Export as .ics

Turn a note's deadline into a calendar event, in one command.

How it works

Run Export current note as .ics calendar event from the command palette (or bind it to a hotkey in Settings → Hotkeys, like any other command). It reads the note's deadline frontmatter property:

• If it's a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD) or date & time (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm) — Obsidian's own Properties date formats — it's used directly.
• Otherwise you're asked to pick a date, which is then written back to deadline.

The event is saved as <note name>.ics inside an export folder in your vault, ready to import into whatever calendar app you use.

Features

• Works entirely offline, inside your vault — no accounts, no syncing, no external services.
• On desktop, optionally opens the .ics with your system's default app right after export.
• On mobile, optionally shares it via your device's share sheet, so you can hand it straight to a calendar app.
• Re-exporting a note updates the same event instead of creating a duplicate.
• Choose what goes in the event description: a link back to the note, the note body, or both.

Settings

• Export folder — vault folder exports are saved into (default .ics/).
• Event description — what to put in the exported event's description.
• Save picked deadline to note — writes a manually picked date back to the note's deadline property.
• Open after export — hands the file off immediately after saving (opens on desktop, shares on mobile).

Developing

• npm i to install dependencies.
• npm run dev to compile src/main.ts to main.js in watch mode.
• npm run build to type-check and produce a production build.
• npm run lint to run ESLint.

Manually installing

Copy main.js and manifest.json to VaultFolder/.obsidian/plugins/ics-exporter/, then enable the plugin in Settings → Community plugins.