Offer a clean, native user macOS interface. In addition to that requirement, the best calendar apps for Mac all have a few key characteristics: But any of the apps on this list sync with Google Calendar to bring you the best of both worlds. Let me start with this: there's no Google Calendar app for Mac.

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I added the weather and phases of the Moon. 'I did a lot of refactoring of 13Bytes code and added a lot of rendering code to display the desktop and icons in various configurations. I started from the sources of the beautiful eInkCalendar submitted by 13Bytes,' Calhoun writes. 'This project was my introduction to learning Python. As a semi-hidden bonus: A single 'trash day' can be configured, and on that day the desktop's Trash will be filled as a reminder to take out the bins. A final window shows a picture of the phase of the moon - rendered, naturally, in black and white - or a puzzle. A 'Scrapbook' application provides live weather updates, while a 'Calendar Events' window pulls in calendar entries for the day. The software's main user interface is a replica of a System 6 desktop. Hopefully it is nostalgic, somewhat informative, and fun.' It was written as a love-letter to my first Macintosh. 'It is a bit of nostalgia that can function as a calendar, display the weather, the current phase of the moon or just be generally fun to look at. 'SystemSix is an e-Ink 'desk accessory' running on a Raspberry Pi,' Calhoun explains.

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