Calctl

**Judgement:** Calctl is a focused and practical CLI for Apple Calendar on macOS, suitable for terminal-centric users who want quick, scriptable access to their calendar. It covers core needs—listing calendars, viewing events by date ranges, searching titles, and adding events—without attempting to be a full replacement for the Calendar app. **Strengths & scenarios where it works well:** - Best for macOS users comfortable with the terminal who want to: - Check today/tomorrow/this week’s events in scripts or shell prompts. - Add events quickly from the CLI with flags for date/time/calendar/notes. - Integrate calendar actions into automation (cron jobs, shell aliases, CI hooks, dev environment startup scripts). - Good performance for reads due to icalBuddy, and straightforward AppleScript-based writes. **Limitations & risks:** - macOS + Apple Calendar only; requires `ical-buddy` (Homebrew) and AppleScript support, so it’s not portable beyond that ecosystem. - Appears focused on read + add operations; no clear support for editing or deleting events, or handling complex features like recurring events, time zones, or shared calendar nuances. - Reliability can be affected by macOS permission prompts (“access your calendar”) and OS or Calendar schema changes that might break AppleScript or icalBuddy behavior. - As with any write-capable automation, mis-specified dates/times/calendars or scripts with bugs can spam or pollute a calendar with incorrect entries. **Recommended use:** Use Calctl if you are a macOS terminal user who needs simple, scriptable control over Apple Calendar—especially for viewing and adding events—while still relying on the native Calendar app for complex editing, recurring events, and advanced calendar management.