month modes is available to all TaskForge users. Calendar event integration, which connects to Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, and Outlook, is a premium feature. You can try it free during the trial period.
How do I switch between calendar views?
How do I switch between calendar views?
Tap the view mode toggle at the top of the calendar. On desktop, you can also press Cmd+1 for Day, Cmd+2 for Week, and Cmd+3 for Month.
Can I create events from the calendar?
Can I create events from the calendar?
Yes. Long-press a time slot, drag on the time grid, use Quick Add with the Event toggle, or press Cmd+N. New events are saved directly to your device calendar.
Does the calendar work on mobile and desktop?
Does the calendar work on mobile and desktop?
Yes. The TaskForge calendar works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Android. Mobile uses a split-screen layout with a draggable handle. Desktop adds a sidebar, full time grid in Week view, and keyboard shortcuts.
See Your Tasks on a Calendar
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