Sharing Cozi Calendar with iPhone/iPad, Mac, and Windows Outlook

Our family almost couldn’t function without Cozi. The challenge of managing everyone’s commitments and orchestrating everything needed to pull that off has only compounded as our kids have gotten older. You know the drill – we are either chauffeurs or gatekeepers ;)

Now how to do get visibility to your Cozi calendar in the tools we use everyday? Sure you can get the Cozi app, but I often forget to check the Cozi calendar when I am making my own appointments.

So to document (with pictures!) this for my family, and anyone else in need of simple instructions, here ya go.

Cozi iCAL?

iCAL? Its just a fancy acronym for “Internet Calendar”.

Cozi provides your calendar(s) as iCAL. This means we can integrate Cozi in our other devices & programs.

NOTE: This provides a READ-ONLY view of your Cozi calendar. To edit your Cozi Calendar you still have to use the Cozi app or website. Not a big deal for us – my kids are responsible for entering their own “appointments” using the Cozi app. Yeah we’re starting them early ;)

Getting your Cozi iCAL URL

The Cozi iCAL is accessed via a URL. You have to get your Cozi iCAL URL.

1. Login to http://cozicentral.cozi.com/calendar/sharing.aspx with your Cozi login
2. Click on Settings
3. Along the top click on Sharing
4. Next to each Calendar is a “Shared/Not Shared” option. Share the Calendar you want.
5. Click on View URL – copy the entire URL shown to your clipboard. This is what you need for everything below.
6. Email and/or text the URL to yourself. Makes it easier to copy/paste later.

Microsoft Outlook 2010/2013

To add your Cozi calendar to Outlook:

1. Go to your Calendars
2. Right-click on “Other Calendars” in the list of calendars
3. Follow menu to add a Calendar from the Internet
4. Paste the Cozi iCAL URL from above
5. Click “Yes” when asked to confirm
6. You should now see the calendar

Apple Mac

1. Start your Calendar/iCalendar app on your Mac
2. File->New Calendar Subscription
3. Paste the Cozi iCAL URL from above
4. Click Subscribe

TIP: This makes the Cozi Calendar available to Fantastical also, if you use that app.

Apple iPhone/iPad

Go to your Settings and select “Mail, Contacts, Calendars”

Select Add Account

Pick “Other” type of account

Select “Add Subscribed Calendar”

Paste/enter your Cozi iCAL URL

Rename calendar if you want, then click Save

You should now see your Cozi calendar listed

Now start your Calendars app, and click on Calendars

Now verify your Cozi Calendar is checked

TIP: This makes the Cozi Calendar available to Fantastical also, if you use that app.