{"id":25881,"date":"2022-10-21T18:19:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T17:19:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=25881"},"modified":"2022-10-22T17:22:20","modified_gmt":"2022-10-22T16:22:20","slug":"synchronize-google-calendar-and-contacts-with-thunderbird-without-addons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25881\/synchronize-google-calendar-and-contacts-with-thunderbird-without-addons\/","title":{"rendered":"Synchronize Google Calendar and Contacts with Thunderbird, without Addons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the past I used TbSync to syncronize my Google Account with Thunderbird, both contacts and the calendars. However this <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25846\/tbsync-no-more-synchronisation-with-google-possible\/\">stopped working recently<\/a>. But it is now possible to synchronize your data without needing an additional add-on.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here is how! We can use iCal\/CalDav for the calendars and CardDav for the contacts.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25881\/synchronize-google-calendar-and-contacts-with-thunderbird-without-addons\/#Video\" >Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25881\/synchronize-google-calendar-and-contacts-with-thunderbird-without-addons\/#Synchronize_Google_Contacts_with_Thunderbird_using_CardDav\" >Synchronize Google Contacts with Thunderbird using CardDav<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/25881\/synchronize-google-calendar-and-contacts-with-thunderbird-without-addons\/#Synchronize_Google_Calendar_with_Thunderbird_using_iCal_and_CalDav\" >Synchronize Google Calendar with Thunderbird using iCal and CalDav<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Video\"><\/span>Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vny1K_aUzCE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Synchronize_Google_Contacts_with_Thunderbird_using_CardDav\"><\/span>Synchronize Google Contacts with Thunderbird using CardDav<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with the contacts. In the address book, we select &#8220;Add CardDAV Address Book&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"462\" height=\"161\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_1.png 462w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_1-300x105.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 462px) 100vw, 462px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the next dialog, we enter our Gmail address. For location, we use the following URL:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.googleapis.com\/carddav\/v1\/principals\/andy.dunkel@gmail.com\/lists\/default\/\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>You need to change the email address in the link to yours. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"281\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_2.png 601w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_2-300x140.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When you first connect, you will be asked to log in to Google and give the access to Thunderbird.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"530\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_3.png 700w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_3-300x227.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once this is done, your address book or books should appear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"596\" height=\"283\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_4.png 596w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_4-300x142.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After you finish with &#8220;Continue&#8221;, the new address book will appear and after a short amount of time your contacts will show up. Synchronization works both ways.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_forgoetten.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"277\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25904\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_forgoetten.png 543w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_forgoetten-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Synchronize_Google_Calendar_with_Thunderbird_using_iCal_and_CalDav\"><\/span>Synchronize Google Calendar with Thunderbird using iCal and CalDav<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Setting up your contacts in Thunderbird is also very easy now. First go to the calendar in Thunderbird. Right click in the &#8220;Calendar&#8221; pane and select &#8220;New Calendar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"235\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_5.png 342w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_5-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The calendar will be a network calendar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"208\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_6.png 502w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_6-300x124.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Again we have to enter the username, our Gmail address. We also need to provide the location.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"260\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_7.png 502w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_7-300x155.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The location can be obtained in the calendar settings. Go to the calendars in your browser, select the calendar and click on the three dots. Select &#8220;Settings and sharing&#8221; now.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"226\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_8.png 412w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_8-300x165.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the settings, scroll down until you find the &#8220;Secret address in iCal format&#8221;. Click the eye to view the link and copy the link using the copy button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_9.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1028\" height=\"320\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_9.png 1028w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_9-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_9-1024x319.png 1024w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_9-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1028px) 100vw, 1028px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Paste the link in the location. Once this is done, your calendars should show up in the next step. Select the ones you want to synchronize.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"277\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_10.png 502w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_10-300x166.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Your calendar will appear in the list. The first synchronisation will take some time. The synchronisation will also work two ways here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_11.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"364\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_11.png 760w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/thunderbird_caldav_en_11-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the past I used TbSync to syncronize my Google Account with Thunderbird, both contacts and the calendars. 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