Clients for iCal Server
iCal Server is based on the open CalDAV standard (Calendaring Extensions to WebDAV), which means that client calendaring applications must also be CalDAV-compatible. Not surprising, all of Apple's calendar clients for Mac and iOS (iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) use CalDAV.
In addition to CalDAV compatibility, some calendar clients are compatible with Mac OS X Server's push notification service. These include iCal in Mac OS X 10.6 and later, and iOS 3 and later clients.
There are CalDAV clients for Windows, Linux, and older versions of Mac OS X that work with iCal Server to various degrees. The following clients support the CalDAV standard:
- eM Client: From E&S Software Ltd, this is a commercial messaging client for Windows. In addition to CalDAV and Google Calendar, it supports e-mail, contacts, and tasks.
www.emclient.com
- Mozilla Sunbird and Lightning: These are two open source clients available for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Unix. Sunbird is a stand-alone calendar client. Lightning is an extension for the Thunderbird e-mail client. (From the people who bring you the Firefox web browser.)
www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar
- Chandler: From the Open Software Application Foundation, Chandler is an open source calendar and tasks program for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
www.chandlerproject.org
- GNOME Evolution: For Linux and Unix, this is an e-mail, calendar, and contact client for users of the GNOME desktop interface. Evolution requires the CalDAV ...
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