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Install itsycal with Homebrew Cask

Menu bar calendar. Version 0.27.3 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.

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macOS

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brew install --cask itsycal

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overview

Package summary

Menu bar calendar

Commands and aliases

No executable aliases were found in the local package database.

history

Project history and usage

Itsycal is a free, open-source macOS menu-bar calendar. It provides a compact calendar, event display and creation, keyboard navigation, ISO week numbers, meeting links, and customizable date and time text.

Project history

Itsycal began with version 0.1.0 as a compact macOS calendar and subsequently added localization, calendar weeks, keyboard navigation, Calendar.app appointments, event creation, meeting links, and extensive menu-bar customization.

The application is developed publicly in the sfsam/Itsycal repository. Its official history records separate legacy downloads for older macOS generations, while current releases require macOS 11 or later.

Adoption history

Itsycal became a focused alternative for Mac users who want calendar and event access without opening the full Calendar application. It supports Calendar.app events while also accommodating third-party default calendar applications such as BusyCal and Fantastical.

Its availability as a Homebrew cask makes the native application convenient to install in package-managed macOS environments.

How it is used

Users open Itsycal from the menu bar to inspect dates and events, create events, join virtual meetings, or navigate with the mouse and keyboard.

Settings are managed through the graphical Settings panel. The official documentation also exposes selected advanced preferences through the macOS `defaults` command, but it does not document a configuration-file location.

Why package nerds care

Itsycal exemplifies the small, single-purpose, native utilities favored in the macOS package ecosystem. It combines a minimal menu-bar footprint with power-user features such as extensive keyboard control, Vim-style motions, ISO week numbers, and a URL scheme.

Timeline

  • Version 0.1.0: Initial public release.
  • Version 0.4.0: Added appointments from Mac Calendar.
  • Version 0.13.0: Became a universal application running natively on Intel and Apple silicon Macs.
  • Version 0.15: Continued expanding event, appearance, localization, and modern-macOS support.

Related projects

  • Apple Calendar supplies the calendars and events displayed by Itsycal.
  • BusyCal and Fantastical can be opened through Itsycal when configured as the default calendar application.
  • Sparkle and MASShortcut are identified by the official site as underlying components.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for itsycal. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

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freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-11-04
manager version0.27.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keycask:itsycal
Version0.27.3
Package managerHomebrew Cask
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/cask/itsycal
Homepagehttps://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/
Upstream docshttps://www.mowglii.com/itsycal/
Source archivehttps://itsycal.s3.amazonaws.com/Itsycal-0.27.3.zip
SHA-2564b13c059298c8c7744557eb8389a64b31be1fac6221b807574fb15c15d64f30b
Bottlenot recorded
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew cask API
Taphomebrew/cask
Full Tokenitsycal
Names
  • Itsycal
Artifacts
App
1
Target
1
Uninstall
1
Zap
1
Auto Updatesyes
Deprecatedno
Disabledno

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • calendar-366Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bar, calendar, menu.
  • calendrLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bar, calendar, menu.
  • clockerLocal package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bar, calendar, menu.

source trail

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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

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