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DateLine Embeds An Attractive, Minimalist Calendar On Your Desktop

By Adam Pash on July 11, 2009 at 1:40 AM

Mac OS X only: Free application DateLine is an attractive linear calendar that lives on your desktop, sporting iCal integration and simple but useful customisations.

There’s not much to the application beyond that. The calendar lives anywhere you want it to (just drag and drop it to where it looks good), though we particularly like the way it looks across the bottom of your screen. You can adjust the display level so that it floats above all windows, as a normal window, or—most useful in our opinion—display at the icon level. You can also adjust its display colours and transparency. DateLine puts a small dot on the current day, and double-clicking any day will open that day in iCal. DateLine is a free, open-source application, Mac OS X only.

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32ndnote

July 11, 2009 at 5:55 AM
@dharasick: If it still doesn't work after that, you can always use

dharasick

July 11, 2009 at 3:53 AM
@leefur: If you exit it after starting it for the first time, and reopen it, it won't have a dock icon.
dharasick

July 11, 2009 at 3:47 AM

Looks nice. Needs a vertical option though.

dharasick

July 11, 2009 at 3:42 AM

@robinfrance: You could sync your Google Calendar with iCal as a bit of a kluge.

July 11, 2009 at 3:41 AM

Installed this a few days ago and the only thing that bugs me is that it has a dock icon. For something that's running full-time, that's silly.

July 11, 2009 at 3:15 AM

i can't seem to get the iCal integration to work. When i double click, nothing happens. Anyone else having similar problems, or ideas to fix?

Scott Ertmer.

July 11, 2009 at 3:05 AM

the name of this app tells me that those folks at to catch a predator are up to something.

July 11, 2009 at 2:39 AM

Now I just need an app that does this with Google calendar...

robinfrance

July 11, 2009 at 2:08 AM

There's something about the words "Mac OS X only" that makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside

32ndnote

July 11, 2009 at 1:55 AM
I really like rainlendar on my desktop, but with iCal integration, this may just get me to change.
If it works well with iCal, I can finally have a good desktop calendar that talks to my iPod.
rychdom

July 11, 2009 at 6:31 AM
@dharasick: Agreed.
rychdom

July 11, 2009 at 6:30 AM
@leefur: There's a checkbox in Preferences that will "remove the dock icon on next launch".
32ndnote

July 11, 2009 at 6:22 AM
@32ndnote: dock dodger
ErikWestrup

July 12, 2009 at 1:17 AM
I definitely will try this!
nyc_architect

July 12, 2009 at 4:16 AM
@leefur: There's an option in preferences to not have a dock icon.
nyc_architect
arstinout

July 11, 2009 at 2:55 AM

@robinfrance: You can setup Google Calendar in such way that it shares it's contents with iCal. See this help page from Google: https://www.google.com/support/calendar/bin/answer.py?answer=99355&cbid=-3lr1yjei919m&src=cb&lev=topic

arstinout

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