I'm sure by now all of you are aware that the old reliable Google Calendar Sync is no longer supported. And you don't need to have a sixth sense to grasp at least one reason why they stopped supporting it. Microsoft and Google are fierce rivals competing for dominance and market share, and all's fair in love and war… It’s not surprising that users like us have to bear the brunt.

Nevertheless, besides Google's Calendar Sync, there are numerous ways and free tools to sync Outlook and Google calendars, and hopefully this article will help you pick the best approach.

Using this method you can set up one-way syncing from Google Calendar to Outlook. Outlook will periodically check the Google Calendar for updates, and if any new or modified events are found, they will be downloaded and displayed alongside your Outlook appointments.

Copy Google Calendar's URL

1. Log into your Google account and click Calendar on the Google bar.

   If you're logged into your Gmail account, it will take two clicks instead of one. As you probably know, a couple of months ago Google rolled out an update and suddenly the Calendar button disappeared from the Gmail page's toolbar. Anyway, click on the Apps launcher icon

   

   and select Calendar from the list of apps.

2. Hover over the desired calendar in the calendar list at the left-hand part of the screen, click the drop-down arrow that appears to the right of the calendar name, and then click Calendar settings.

   This will open the Calendar details page.

3. If your Google calendar is public, then click the green ICAL icon next to Calendar Address. If it's private, click the ICAL button next to the calendar's Private Address.

4. Copy the calendar's URL. Now you can paste this URL into any other application that supports the iCal format (.ics) and access your Google calendar from there.

Synchronizing with Outlook

Method 1:

1. Open your Outlook and switch to Calendar > Manage Calendars ribbon group.
2. Click Open Calendar button and choose "From Internet…" from the drop down list.
3. Paste your Google calendar's URL and click OK.

Method 2:

1. On the File tab, select Account Settings twice.
2. Switch to the Internet Calendars tab and click the New… button.
3. Press Ctrl V to paste the Google calendar's URL, and then click the Add button.
4. Click Close to close the Accounting Settings dialog.
5. In the Subscriptions Option dialog box, type the folder name for the imported calendar and make sure the Update Limit checkbox is selected. If you wish to transfer the attachments within your Google Calendar events, select the corresponding option too and then click OK.

That's it! Your Google calendar has been added to Outlook and you can see it under "Other Calendars".

Note! Remember that the Google Calendar imported in this way is read-only, the lock icon

is displayed in the lower right hand corner of all imported Google Calendar's events, meaning they are locked for editing. Changes made in Outlook are not synced with your Google Calendar. If you wish to send the changes back to Google Calendar, you need to export your Outlook Calendar. Calendar Sync / Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook

Updated on 1-Aug-2014.

Google officially announced "Google Sync End of Life", including the Google Calendar Sync, last year. And on 1 August 2014, our good old Google Calendar Sync has finally come to an end, alas.

Initially, this section included a backup download link for Google Calendar Sync and instructions on how to make it work with Outlook 2010 and 2013. But since all that stuff is no longer relevant, we have removed it.

I'm explaining this so that you won't be confused if you come across mentions of that magic link in early comments to this post. Even if you find it elsewhere, it would be of no use because Google Calendar Sync has stopped functioning altogether.

So, what alternative does Google offer us now? It's Google Workspace Sync for Microsoft Outlook (formerly, Google Apps Sync for Microsoft Outlook) plug-in. This sync app automatically syncs emails, contacts and calendars between Outlook and Google apps servers. It can also simultaneously copy data from a company's Exchange servers.

A downside is that Google Apps Sync is available only for paid accounts as well as for Google Apps for Business, Education, and Government users. If you're one of those fortunate customers, you may find the following resources helpful:

Getting started with Google Workspace Sync for Outlook - explains how to download, install and set up the plug-in.

Download Google Apps Sync for Outlook - on this page you can find the latest version of Google Apps Sync and watch an introductory video that will help you quickly get started with this plug-in.

Free tools and services to sync Google Calendar with Outlook

In this section, we're going to explore some free tools and services and see what advantages they offer.

SynqYa - free web service to synchronize calendars and files

You might consider using this free service as an alternative way to handle your Google and Outlook calendar synchronization. A really great feature is that it allows two-way syncing, i.e. from Google to Outlook and in the reverse direction. Synchronizing between Google and iPhone is also supported, which adds one more argument in favor of SynqYa.

The sync process is quite straightforward and requires just two steps:

• Sign up for a free synqYa account.
• Authorize access to your Google calendar.

In summary, this service seems to be a decent alternative if you don't have the admin rights on your computer, or if you're reluctant to install any Outlook add-ins, or if your company has a strict policy regarding installing third-party software in general and free tools in particular.

SynqYa Pros: no client software, no installation (admin rights are not required), syncs Outlook, Apple iCal and other calendar software with Google Calendar.

SynqYa Cons: more difficult to configure (based on our blog readers feedback); syncs with one calendar only; no option to check for duplicates, meaning if you have the same appointments in Outlook and Google, you will have these entries in double after syncing.

Calendar Sync for Outlook and Google - free 1-way and 2-way syncing

Calendar Sync is free software to sync Outlook appointments with Google events. It supports one-way syncing either from Outlook or Google as well as 2-way syncing by last changed appointments/events. It also lets you delete duplicate items in Outlook and Google calendars. Outlook 2007, 2010, 2013 and 2016 are supported.

The following screenshot demonstrates how to configure the syncing settings:

Calendar Sync Pros: easy-to-configure, allows 1-way and 2-way syncing, a portable (zip) version is available that does not require admin rights

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