org2ical

Generate an iCalendar (.ics) file based on a OrgMode (.org) file.

This package is especially useful if your OrgMode file is too large to be exported with OrgMode iCalendar Export.

Installation:

pip install -U org2ical

Usage:

import org2ical
# Ref: https://orgmode.org/manual/Timestamps.html
org_str = """
* Meet Peter at the movies
  <2006-11-01 Wed 19:15>
* Discussion on climate change
  <2006-11-02 Thu 20:00-22:00>
"""
ical_str, warnings = org2ical.loads(org_str)
assert warnings == []
print(ical_str)

Results:

BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//j3soon//org2ical//EN
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20221114T153849Z
UID:2f8059beaf05751acc703c2a12eee7e8
DTSTART:20061101T191500Z
DTEND:20061101T191500Z
SUMMARY:Meet Peter at the movies
DESCRIPTION:  <2006-11-01 Wed 19:15>\n\nOrg Path: Meet Peter at the movies
CATEGORIES:TIMESTAMP
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20221114T153849Z
UID:72b76db7dacae0489b50bb9c9b3b3c34
DTSTART:20061102T200000Z
DTEND:20061102T220000Z
SUMMARY:Discussion on climate change
DESCRIPTION:  <2006-11-02 Thu 20:00-22:00>\n\nOrg Path: Discussion on climate change
CATEGORIES:TIMESTAMP
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR

Please note that the DTSTAMP here depends on your current time.

Import to Thunderbird's Lightning Calendar

1. Export a Org (.org) file to an iCal (.ics) file using org2ical.
2. In Thunderbird, select Events and Tasks > Import... and follow the steps to import the iCal file.
3. (Optional) Set category colors:

   DEADLINE : rgb(255, 128, 128)
   SCHEDULED: rgb(128, 192, 128)
   TIMESTAMP: rgb(128, 128, 255)
   CLOCK    : rgb(255, 192, 128)
   

4. (Optional) Fill events with category color by following this Stack Overflow answer.