Hello Zoho Calendar Community,
As we step into a brand-new year, we’d like to take a moment to thank you for being an active and valued part of the Zoho Calendar community. Your trust, feedback, and continued engagement motivate us to keep evolving and delivering meaningful improvements.
The past year has been an exciting one for Zoho Calendar. We introduced a range of enhancements designed to simplify scheduling, improve collaboration, and give you greater control over how you manage your time. From smarter event creation and sharing to improved accessibility and customization, each update was shaped with your needs in mind.
This post brings together a snapshot of the key updates rolled out over the last 12 months—features that aim to make your day-to-day scheduling smoother, more intuitive, and more productive.
Zoho Calendar
Export your calendars in CSV format
Managing your calendar data just got more flexible. With the new CSV export option, you can easily download calendars from Zoho Calendar into a structured file. Whether you're compiling reports, archiving schedules, or exporting events to other tools, the CSV export option puts your calendar data right at your fingertips, organized, accessible, and ready to use. Try Now!
Meeting co-host support within Zoho Calendar
With Zoho Meetings's Co-Host feature, now available in Zoho Calendar, you can easily delegate hosting duties to another individual who is part of the event. By simply assigning a Co-Host when creating your event, you can share tasks like adding participants, managing the agenda, or sharing content, all without switching between platforms. Check It Out!
Sync Zoho People with Zoho Calendar for seamless scheduling
Zoho People can now be synced with Zoho Calendar, allowing you to easily view key employee-related information directly in your calendar. With this one-way sync, you can access holiday details, leave application statuses, and other organizational data without needing to log into your Zoho People account. Sync Now!
Set your own Calendar sync schedule
For any calendars subscribed through web URL, you can now set the sync period between 4-12 hours. This helps you to stay synced at a regular interval compared to the previous setting of 12 hours. Check Out Now! Enhanced Google account synchronization
When you authenticate your Google account under the Synchronize section, it now automatically syncs with the Integration section, and vice versa. A single step for a smoother, and more unified experience. Try Now! Use alias addresses for Calendar invites
As a calendar event organizer, you can now create and send invites using your alias email address. This helps keep your primary email address private while maintaining full control over your schedule. Know More!
Customize your view in Embed Calendar
Enhance your experience in Embed Calendar with intuitive view-specific options. Utilize the feature to display all day events in a dedicated row with an expand/collapse icon for easy navigation and view a comprehensive list of events for each day, ensuring no event is overlooked. Learn How!
View participants count with custom permissions
Get to know the custom permissions set for participants when creating an event. With permissions button, you can see the count of participants with specified permissions. Know More!
Export Calendar with custom date range
Customize the calendar export with the preferred time range of your choice with the newly added end date support. Know How!
Repeat drop-down aligns with your selected day
Repeating an event is now more convenient: The repeat event drop-down auto suggests the preset repeat patterns based on the selected date or day from the grid. Learn More!
Hassle-free event sharing using URL
Now share your event details via URL with custom event detail visibility based on your preference (org/public). Check Out!
Share your calendar in accordance with your organization's policy!
The organization’s admin can now configure the calendar’s public access preference as either “View only Free/Busy” or “View event details” by default; in line with organizational policies. Know How!
Quickly adjust your timezones right from the calendar grid!
You can now update your primary and secondary timezones directly from the calendar grid, making it easier to keep your schedule aligned when traveling or coordinating across regions. Know More!
More ways to personalize your print calendar layout!
We’ve enhanced the Print page with additional configuration options to help customize your print calendar layout. Try Now!
Default calendar for seamless event creation
You can now set a default calendar for event creation, ensuring that every new event is automatically added to the calendar you’ve set as your default—saving time and keeping your events better organized. Know How!
Integrations
Make integration – No-code workflows for smarter scheduling
With Make integration now available in Zoho Calendar, automating your scheduling process is easier than ever. You can trigger custom workflows based on calendar events and carry out actions like creating, updating, or deleting events, all without writing a single line of code. Try It Out!
Workato integration – Automate your scheduling like never before
Zoho Calendar now integrates with Workato, enabling you to create streamlined workflows for events created across your Calendar. You can trigger workflows automatically when events are created, updated, or deleted and execute their corresponding actions. With Workato integration, syncing your calendar with other tools becomes seamless, reducing manual work and boosting efficiency. Check Out!
Event-based workflows in your calendar with n8n integration
Zoho Calendar now integrates with n8n, a powerful open-source workflow automation tool. This integration enables you to automate tasks like creating, updating, or deleting events and perform their corresponding actions. Try Now!
Host your Calendar events using Zoho Cliq Meetings
Zoho Calendar's integration with Zoho Cliq enhances two-way sync between the platforms, enabling you to launch audio/video conferences and start Cliq group chat with participants when an event is created. This improves collaboration by automatically linking participants and communication tools to your calendar events with ease. Know How! Resource Booking
Admin approval for Room Bookings
As an admin, you can now review and approve room booking requests before they are confirmed. Enabling admin approval helps you prevent overbooking, efficiently manage room utilization, and ensures that the right resources are available for the right events. Learn More.
Manage user location permissions in Resource Booking
Admins can now manage whether users are allowed to modify their user location details within Resource Booking . By customizing these permissions, administrators ensure that location information is consistent, accurate, and in line with organizational requirements. Admins can configure these settings under the User Location section in the Resource Booking Settings of the Admin Console. Know How!
Configurable visibility for Resource Booking titles
Administrators can now configure the visibility of resource booking titles from the Zoho Calendar Admin Console. With this enhancement, administrators can choose whether the title of a resource booking should be visible to all users or restricted only to the meeting attendees. This added control helps ensure that sensitive or specific booking details are shared appropriately, improving privacy, security, and customizing user access to booking information. Learn More.
Smart room suggestions, curated by your preference
You can now add rooms tailored for you based on your priority like favorites, default location, floor, and building. Learn How!
Maximum booking duration for Rooms is now 31 days
As an Admin, you can now allow your organization users to book the rooms up to a maximum of 31 days. Know More!
Zoho Calendar Mobile apps
Zoho Calendar Mobile app updates
We’ve rolled out the following updates in our Zoho Calendar mobile application to make scheduling easier, faster, and more flexible right from your mobile :
Yet to Respond section– Stay on top of your event invites with a dedicated section for invites you have not responded to.
Work View Support – Focus on your work with a view tailored for your work schedule.
Invite Notifications – Get real-time alerts for event invitations, so you never miss an important meeting.
Background Sync – Your calendar stays updated seamlessly, even when you're not using the app.
Performance Enhancements – Faster load times, smoother transitions, and an all-around better experience.
Rich Text Editor – Format your event descriptions with bold, italics, lists, and more for better clarity.
Duplicate Events – Easily create copies of existing events without re-entering details.
Week Number Support – Keep track of weeks with numbered week views for better planning. (Android only)
Font Customization – Personalize your calendar’s appearance with font style options. (Android only)
Update now and elevate your scheduling experience! Explore!
Optimized Zoho Calendar mobile app – Just for you
Create, edit, and share your calendar schedules effortlessly with colleagues. Additionally, import .ics files from other apps directly into your calendar.
Download in Play Store! Download in App Store!
Enhanced large-screen view for Zoho Calendar
Stay updated on every occasion on the go!
You can now subscribe to regional and religious holiday calendars right from the Zoho Calendar app.
If you haven’t explored these features yet, now’s a great time to try them out and see how they can enhance your scheduling experience.
We’ll continue sharing updates, tips, and improvements right here to keep you informed about what’s new and what’s coming next. As always, your feedback plays a crucial role in shaping the future of Zoho Calendar—so keep it coming!
For a deeper dive, check out our detailed help guides to learn more about Zoho Calendar features and how to make the most of them.
Thank you once again for being part of our journey. Here’s to a productive and well-organized year ahead.
That wraps up this update—happy scheduling, and stay tuned for what’s next.
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