Mac support for calendar integration

[sonoerin]

Does anyone know if its possible to use iCalendar/Mac Calendar with Zoom to schedule/show meetings?  We have the desktop app but our email is not hosted by Outlook or Google.  It appears that Zoom only supports Exchange and Google for these integrations.  

Anyone at Zoom reading this - will there ever be  Apple support for mail/calendar? 

[YaBoiB]

Hello @sonoerin, 

 If you go through the Zoom Desktop App > on the home screen > click on the blue schedule button > scroll down to Calendar. There is an iCal option there that you can use. I just tested it and it worked for me in making a Zoom meeting event on my calendar. 

That setting is static also, so you should not have to change it again, but you will have to schedule your meetings that way as far as I can tell. I have not tested the reverse of creating an event in iCal and attempting to add a Zoom Meeting that way. 

I hope this helps. 

Brandon

[sonoerin]

Thank you Brandon.  I see what you mean, I guess I was hoping that Zoom could read my calendar and show up-coming meetings that way.  Seems a pain that of all my meetings, only these particular ones are known.

Appreciate the help.

[YaBoiB]

Hello @sonoerin, 

 Unfortunately, we do not have a direct integration with iCal as we do with Google and Office 365. I am not sure of the reasoning behind that but I believe that it might have something to do with how Apple codes that application. 

Of course, enjoy the holidays. 

Brandon

[JimButler]

What is very odd is that I can create Zoom meetings and select iCal, and they appear in my Mac Calendar. With meeting requests I receive they appear in Zoo, not on my Mac Calendar, but they DO appear on my iOS calendar on both phone and iPad. Any idea why?

[YaBoiB]

Hi Jim, 

 So if someone sends you a meeting event request. (From their calendar to yours) where you would not be the host but you would be a participant, you would then need to download the ics file and when you open that file it will either default to your iCal calendar, or it will ask you to choose which calendar you would like to import that ics file to. 

so what I did here was downloaded the ics file, right clicked on it and chose open with and it gave me options of all the apps that I have that can use that file type. For me, I would choose either outlook or iCal, but honestly, I only have those two for testing. Zoom is a google G-Suite shop, so I  90% of the time use Google calendar for all of my hosted or invited meetings. IMHO it is the best way to go, and we have a great integration with Google if you decide you want to switch up your workflow. I realize that adding to your workflow is not the greatest, but iCal does has never been supported here at Zoom for meetings that you are invited to unfortunately. You can ask the host to send you the ics file. If they click on the meeting that they are sending to you and look under the invite link there is a button that says Outlook Calendar (.ics) that file will work for iCal also. I hope that this helps. 

Regards, 

Brandon

 

[Derek5]

Hi @YaBoiB ,

Could you try your solution again?  I don't see an iCal option.  I was able to sync with iCal until the most recent update, and now only find Google, MS 365 and Exchange options under the new Workspace Management tab under Admin.   Wondering if something changed very recently and/or if there is another solution.  

Thanks for your thoughts and help.  

Derek

[YaBoiB · Accepted solution]

Hi @Derek5, 

 The solution that I am speaking of is not in the web version of the Zoom client. It is on the app version on a PC or Mac. If you go to the home tab and then click on the blue schedule button you will see an option to schedule your meeting using iCal. 

 I hope that this is helpful. Let me know if there is anything further that I can do to assist you. 

Brandon

[Derek5]

Perfect - thank you so much!

[YaBoiB]

Hi @Derek5, 

 I am so glad that this was able to help you. If you could click on the accepted solution button so that the next time that someone is looking for this on Google or in our support articles it will show up for that next user. 

Thanks, 

Brandon

[Kellipsf]

YOU are amazing!!!!! No Apple rep (I worked with 3 over 2 hours) or Zoom rep or search of the internets could help me figure this out. I've been using Zoom for 3 years and suddenly this change occurred (for WHAT REASON?????).  THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

[GBE]

yes, same thing happened to me...I was able to sync zoom meetings with my icalendar until the most recent software update

[YaBoiB]

@Kellipsf @GBE, 

 Another rep at Zoom taught me this so it is great when people help people out. That is what I love about the Zoom Community. Thanks for the kind words, have a wonderful day. 

Regards,

Brandon

[NathanMartinez]

Can iCal integration with Zoom be expanded to function similarly to Google and Office 365 calendar integrations? If not, is there any insight into potential plans for incorporating iCal synchronization in the future? Given that the iOS Zoom app offers this feature, it would be valuable to understand the rationale for its absence in the MacOS version.

Furthermore, I'm enthusiastic about the possibility of contributing to Zoom's development, particularly regarding the MacOS and iOS applications. Are there any potential job openings within Zoom that align with my expertise and could involve exploring and enhancing calendar integrations for these platforms?

Additionally, I would greatly appreciate any links or resources you could provide for exploring job opportunities at Zoom, specifically those related to the development of the MacOS and iOS applications. Moreover, I'm curious if there are any online platforms or forums where I could engage in discussions about these integration aspects and the underlying technologies used in the Zoom applications?

[YaBoiB]

@NathanMartinez, 

 I have been at Zoom for four years and we have never been able to expand the functionality of iCal to the level of Google and Office 365. I believe it has something to do with the APIs that Apple needs to run their calendar, but I can check into that for you. 

As for jobs at Zoom, please go to our webpage at https://careers.zoom.us/home to search for possible positions that meet your strengths and expertise. 

We have the community forum and we also have the developer forum that is open to the public for consumption. The developer forum site is https://devforum.zoom.us/ 

Thanks, 

Brandon

[nic_olaz]

I am using mac calendar and would like to add zoom links to my meetings in the mac calendar bc I have the full overview of my week there. It does not really help if I have to go to zoom each time I want to schedule a video-call and then would have to check back in calendar, when I am available. 

@Zoom: Would be great if you could find an agreement with Apple here