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# hora Calendar
> Native Mac calendar for people who use Google Calendar. Connects directly to the official Google Calendar API. Made by two co-founders in Poland. iPhone and iPad app coming in November 2026.
## What is hora?
hora is a native macOS calendar app that connects directly to Google Calendar via the official API. It's built in SwiftUI, with no web views and no Electron wrapper. The goal is to be the fastest, most keyboard-friendly Google Calendar client on the Mac.
## Key Features
- Day, 5-day, week and month views
- Create events by typing naturally in supported languages
- Multiple Google accounts with color-coded calendars
- Google Meet links, plus Zoom and Microsoft Teams integration
- Focus Time, Out of Office and Working Location; built-in Pomodoro timer
- Real-time sync via Google Calendar push notifications; works offline
- Menu bar view, widgets and native macOS notifications
- Google Calendar-style keyboard shortcuts
- Light, dark and custom themes
## Status
- Launched on 30 June 2026.
- Available on the Mac App Store, directly from horacal.app (checkout by Paddle) and on Setapp.
- The iPhone and iPad app is due in November 2026.
- The app is available in 9 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Chinese (Simplified) and Spanish.
## Pricing
- 7-day free trial, no card required.
- $2.99 per month, $29.99 per year, or $59.99 once for Lifetime.
- Lifetime is available on the Mac App Store and Direct.
- Setapp: included in a Setapp membership, or as a single app from $4.99 per month.
- Prices are in USD; final currency and taxes are shown at checkout or in the App Store.
## Team
hora Calendar is an independent, self-funded product made in Poland by two co-founders, Anna and Maciej Szamowscy. Their roles overlap.
- [Maciej Szamowski](https://szamowski.dev): co-founder, development. Ex-marketer (Samsung, TikTok, Ubisoft) turned Swift developer. X: [@szamski](https://x.com/szamski), Bluesky: [@szamski.bsky.social](https://bsky.app/profile/szamski.bsky.social), GitHub: [@szamski](https://github.com/szamski)
- [Anna Szamowska](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-s-00b288b7/): co-founder, publishing, marketing and community. Previously worked in the game industry at Ubisoft and Techland.
- Brand on X: [@horaCalendar](https://x.com/horaCalendar)
## Links
- [Website](https://horacal.app/)
- [About us](https://horacal.app/about/)
- [Features](https://horacal.app/features/)
- [Pricing](https://horacal.app/pricing/)
- [Mac App Store](https://apps.apple.com/app/id6761409895)
- [Setapp](https://setapp.com/apps/hora-calendar)
- [Support](https://horacal.app/support/)
- [For Google Workspace IT admins](https://horacal.app/support/it-admins/)
- [Trust Center](https://horacal.app/trust/)
- [Blog](https://horacal.app/blog/)
- [RSS feed](https://horacal.app/blog/feed.xml)
- [Privacy Policy](https://horacal.app/privacy/)
- [Terms of Service](https://horacal.app/terms/)
- [Discord community](https://discord.gg/8JFz4FfBGQ)
## Tech Stack
- **App:** SwiftUI, SwiftData, WidgetKit (native macOS, no Electron, no web views)
- **Sync:** Google Calendar API (OAuth 2.0 PKCE), APNs silent push, Cloudflare Workers webhook
- **Website:** Next.js 16 App Router with Sanity CMS, deployed on Vercel
- **Standalone guide:** MDX powers the Zoom setup guide
