
Share a calendar on iCloud.com
You can share calendars publicly and privately. In the sidebar, a shared calendar appears with a Shared icon .
Note: You need to be on a tablet or computer to use Calendar on iCloud.com.
Share a calendar privately
When you share a calendar privately, your invitees must have an Apple Account and use iCloud in order to use the calendar.
Only the calendar’s owner can share a private calendar.
Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Do either of the following:
On a tablet: Tap
to the right of the calendar’s name in the sidebar.
On a computer: Hold the pointer over the calendar you want to share in the sidebar, then select
.
In Sharing With, select
, type the invitee’s email address, then press Return or Enter.
You can add multiple people at a time by adding a comma or pressing Return or Enter after each address.
Select
, then choose access privileges:
Allow editing: Allows the invitee to create, edit, and delete events, and track invitation responses.
Read-Only: Allows the invitee to view, but not edit, the calendar.
When you finish inviting people and setting their privileges, select Done, then select Save.
Invitation emails are sent from your iCloud email address to the participants you specified.
Share a calendar publicly
When you share a calendar publicly, your invitees automatically receive an email that includes the calendar URL. An invitee doesn’t need to be an iCloud user to accept an invitation to view a shared public calendar.
Only the calendar’s owner can share and make changes to a public calendar.
Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Do either of the following:
On a tablet: Tap
to the right of the calendar’s name in the sidebar.
On a computer: Hold the pointer over the calendar you want to share in the sidebar, then select
.
Turn on Public Calendar, then do either of the following:
Share the calendar by email: Select Email, type one or more email addresses in the To field, then select Send.
Share the calendar with a link: Select Copy, then paste the link where you want to share it—for example, in a text message.
See who you’re sharing a calendar with
When you share a calendar, you can see if the people you invited have accepted or declined the invitation, or have yet to respond. Everyone who is a participant in the calendar can track responses.
Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select
to the right of the calendar’s name in the sidebar.
View the icon next to the name of each invitee:
Icon
Description
The invitee has joined as a participant.
The invitee declined the invitation.
The invitee hasn’t responded yet to the invitation.
Resend an invitation to a shared calendar
If you want to encourage your invitees to respond to an invitation, you can resend invitations at any time.
Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select
to the right of the calendar’s name in the sidebar.
Do any of the following:
Resend an invitation to a private calendar: Select
next to the invitee’s name, then choose Invite Again.
Resend an invitation to a public calendar: Select Email, type the participant’s email address in the To field, then select Send.
Receive shared calendar updates and invitations as in-app notifications or emails
You can specify how you want to receive shared calendar updates and invitations—either as in-app notifications or by email.
Go to icloud.com/calendar, then sign in to your Apple Account (if necessary).
Select
at the top of the sidebar, then choose Settings.
Select Account, then choose how you want to receive shared calendar updates and invitations:
Receive via In-App Notifications: Updates and invitations appear as notifications in Calendar on iCloud.com. Select
in the sidebar, then select a notification to reply to it.
Receive via Email: If you’re the owner of the shared calendar, updates and invitations are sent to the email address that you use to send invitations from. If you’re invited to a shared calendar, updates and invitations are sent to the email address used to invite you to the calendar.
When you receive a shared calendar invitation by email, you can reply directly in the email.
Select
.
The option you choose applies to all devices where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account and have iCloud for Calendar turned on.
If you stop using iCloud, any shared calendars you created become unavailable; all participants automatically receive an email notifying them that the calendar is no longer shared.