This has nothing to do with Brev.dev, but I hate using Google calendar because it’s in a browser tab. Rather than find the already open tab in my browser, I end up just opening a new one, and then my computer dies because I have 30 tabs of google calendar and I don’t even know where they are to delete them.

I don’t want to be working in the browser for something that is so essential to my daily workflow. I want a Desktop app so here’s what I did:

For Mac

(See below for Windows or Linux users)

Step 1

Open up Automator

Step 2

Click “New Document” and select “Application” type:

Step 3

From the Internet section, drag in “Get Specified URLs” and then “Website Popup”

Make sure to update the url in the “Get Specified URLs” block to be https://calendar.google.com

Step 4

Save it and drag the icon to your dock! (You’ll have to login the first time but then it’ll remember you)

For Linux

Install npm, then install Nativifier:

This tool creates an electron app for any website. Then simply run

For Windows

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