What is Calcurse?
Calcurse is a command-line-based calendar and scheduling application for Linux, macOS, and other Unix-like operating systems. Developed as an open-source project by Calvin Morrison, it is designed for power users who prefer a text-user interface (TUI) over graphical applications.
Some key features of Calcurse include:
- Ability to manage appointments, recurring tasks/events and todos in a calendaring system
- Support for reminders and notifications
- Flexible search and filtering options
- Secure data encryption for privacy
- Customizable keybindings and interface
- Data access and export for integration with other tools
As a TUI application, Calcurse is fast and lightweight. Its keyboard-driven operation makes scheduling, task tracking and notes management highly efficient. Users typically access Calcurse through terminal emulators rather than clicking with a mouse pointer.
The target user base for Calcurse includes software developers, system administrators, IT professionals and others who live in the terminal for much of their daily work. Anyone focused on productivity and keyboard efficiency would appreciate Calcurse's capabilities while avoiding heavier graphical apps.
Org mode, Taskwarrior, GTasksTo-Do List, Lightning Calendar, Task Coach, Remember The Milk, sleek, Kolab Community, todotxt.net, Todo.txt, Simpletask Cloudless, Kalendar, jdotxt, Handy Calendar are some alternatives to Calcurse.