Comments on: Sync Google Calendar with Outlook

This article explains how to sync your Google Calendar with Outlook 2016, 2013 and Outlook 2010; it also provides an overview of free tools and services to help you choose the approach best suited for your needs. Continue reading →

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  1. Be aware that the free trial version of gsync is down from now! Since November 17, the link between gmail and outlook calendars is broken in the trial version of gsync (it was solved in the shareware version only). So let's abandon gsync!

    1. Since November 17, google returns 403 error when trying to access its calendar (eg from GSync), so that all sync software should update. But most only update their shareware version. Any idea how to solve the problem with the free tools? Btw thanks a lot for the post :)

    1. Doesn't seem to apply to gmail-outlook calendars sync, does it? I checked all the 1-4 A-C bullets which were correctly set in my gmail account, so the 403 gmail error was not linked to this. I didn't try the bullets after G since there is no link with the sync...

  3. Thank you, for this excelente post.

  4. Great job, Svetlana! Thank you and thanks to all the other posters who helped me solve the problem of what to do after the demise of GCS. I installed gSyncit to sync my calendar only (at least for now). It was a relatively simple process and it did a great job of syncing without duplicating appointments. I am using the trial version but will probably pay Fieldston Software $20 for the full version if it stays solid.

  5. Well written and well done! Thank you for this exceptional KB article...

  6. Excellent article, thanks so much

  7. To wendy:

    You can use evo collaborator for outlook, it can sync with multiple google calendars and you will be able to do move/copy from one to another.

    please see: http://www.evomailserver.com/download.php

  8. Thank you for your article, it was very interesting and helpful!

    I'm looking for a calendar sync tool that solves the following issue, which is quite a problem with the google apps sync tool for outlook:
    We use Google Apps and Outlook 2013. We need to schedule technicians into different calendars, so I open all gmail calendars (tech teams) side by side in Outlook and I would like to move appointments from one calendar into another by dragging them. This doesn't work with gasmo (not supported). Gasmo cannot sync items when they are being dragged. Se delete and recreate is the only time-consuming option.

    Do you know if any of the tools mentioned in the above article can solve this?

    Thank you in advance

  9. Andrew,

    I am using Outlook 2003 with gsyncit and it works flawlessly 2-way. There is now an update that is free if you purchased the program for $20 anytime this year that you can upgrade for free.

  10. Great Article! Regarding the one-way read-only method that you describe for Outlook 2010 and 2013: will this work with Outlook 2003 ?

    1. Hi Andrew,

      In theory, this method should work in Outlook 2003 and 2007 as well because protocols are the same in all Outlook versions. Though, I do not have Outlook 2003 and therefore cannot test this to state with 100% certainty.

  11. Nicely done! No gaps, no why isn't this working moments. Just straight forward accurate instructions with good visuals. Thank you.

  12. My recommendation – Sync2, desktop app for all your devices. It allows to synchronize multiple Outlook Calendars, Contacts and Tasks with your Google Accounts, set up two-way or one-way synchronization, choose the sync direction and more.

  13. Excellent post! You details are fabulous!!!

  14. Thank you for your information.
    After end of Google Calendar Sync support, I was in trouble.
    But because of you, I can sync it again.
    Thank you.

  15. I have moved away from Google calendar and now use Outlook.com

    It works much better and it replaces the calendar on my Android device just fine. You need to install outlook.com on your Android device. Contact Syncing is still a problem. I use Go Contact Sync for that, but it is not flawless.

    I will from now on avoid supporting Google in every way I can. They have dropped me once, I will never trust them again!!!

    If I could, I would move to WP. They do not have my Applications unfortunately, but the moment it will be possible, I will drop Android!!!

  16. @William -

    In response to...

    "I sent a email to fieldstonsoftware.com is ask if they had a slimmed down version for less cost since their software was over-priced for the single feature that I needed. I received a very rude and unprofessional response from their sales department => Dave. I immediately uninstalled gSyncIt from my computer and will never do business with Fieldstonsoftware again."

    With all due respect (and I am not affiliated in any way with FieldstonSoftware), you were essentially asking for a special "slimmed down" version of their software for a low-ball price, having paid nothing, then saying you'll never "do business" with them again. The reason I bring this up is because I have found the developer of this software very responsive in the forums. I also own the software - and while not happy about having to purchase software to return functionality to my digital life that used to be free through GCS, I must say that gSyncIt is worth every penny. The software is built to perform an important task in an area that risks the ire of anyone who demands precision in scheduling and contact maintenance (high pressure business people?). I cannot imagine that is an easy order to fill. The architecture of the software no doubt took considerable time and effort to build, and at only twenty bucks, the developer is certainly not dishonorably fleecing his customer base so he can retire to a tropical island villa.

    I really am not intending to disrespect William's views, and perhaps the conduct of gSyncIt in conversation was less than professional. I do not know. But my experience with gSyncIt is different - and it is very clear that the developer is quick to help customers with questions on the open forum. I think the readership here should know that. Supporting developers is certainly not a charitable pursuit, but I am grateful for the continued attention given to this software and fully understand that even at $20, it's truly a bargain for anyone looking to keep their data in sync. Today, I just got another update to the software. I paid my twenty bucks weeks ago. The developer is still working for it.

  17. Thank you very much for your article and for the updates, it helped me a lot!!!
    Greetings from Spain

  18. Hi. Question. Has anyone tried any of the free / public domain calendar sharing applications? I've tried a couple of them, but they want my google account password and I'm not comfortable with sharing that information with a shareware application.

    Anyone have any comments of experience?

  19. Hi,
    I've downloaded the gsync v4. I tried to use it in evaluation mode. I want to sync only the Google and Outlook calendars. Unfortunately, the sync from G to O works but the O to G doesn't. What might be the problem?
    Regards
    Mátyás Márton

  20. Hello "Svetlana Cheusheva" Do you think its safe to sync Google cleader with this app ? http://i-book-u.com/ ? I'm just concerned!

    Thanks
    Jordan

    1. Hi Jordan,

      Sorry, I have no idea, this is the first time I see it.

  21. This was super helpful and I am so happy to be synced again!! :) Thank you

  22. Thank you for this post. I used the first solution for getting my google calendar on outlook. Once outlook is showing the calendar, do you know how to make multiple calendars show up on the same calendar instead of different tabs?

    Thanks again for the GREAT post!!

    1. Regrettably, the first solution described in the article does not allow placing all calendars on the same tab. I am not even sure that paid tools can do this.

  23. Hi Svetlana
    I just found your site and am not a technical person. I am struggling to fix the syncing of my Outlook 2010 with my Google calendar and my android phone. I need to make sure that when I am on the go adding or changing appointments in my phone things get changed in my Outlook calendar and vise versa. The same goes for my contacts. One item that I didn't see addressed above was security. I do have confidential information in the note section in my Outlook contacts. Could this be compromised during syncing?
    Thank you for your help and advice
    Tracie

  24. I tried gSyncIt free version to sync Outlook and my Google Calendar. The GSyncIt has a lot of features beyond just calendar syncing which I do not need, so I couldn't justify the $20 cost. Also, the free use pop-up when launching Outlook is annoying. I sent a email to fieldstonsoftware.com is ask if they had a slimmed down version for less cost since their software was over-priced for the single feature that I needed. I received a very rude and unprofessional response from their sales department => Dave. I immediately uninstalled gSyncIt from my computer and will never do business with Fieldstonsoftware again.

  25. I tried the gSyncIt but could not get the account verified, got an error every time about incorrect credentials... Eventually uninstalled, still stuck >:-/

    1. Hi Eben,

      The developers claim the issue is fixed in version 4. Have you tried it?

  26. Try out this, is already Benchmark for syncing Outlook contacts and notes with Google and since some weeks it can also sync calendar appointments for free (OpenSource: http://sourceforge.net/projects/googlesyncmod/

  27. Many thanks for the awesome site!

  28. Hi Svetlana,
    Thanks for the useful info. have you tested the outlook4gmail outlook add in? It is also $20 bucks
    Thanks,
    Paul

    1. Hi Paul,

      I have not tested it personally, however some of our blog readers tried it and posted very positive feedback (please see comments 142, 195 and 215).

  29. Svetlana
    Thank you so much for this information! It was very helpful. I am trying out Gsyncit.

  30. I tried the trial version of CompanionLink and I'm still trying to fix my calendar. It DELETED any recurring event that was not in its usual time. So a recurring Tuesday 10:00 am appointment that got moved to 11:00 on one day was deleted. I missed some very important meetings because of this. Also deleted other events and I don't see the pattern for those. Duplicated other data, especially birthdays. It was a nightmare. Also took forever (hours) the first time it did the sync. Subsequent syncs would seriously bog down my computer. Given the good reviews it gets, I was really unprepared for this. Beware! So, I'm about to try gSyncIt now. Fingers crossed.

    Thanks Svetlana for the awesome reviews and to everyone for all the helpful comments.

  31. I cannot thank you enough for this article, TREMENDOUSLY helpful. THANK YOU!

  32. Thanks, Svetlana! I just installed the free version of gsynchit and it works better than the google product! Simple to install and easy to configure. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

  33. Hi Svetlana
    I join every word (OK, almost, as I stayed with the free version) that Luke wrote (#228), especially referring to you great supporting job you are doing here.
    Benny

  34. Do you have any information on how to sync Outlook 2011 Calendars (Mac) with a Google Calendar? I am looking for sync two way not import/export. Thank you

  35. Thank you, thank you, thank you for giving me so many options for keeping my life organized... I mean for helping me keep my Google calendar synced with Outlook. I chose the gsyncit tool and if it works as well as it did in the first trial run, I will purchase it. I greatly appreciate this informative blog!

  36. Hello Svetlana,
    its so good to have you. My world was shaken when I read about the discontinuing of Google's calendar sync tool and its apparent only successor Google Apps...until I came upon this site. I am too an extremly reluctant person and as many, I don't want to pay money for something that isn't proven to be a blast.
    The gSyncit tool spoke to me the most among the introduced Google calendar sync tool alternatives and I tested the trial version. I must say, after a few successful tests, it left a stable and convenient impression and I made peace with the 20 bucks licence fee very quickly. It's just what I need and even much more, so I didn't hesitate spending the money. As far as the settings complexity goes, I didn't have any trouble setting it up. The preferences are neatly structured and allow the user to stay in detailed control of the software's behavior. I can highly recommend it to anyone who doesn't like leaving things to chance.
    I don't think, I would have made it without your great work and the constructive posts of so many people that had the same problem.
    So thank you, Svetlana and all who contributed to this very valuable collection of knowledge, it is greatly appreciated! The ablebits page and the Svetlana g+ blog are now in my bookmarks ;-)

    1. Hello Luke,

      Thank you very much for sharing your impressions about gSyncit and for your kind words! Getting such comments is the most pleasant part of a blogger's job :) I am also glad the Internet really makes it a small world and so many nice people from all over the world have come to visit us. I've already said this many times and want to say it again - a HUGE thanks to everyone who has read this blog and especially to those who have taken a minute to post feedback here!

  37. Just purchased gSyncit and it seems to work as promised. One glitch; had to set Google to allow "Less secure apps" to access my account (Google names MS Outlook as an example of a less secure app). Thanks for your help; I probably wouldn't have gotten here if not for your instructions.

    1. Hi Dave,

      A few users have mentioned that the "Less secure apps" issue is solved in version 4. As stated on their page, GSYNCIT v4 is coming on August 15th, 2014 and PRE-RELEASE-BETA is available now.

  38. The article has been very helpful and is very up-to-date. Thanks for taking the time to share this information.

  39. Thanks very much for this great aricle ! This was just the information I wanted. :-)

  40. Thank you so much! Your article saved me. I'm enjoying gSync. Thanks again for your help.

  41. Svetlana,

    Thank you, thank you. Super helpful easy clear instructions. I've been using Googlesync for years. I loved it, worked great then I heard they were not supporting it about a year ago, but it still worked great. Then I get an e-mail saying that they are going to discontinue it altogether in August. Well seeing was believing and sure enough, sync no longer worked in August.

    I really depend on my calendar to sync between my phone, work computer and laptop. Huge scheduling issues. Started googling solutions and wasn't finding anything useful until I cam across your great article. I purchased gSyncit for my work and laptop computer and it works like a charm. The only minor issue on instruction is that in your picture you show the Outlook Calendar as \\archive\calendar. I had to use \\personal folder\Calendar to make it work.

    Great job Svet, I'm sure you will get a lot of responses since everyone will now have to make some changes. BTW I looked into GoogleApps which cost $60-50 per year and you have to go get a domain which I don't have or need.

    You should get a commission on sales with this great write-up. Thanks so much!!!

    1. Hi Steve,

      Thank you very much for your feedback. \\archive\calendar is a good catch! I tried gSyncit on my backup calendar first, and forgot to re-do the screenshot later. Thanks again for pointing this out, fixed!

  42. Svetlana,

    Thank you for the information!

    I went ahead and purchased the full version of CompanionLink and its not all roses! It should be noted that the synchronisation process takes a lot of time (20 minutes with house DSL WiFi); something to consider if you're thinking it will update every 30 minutes - might be taxing on resources. Also, the software does NOT allow you to edit the Gmail calendar from Outlook - not that you suggested it it, but just a clarification.

    Like Torri, I have persistent message that can't be deleted.

    1. Hi Greg,

      Thank you for your feedback! CompanionLink support states that all calendar data in Outlook is read and write. sorry, I cannot check this personally because my trial has already expired.

  43. Yes thank you! As it seems, Google Calendar Sync finally poo'ed out on me after many, many years of happy synching. The error box will not go away and my calendars are about a week out of sync; I'm so sad *sniffle*. Looking forward to using one of these solutions and getting back on track!

  44. Hi Svetlana, Thank you for the information. It is greatly appreciated.

  45. Thanks you for your article.
    You save me...and my calendar's sync !
    I am using GsynIt and it is working perfectly.
    I bought the licence on the 8th August and I am still waiting for my Key (On their web it is 3-5 business days).
    One more time...THANKS.

    1. After several years using Google calendar, I have just changed to an Exchange calendar. No more sync issues with Google calendar!

  46. Excellent article, and great help. Awesome people like you make the (internet) world go around...!

    Preeth

  47. Hi Laura

    On GSyncIt, $19.99 is one time charge.

  48. Has anyone tried Sync2 and if so what are your thoughts? On GSyncIt is the $19.99 a yearly fee or a one time charge? I couldn't locate anything on their website on that. Thank you.

  49. Now that the Google Calendar Sync has stopped working I found a replacement Outlook4Gmail. Although it isn’t free it works great, actually better than Google's own product did.

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