Show and book available appointments (like Calendly)
The functionality of Calendly and others similar to it has been a godsend to my business and daily operations. Effectively, my Calendly account is tied to my Google Calendar and allows for users I share my public Calendly link with the opportunity to schedule a preset block of time with me on my public Calendar. This is automattically added to my "private" calendar on Google (lol). The users cannot see any details on my calendar, just the slots that are available to meet with me, whether in person or remote, with options I preselect through a questionaire they fill out.
Having a feature like this within ProtonCalendar/Mail would be INCREDIBLE and very useful for a lot of people.
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Carlo Pinciroli
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The absence of this specific feature is a deal breaker for me. I really like Proton's apps and products, but a booking page is critical to my workflow.
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Guido Leenders
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Tested also with Vyte (https://vyte.in), but usability was an issue as well as privacy (>5 US-based tracking products always on).
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J
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Fully agree, we need something like this. The simplicity of Calendly combined with the privacy of Proton would be super helpful.
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Guido Leenders
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Requested information at some alternatives:
- Zeeg (https://zeeg.me): only through CalDav when available, untested whether bidrectional
- Meetergo (https://meetergo.com): through CalDav when available, untested whether bidrectional
- Calenso: no integration -
Guido Leenders
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It would definitely help a lot. We have Calendly and it's JavaScript deeply integrated in the onboarding of new customers. After switching to Proton, this has become a hassle in terms of the amount of labour needed to do it manually.
After further investigation, we have switched to cal.com.
With cal.com (open source and free and paid hosted versions, note US-based), you can retrieve events from the ICS feed (CalDav). The ICS feed is only read from.
However, since cal.com also sends an invite to the Proton mailbox, the item also appears in the Proton Calendar.
There were some minor issues. Most notable ones:
- some recurring calendar items had the wrong timezone in the ICS feed of Proton. Drop and recreate calendar item. Fixed.
- restrict number of calendar items in ICS feed of Proton. One with 15K items crashes. Solved by creating calendar starting at this year instead of using one with maybe 20 years of history. -
Chad Holstlaw
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We need something like Calendly that allows clients to book into our calendar. The current workaround of syncing Proton to Google Meet is incredibly slow and defeats the purpose of a private booking service.
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Willow
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Would be incredibly useful to be able to share my availability with others and have them schedule times!
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valie.varda@pm.me
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Need a Scheduler for appointments with my clients to coach theme on buying supplies before attending my sewing classes.
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René Pardon commented
I also would like to have this feature. Maybe as a snippet which I could embed into a website.
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Sebastian
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I agree with the comments, this is a very critical feature.
As a paid customer, not having this feature seems to be a big gap in paid offerings especially for businesses who leverage shared calendars for scheduling meetings. Launch date please?
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noisyastronomer
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This is a huge hurdle for me moving completely to Proton. A scheduler is necessary with my work.
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Ryan
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How the **** have 4 years gone by without Proton making this a feature??
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SC
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HEY calendar that was released a year ago also does this well.
They have even added an elegant habit tracker.
Having both features allows, productivity folks to drop two more apps in our de-Googling controlled data efforts.
As I consider a paid plan, the more apps I can eliminate the better. Both time trackers and habit trackers are typically paid apps if they’re going to be simple and elegant.
It had never occurred to me that you could bundle them both up into a calendar until I saw it done from the folks at HEY.
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Robin
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absolutely critical to me.
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Paul Smart commented
This would be ridiculously helpful for a whole bunch freelancers who rey on things like Calendly
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Vickie Starkey
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I need a way for new patients to schedule an initial phone appointment with me from my website. Right now I have google and I don't think it is HIPAA compliant. I really don't want to use them and am searching for other options today. I am terribly disappointed that it isn't an option here. This feature is the only reason I need a calendar that is not my electronic healthcare record for my patients.
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Anon User
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This is a very critical feature. As a paid customer, not having this feature seems to be a big gap in paid offerings
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fragment1615
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This is absolutely critical. I really, really want to split fully from Google Calendar, but Calendly syncing has been an extremely critical part of my life for a while now because of the complexity of my schedule. It is simply not feasible to manually track my schedule changes and adjust my open appointments accordingly. I don't have a personal secretary -- I truly NEED Proton to add this feature. It has been far too long since this idea was brought up. We need it now!
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Luis
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Proton team, this would be a home run.
I just started my own business and am trying to de-Google as much as possible. I have recently seen this feature on someone else's Google calendar, and it made me consider going back.
I used Calendly for years while working in companies, it saves so much time. This one is a great feature.
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fragment1615
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Calendly is super convenient and it saves tons of time and irritation. However, it is also a privacy nightmare. Proton Calendar could have a huge advantage over Google Calendar and other calendar services by simply having a Calendly-like function built into it that minimizes leakage of personal information. I noticed the need for this because I have been using Calendly, and previously linked it to my Google account, but no longer benefit from calendar sync since switching to Proton.