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Why are calendars all so shitty? (self.privacy)

submitted 1 week ago by asdfasdfasdf to c/privacy

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I've been working on my privacy setup and breaking away from Proton. There are a bunch of email providers I looked at, same with email aliases, password managers, etc.

But I don't understand the state of calendars. It feels like they're always shoved into email services, and they're all so crappy looking.

I was able to find one or two Android apps that are open source, and they look like they're 20 years old.

Proton Calendar, for all its faults, looks really good.

Why, in 2025, is there no simple calendar as a service with nothing else included? And why do the UIs all look like complete trash?

I don't get it. Can't one of us hire an intern to take a week to learn a CSS framework and create a decent calendar UI? Am I missing something?

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[–] asdfasdfasdf 10 points 1 week ago

A looong time ago Mozilla had a dedicated calendar app called Sunbird. It was really good and I was stoked about the whole animal theme thing.

Thunderbird does work as a calendar client, but just in desktop. Not Android.

I'm moving away from Proton for two reasons: the CEO posted a tweet commending Trump and spreading misinformation, and I've been pretty unhappy with the direction of company in general. They spend time creating crypto wallets / shoving AI into email instead of focusing on basic UX on existing products.