Customize event colors
Apologies if this is already a feature and I couldn't figure it out...
It would be nice to assign calendar events different colors to quickly identify different types of appointments.
Thanks and appreciate all of the great work!!!
Hi everyone, this feature is now available on web, Android, iOS and desktop!
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Maarten van Hasselt commented
glad we have the calendar now also for the Iphone and having different colors would make it so much better. As an advisor color coding clients for invoicing makes life much easier
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Michał Zimny commented
its true, that's only thing that preventing me from moving fully to proton from google
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Maksim Vasileuski commented
I always used color coding for my events in other calendars. Without it, you have to spend way more time reading what's going on in your schedule. It looks messy.
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Aimée commented
A full color picker might be a better option. The 20 colors of similar shades is not good and makes the calendar confusing with colors that are too close in appearance.
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Jaron commented
I am trying to leave Gmail but this feature is making a big difference!
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Remco commented
This should be a no brainer
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Someone commented
That would be nice, the current limited workaround is to have multiple calendars.
it is limited as it require a paid account, and is limited to 20 calendars.
While it would be easier to have a calendar per projects (or personal, work, family etc) and colors depending on the event type (tasks, birthday, meeting, deadline etc...)
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wolf commented
Honestly it's kind of ridiculous that it's not a feature, it's the only reason I don't use proton calendar but have to rely on google instead.
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Joe commented
One would think a paid service would have more if not at least the same features as a free service but in Proton's case, this simply is not true.
Having different colors is absolutely, incredibly important. Why the developers didn't think of this beforehand is beyond belief.
This suggestion has 212 votes and was started Dec 2020 yet we still have no colors.
I don't like using the free services but I have to until proton steps up and starts delivering a quality product one would assume to get when paying.
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Nicholas commented
I'd go one step further and just put a colour picker or hex code entry for the colours. I don't see the need to control what colours people want to use.
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Anonymous commented
This is an absolutely critical feature. Creating an additional calendar just to have access to a new color is simply unintuitive. One should not have to make an entire calendar dedicated just to their gym schedule, or any other recurring activity. That simply overcomplicates things.
Having additional calendars I would say is for people who want to divide the different realms of their life and don't want to mix them ESPECIALLY when SHARING calendars with OTHER users. You don't want your co-workers seeing that you're going to therapy every Tuesday, or having a dermatologist or gynecologist appointment every third of the month. Being able to separate these things is the essence of privacy.
Being able to tell the difference between my sleep and morning routine however should be a simple click. For those of us crazy people who TRY to plan every second of our days, our entire calendar just looks like one big BLOB, where the only distinguishing thing is the title of the events themselves. It's not good, and needs to be changed. Thank you!!!
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Anonymous commented
I would prefer to use Proton's calendar over Google. I'm trying to get Google out of my life as much as possible. I can't use your calendar unless I can color code the events. People have been asking for this for a few years now. What is the big deal? Just do it.
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Tim H commented
My family is so ingrained to using the color coding on activities that they won't switch at this point unless this feature is added.
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Rimas Sukarevicius commented
I use a calender events as tasks and I am missing to have a color option.
As a Ian a started creating multiple calendar but it is more confusing as helpful... -
moxxie commented
very needed feature. will not switch to Proton Calendar until this exists
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Kathryn commented
This would be extremely helpful. At the moment, I just create different calendars for different items, which does the trick, but it could be much better. Also, more colour options would be a great plus.
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Samuel commented
When one has many events colors would help immensely.
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Anna commented
Could you please add the black font colour option in Calendar. White text is barely visible on dark event colour,
Also it would be great to have different colours for the DAY headings to highlight weekends and holidays.
And - different colour coding for the event category
many thanks!
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Ana Rocha commented
Please give us more color options for folders and filters. This new color palette, after the redesign, is even more limited than the old one. The colors in my personal management system have meanings. My calendar is now all "messy" concerning my system. After the redesign, the red, yellow, and gray disappeared, for example. Also, honestly, the colors available are not pretty. Ideally, we could choose colors by color code (RGB, hex, etc.). But if it's not possible, at least give us more options and also come back with red, yellow and gray, please!!!! Thanks.
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Loretta commented
The email JUST sent out about Calendar shows images of the app with color events. I went to see if I needed to download a newer version. Nope. Up to date, yet NO color options.
This is crucial! I'm about to turn back to Google calendars