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Send a capture to Google Calendar

Quick Capture for Google Calendar

Catch a task or plan in Capture before sending it to Google Calendar. Prefill Google Calendar’s event editor from a Capture, with an optional target calendar, adjustable duration, and all-day mode.

To send a capture to Google Calendar, open Capture Settings, choose Export, and add Google Calendar as a destination. Optionally enter a Google Calendar ID; leave it blank to choose a calendar in Google Calendar. Set a timed duration or enable All-day event, then complete the event in the Google Calendar editor that Capture opens. Text and phone captures become the event title. Links use the fetched page title as the event title and put the URL in event details. Google Calendar is offered as a destination for Text and Links captures.

A quick capture workflow for Google Calendar

  1. 01Catch it

    Write or share the thought into Capture while it is fresh.

  2. 02Keep moving

    Save the Capture without stopping to organize the destination.

  3. 03Send to Google Calendar

    Use your configured export action when the capture is ready.

What gets sent to Google Calendar

  • Text and phone captures become the event title.
  • Links use the fetched page title as the event title and put the URL in event details.
  • The Capture start date, or the export time when no date is selected, becomes the event start in the current time zone.
  • Timed events use the configured duration; all-day events cover the selected calendar day.

Set up Google Calendar in Capture

  1. Open Capture Settings, choose Export, then tap Configure if this is your first destination or Add new destination.
  2. Choose Google Calendar from the app picker.
  3. Optionally enter a Google Calendar ID; leave it blank to choose a calendar in Google Calendar.
  4. Set a timed duration or enable All-day event, then complete the event in the Google Calendar editor that Capture opens.
  5. Review the destination name and icon, then tap Save.

Supported Capture types

This destination appears only for content it can receive.

TextLinks

Fields and options

Field or optionWhat it changes
Calendar IDOptional target calendar ID; blank leaves calendar selection to Google Calendar.
Duration in minutesFor timed events: 1 through 10,080 minutes; default 60.
All-day eventCreates an all-day event on the Capture’s selected date; off by default.

Example: a quick capture to Google Calendar

Capture “Quarterly review”, select 10:00 next Tuesday, and set the duration to 90 minutes. Google Calendar opens a prefilled event ending at 11:30.

Send the capture

  1. Open an existing Capture and choose its configured Google Calendar export action.
  2. Capture hands off only the supported types listed above. Complete any confirmation or compose screen shown by Google Calendar.

Limits and troubleshooting

Limits

  • Images and files are unsupported.
  • Capture opens Google Calendar’s event editor; it does not save the event automatically.
  • Timed duration is limited to one minute through one week.

Troubleshooting

  • If Save rejects the destination, enter a duration from 1 to 10,080 or enable All-day event.
  • If the event targets the wrong calendar, verify the Calendar ID or leave it blank and choose the calendar in the editor.

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Checked against Capture 2.16, last verified 21 August 2026.