# Calendar for Windows 7 with alarms?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 13, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602 "2011-08-13T19:48:28Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/1 "2011-08-13T19:48:28Z")

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Is there a decent calendar for windows 7? One that allows me to:  
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[li]enter appointments[/li][li]set alarms[/li][li]work offline[/li][li]set up recurring notices like birthdays[/li][/ul]

Preferably I’d like a gadget or freeware app but I’d be willing to pay a reasonable fee.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/2 "2011-08-13T19:59:10Z")

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Nevermind. I missed the “work offline” requirement.

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**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/3 "2011-08-14T01:11:25Z")

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The Windows Live suite includes Live Mail, which has a calendar that will do what you want. It’s a freebie from [live.com](http://live.com).

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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/4 "2011-08-14T15:56:08Z")

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Office Outlook does that just fine. \*If \*you already have Office.

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**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/5 "2011-08-14T17:06:28Z")

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> [@LSLGuy](#):
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> Office Outlook does that just fine. \*If \*you already have Office.

Not surprisingly, Live Mail 2011 looks like Outlook to some extent (they’re both Microsoft products, after all). I have Outlook on PC, but use Live Mail for my personal accounts and keep Outlook just for work.

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/6 "2011-08-14T19:11:10Z")

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Can I work offline with live?

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**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/7 "2011-08-15T20:22:44Z")

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I like [Rainlendar](http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php).

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**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calendar-for-windows-7-with-alarms/592602/8 "2011-08-15T20:50:59Z")

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> [@control-z](#):
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> I like [Rainlendar](http://www.rainlendar.net/cms/index.php).

I just downloaded it and I have to say that so far I’m diggin’ it.