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Sync your work Outlook calendar to your personal Google Calendar
Your meetings live in Outlook at work, and the rest of your life lives in Google Calendar. When the two don't match, family plans collide with meetings and your phone shows you as free when you aren't. Here is how to get your work schedule into your personal calendar, and keep it there.
What you'll end up with
- A separate calendar in your Google account that mirrors your work Outlook calendar. Your own events are never touched.
- Updates every 15 minutes: new meetings appear, moved meetings change, cancelled meetings disappear.
- The same schedule on your phone, your watch, your home display and for anyone you share your Google calendar with.
Before you start: check what your employer allows
This copies calendar information out of your work account, so check your company's policy first. Some employers forbid sharing calendars outside the company, or disable publishing entirely. If publishing is switched off, you won't be able to create the link at all. If you're unsure, ask your IT or security team. You decide how much detail leaves your work account, as below.
Choose how much to share
When you publish your calendar in Outlook you pick the level of detail. For a personal calendar, many people choose Can view when I'm busy: it copies only blocks marked "Busy", with no titles, attendees or locations. If you want to see what the meetings are, Can view titles and locations or Can view all details include more. You can change it later by publishing again.
How to set it up
- Publish your Outlook calendar and copy its ICS link. It takes about a minute.
- Create an EventFerry account and paste the link.
- Connect your Google account. EventFerry creates its own calendar and asks for access to nothing else.
- Your first sync runs straight away. After that it checks every 15 minutes.
Is it safe?
You never give EventFerry your Microsoft password. It uses only the private link you publish, which you can switch off in Outlook at any moment. The link and your Google access are stored encrypted, and you can delete your account and data at any time. Read the privacy policy for the details.
Why not just subscribe to the calendar in Google?
You can, and it's free. Google fetches calendars added by URL on its own schedule, though, which can take many hours, and sometimes the events don't show up at all. Here are the reasons, and the checks to run.