What Tablif read on SideSchedule - Sidebar Calendar's site
SideSchedule - Sidebar Calendar describes itself as: “SideSchedule – Calendar sidebar for Mac with meeting notes”
- Price model: free tier
- Free tier: Free for a trial
- Stage: Live, no waitlist
- How it differs: “Most calendar apps show you your day, then get out of the way. SideSchedule stays — and it turns a meeting into a note in your own files while the meeting is happening.”
What it is
Calls itself “Calendar sidebar”.
- Calls itself: Calendar sidebar
“Calendar sidebar”
Where it puts itself
Rules out “analytics”, “telemetry” and “tracking”.
- Says it will not: analytics · telemetry · tracking
“Most calendar apps show you your day, then get out of the way. SideSchedule stays — and it turns a meeting into a note in your own files while the meeting is happening.”
“No analytics, no tracking, no telemetry.”
What it costs
Free for a trial period. Trial: “14 days”. No monthly plan. Prices quoted: 50% off, €12.99.
- Monthly: no
- Free plan: free for a trial
- Price: 50% off · €12.99
- Trial: 14 days
“Launch offer: 50% off for the first 100 buyers.”
“Free for 14 days, then €12.99 once.”
“I won’t turn this into a subscription later.”
Who it sells to
Available in 6 languages.
- Languages: 6 languages
“German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, automatically.”
How it runs
A desktop app for macOS. Runs locally and works offline. Distributed through the Homebrew. AI is a side feature.
- Kind: desktop
- Runs on: macOS
- Runs where: on the device, offline
- Distributed via: Homebrew
- AI role: a side feature
“Calendar sidebar for Mac · macOS 13+”
“Local-first, no account Calendar events and notes stay on your Mac.”
What it works with
Names Apple Calendar, Dato and 5 more on its pages.
- Names: Apple Calendar · Dato · Fantastical · +4
“Apple Calendar”
“Dato”
What it offers as proof
Live, no waitlist. Claims “Three Macs”. Try it without signing up.
- Number claimed: Three Macs
- Instant signup: yes
- Trial asks for: nothing
“Download for macOS”
“Everything unlocked. No account, no credit card, and no countdown emails guilt-tripping you into buying.”
Sources
Tablif read these pages, last on 2 Nov 2026. Everything above is what the product says about itself; Tablif does not verify every claim.
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