Thunderbird + Lightning + Provider for Google Calendar

April 13th, 2008 | by hantu |

Just to remind myself how to get all three of them working together - bi-directional sync between Thunderbird and Google Calendar!

  1. Download + Install Thunderbird
  2. Download + Install Lightning (version 0.8 by the time of writing)
  3. Download + Install Provider for Google Calendar (version 0.4 by the time of writing)
  4. In Google Calendar, go to Settings -> Calendars -> click on the calendar you want to import to Thunderbird.
  5. Copy the Private Address (XML)
  6. Open up Thunderbird, switch to Calendar view.
  7. Select File -> New Calendar …
  8. Choose the ‘On the Network’ option, and then select Google Calendar.
  9. Enter the Private Address you just copied.
  10. If Lightning asked you for user/pass - enter your Google user/pass.
  11. Finish up the setup by entering your calendar name, color, etc.

These are the exact same steps I took for both my Gutsy desktop and MacBook (Mac OS X Leopard).

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