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1. FANTASTICAL 2 FOR MAC REVIEW HOW TO
2. FANTASTICAL 2 FOR MAC REVIEW FULL
3. FANTASTICAL 2 FOR MAC REVIEW PLUS

Expanding on my lunch appointment, for example, "Lunch with Kelly on Thursday /per alert 1 hour" creates the same lunch event with an alert an hour before we're supposed to meet. That natural language control now supports alerts, too.

Since Fantastical uses the same database as Apple's own Calendar app, your appointments sync properly with your iPhone and iPad, and you can view your schedule in any app that supports the Calendar database. Natural phrases such as "Lunch with Kelly on Thursday" creates a new event on Thursday at noon. EventsĬreating new events and tasks is still just as simple as it was in the original version. That said, I found I rarely used it because everything I need to see is available from the menu bar. Version 2 includes a Notification Center widget, too, which is nice. I quickly settled on the dark style because bright was just too bright for my eyes.

FANTASTICAL 2 FOR MAC REVIEW PLUS

It's flatter and easier to read, plus you can choose from bright or dark interface styles. Where the original made a great addition to Apple's Calendar apps, Fantastical 2 is an excellent replacement and shows just how much power you can pack into a minimalist interface.įantastical 2 gets a fresh look and new features New Lookįantastical 2 still has the same familiar feel I'm used to from version 1, but with an updated look that fits well with OS X Yosemite.

FANTASTICAL 2 FOR MAC REVIEW HOW TO

To see how Fantastical 2 for Mac can be used and impact you in your life, check out the video on their YouTube page that shows you just how to use the app and the unique features of it.When Fantastical was first released it brought with it a fresh take on the Mac's Calendar thanks to its easy to use drop down menu view and natural language event entry system. Fantastical 2 costs $49.99 in the Mac App Store and students and people in the military can get a discount of 20 percent off the app from the Flexibits (the developers of Fantastical 2) website, which will be a discount of $10 off the regular price. It is the perfect app for those who are looking to get away from the default Apple Calendar and Reminders apps. Overall, Fantastical 2 for Mac gets 4/4 stars from me. Fantastical 2 does give you the option to show both calendars on one screen and one calendar, though. The only bad part with the notifications and alerts is that when I am not on my MacBook and I open it up at work (where I already made the calendar date and alert), it still alerts me that I need to be there, even though it has my current location (which I use when I put down calendar dates and such) and should be able to tell where I am at and where I need to be.īeing able to have access to multiple types of calendars is nice for those who want to have multiple calendars, but not have them all on the same screen. I could be writing a blog post on here or my personal blog and get an alert that basically says, “Hey, it’s time to get ready for work!” It makes me remember things and events better, which helps me out a great deal. Fantastical 2 does it all in one.Īnother feature that is nice is that it does give me alerts the same way that it does on the iOS version. It is something that always irritated me about the Apple Calendar app and I felt like my calendar could be more organized, but it wasn’t.Īdding events is easy to do too and I like the fact that all I have to do is flip a switch in the app to turn it into a reminder, whereas with the Apple Calendar app, you have to open up the separate Reminders app and do it that way. I do like the fact that everything is color-coded and that the event color coding does not show up with different colored dots like you see with the default Apple calendar app. It’s one of those things where it makes sense and there are no complications when it comes to that. The first thing that I like about this app is that it syncs so well with the calendars that I have and with Fantastical on my iPhone and iPad.

FANTASTICAL 2 FOR MAC REVIEW FULL

As I have said before and will say again, smart people do not pay full price.įantastical 2 is one of the top calendar apps in the Mac App Store and the App Store in general. Needless to say, I think I got one of the best deals out there. Last week, I was able to get Fantastical 2 for the Mac for only $22.49 thanks to their college student discount and the fact that that store was having discounts on top of their normal student discounts.