{"id":65232,"date":"2024-08-12T18:59:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/?p=65232"},"modified":"2024-08-12T20:28:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T19:28:17","slug":"thunderbird-synchronize-with-icloud-calendar-and-contacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/65232\/thunderbird-synchronize-with-icloud-calendar-and-contacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Thunderbird: Synchronize with iCloud, calendar and contacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Native support for iCloud now in the new Thunderbird version.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The new version of Thunderbird now support iCloud accounts directly.<\/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\/65232\/thunderbird-synchronize-with-icloud-calendar-and-contacts\/#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\/65232\/thunderbird-synchronize-with-icloud-calendar-and-contacts\/#Integrate_iCloud_calendar_in_Thunderbird\" >Integrate iCloud calendar in Thunderbird<\/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\/65232\/thunderbird-synchronize-with-icloud-calendar-and-contacts\/#iCloud_synchronize_contacts_with_Thunderbird\" >iCloud: synchronize contacts with Thunderbird<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/65232\/thunderbird-synchronize-with-icloud-calendar-and-contacts\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/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\/hBXJKkMuXZ0?si=YmteEnzdc-jM2eAb\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Integrate_iCloud_calendar_in_Thunderbird\"><\/span>Integrate iCloud calendar in Thunderbird<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s test this out. We create a new calendar and select &#8220;On the network&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"435\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_1.png 699w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_1-300x187.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the next step, we enter our username and the CalDAV address. We use the following address:<\/p>\n<pre>\r\n https:\/\/caldav.icloud.com\r\n<\/pre>\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/appleid.apple.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple ID settings page<\/a> we need to create an app specific password, which we can use. The password is automatically generated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1006\" height=\"599\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_2.png 1006w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_2-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_2-768x457.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1006px) 100vw, 1006px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If everything went well, the calendars are now displayed and we can select them from the list.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"344\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_3.png 502w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_3-300x206.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Thunderbird now synchronizes with the iCloud calendar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"684\" height=\"294\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_4.png 684w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_4-300x129.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 684px) 100vw, 684px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"iCloud_synchronize_contacts_with_Thunderbird\"><\/span>iCloud: synchronize contacts with Thunderbird<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The procedure for contacts is similar. We add a new CardDAV address book in the contacts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_5.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"195\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65249\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We enter username and password. The password needs again to be generated like shown above.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_6.png 592w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_6-300x172.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Done, the contacts are now synchronized.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"289\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-65257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_7.png 650w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/dav_en_7-300x133.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Very nice, the function is now built directly into Thunderbird and we no longer need any extra extenstion for the software.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Native support for iCloud now in the new Thunderbird version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12628,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[1566,1564],"class_list":["post-65232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en","tag-icloud-en","tag-thunderbird-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}