A digital calendar helps you keep track of important dates, such as appointments, events, and tasks. When it comes to digital calendars, Google Calendar is one of the most used calendar services across desktop and smartphone operating systems.
Google offers the official Calendar app for smartphones. However, it does not offer an app for computers. Because of this, Windows PC users need to access the Google Calendar in a web browser.
Although Google Calendar can be added to Outlook New, Outlook Classic, and several other calendar apps, an official Calendar app by Google for Windows would have improved the experience.
If you rely on Google Calendar and access it in a web browser on your Windows 11/10 PC, you will be pleased to know that there is a way to install Google Calendar as an app on Windows 11/10.
Both Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge allow you to install a webpage/website as an app. Once installed, the installed app (website) will work just like any other app. So, by using this lesser-known feature of Chrome/Edge, you can install the Google Calendar as an app.
Complete the directions below to install Google Calendar as an app on Windows 11/10.
Install Google Calendar as app on Windows 11/10 PC
Step 1: Launch the Chrome browser and visit the Google Calendar webpage. Sign in to your Google account (Gmail account) by entering your username and password.
Step 2: Once you are at the home page of Google Calendar, click the three dots in the Chrome toolbar (refer to the picture below), click Cast, save and share, and then click Install page as app option.
Step 3: When you see the following pop-up on the screen, type Google Calendar in the field and then click the Install button to install Google Calendar as an app on your PC.
Step 4: You should now be able to launch the Google Calendar app using search.
Uninstall the Google Calendar app from Windows 11/10 PC
Step 1: Launch the Chrome browser. Type chrome://apps and then press the Enter key to view all pre-installed as well as apps that you installed.
Step 2: Right-click the Google Calendar entry and click the Uninstall option.
Step 3: When asked for confirmation, click the Remove button.
Pin the Google Calendar app to Windows 11 taskbar
Step 1: Launch the installed Google Calendar app.
Step 2: Right-click on its taskbar icon and then click the Pin to taskbar option to add it to the taskbar.
Add Google Calendar to Windows 11 desktop
Step 1: Launch the Google Calendar app using search or any other method.
Step 2: Right-click the Calendar app icon on the taskbar to see the right-click menu.
Step 3: Hold down the Shift key, right-click the Google Calendar entry in the context menu, click Send to, and then click Desktop (create shortcut) to add a Google Calendar shortcut to the desktop.
Jo Bloggs says
What an awesome tip! I did not know about this functionality, thanks for sharing, I now have google calendar as an app!