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How to Export Google Calendar to ICS (and Back Up Your Calendar)

Export Google Calendar to an .ics file in under a minute — one calendar, all calendars via Takeout, or a live subscription URL. Includes how to check the export actually worked.

Google Calendar lets you export events as an ICS file for backup, migration, or importing into another app. Here's how.

Export a Single Calendar

  1. Go to calendar.google.com on desktop (export isn't available in the mobile app)
  2. Hover over the calendar name in the left sidebar and click the ⋮ menu
  3. Select Settings and sharing
  4. Scroll to Integrate calendar and click Export
  5. Google downloads a ZIP — unzip it to find your .ics file

Export All Calendars

Use Google Takeout — deselect everything, check Calendar, then create the export. Google emails you a download link with one ICS file per calendar.

Get a Live Subscription URL

Instead of a one-time export, get a URL that always serves your latest events. In Settings and sharing → Integrate calendar, copy the Secret address in iCal format. Any app can subscribe to this URL and stay in sync — or paste it into ICS Viewer to preview it in the browser.

Keep this URL private — it gives anyone read access to your calendar without a login.

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