Googlesync with Thunderbird

To use Google Calendar with Thunderbird, you have to perform the following steps.

Download Addons

To use Thunderbird in combination with Google Calendar, you have to download the Lightning addon:

Link für Thunderbird 3.x:

• http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/nightly/
  (Both Lightning and Google Provider are here)

Link für Thunderbird 2.x:

• http://releases.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/calendar/lightning/releases/0.9/

• https://addons.mozilla.org/de/thunderbird/downloads/file/75336/provider_for_google_calendar-0.5.6-sb+tb.xpi

Get the XML calendar link

To import your Google Calendar into Thunderbird, you have to provide Thunderbird with the XML link to your calendar.

Import the calendar into Thunderbird

To import a calendar into Thunderbird, you have to create a new calendar. To add a new calendar, press right click on the left side of the page.

You then have to choose "on the Network". Now you can insert the XML link:

If you don't see the whole calender, restart Thunderbird. Most of the time, it' works.

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