Merge Google and Apple Calendar Into One Feed (No Sync Tool)

If you keep one calendar in Google and another in Apple iCloud, you don't need a paid two-way sync tool to see them together. To merge Google and Apple calendar events into a single view, you publish each calendar's iCal link and combine them into one read-only feed you can subscribe to from any app — your iPhone, a Mac, Google Calendar, or a wall display. It stays current on its own as either calendar changes.

Merge vs. sync — which do you need?

• Sync keeps two calendars mirrored so you can edit events in either one. Use it when you need to write to both.
• Merge (what iCal Merge does) produces one read-only feed that shows every event from your sources. Use it when you just need a single combined view you can share.

Step 1: Get the iCal link from each calendar

In Google Calendar (on the web), open the calendar's Settings → Integrate calendar → copy the Secret address in iCal format. In Apple iCloud, you have to make the calendar public first: in the Calendar app, click the share icon next to the calendar, tick Public Calendar, then copy the link it generates.

The webcal:// gotcha

Apple hands you a link that starts with webcal://. That prefix just tells your computer "open this in a calendar app" — it's the same file underneath. iCal Merge fetches sources over the web, so change the webcal:// at the front to https:// before you paste it in (leave the rest of the address exactly as-is). Google's link already starts with https://, so it needs no change.

Step 2: Merge and subscribe

Add both links as sources in iCal Merge. You'll get one feed containing your Google and Apple events. Subscribe to that single link from whichever calendar app you live in, and both sets of events appear together — and stay current as either calendar changes.

When you actually do need sync

If you need to create or edit events in both Google and iCloud from one place — or you want free/busy to update in both directions — a dedicated two-way sync service is the right tool. iCal Merge is for the (very common) case where you just want one combined, shareable view without connecting the two accounts.