My Family Calendar brings household calendars, school schedules, chores and shared lists into one view. It connects to Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Compass Education and ICS feeds, with day, week and month views. Calendars sync every few minutes, and smart deduplication handles events shared across calendars. Families can assign recurring chores and track points, streaks and a leaderboard. Shared shopping, packing and custom lists support two-way Google Keep sync. Each child can have a school view with reminders and an evening pack-for-tomorrow mode. Compass sync can show timetables, subjects, rooms, teachers, learning tasks and school events. A touch-friendly kitchen tablet display includes kiosk mode and device pairing, while Google Maps integration calculates travel-time alerts. The maker describes the open-source, MIT-licensed project as intended for Australian school parents, especially families using Compass. It can be used on the hosted site or self-hosted with Docker Compose. The Free plan is free and is described as free forever for basic features, including self-hosting. The maker says analytics run only if users configure their own PostHog key. Compass credentials are stored encrypted, and an encryption key is required for stored credentials. Contributions are welcome, and response times may vary because it is a side project.
Who it is for
It suits households coordinating calendars, school reminders, chores and shared lists, particularly Australian school parents using Compass. Families can use the hosted site or self-host the open-source project with Docker Compose.
What is good
- Connects Google, Outlook, Compass and ICS calendars.
- Offers day, week and month calendar views.
- Chores include points, streaks and a leaderboard.
- Shared lists support two-way Google Keep sync.
What to know first
- Compass credentials require an encryption key for storage.
- Support response times may vary.
- Analytics require users to configure their own PostHog key.
Verdict
My Family Calendar brings household planning and school details together, with features for chores, lists and travel alerts. Its Compass-focused school tools may be especially relevant to families using that service.
Get started with My Family Calendar
- Open the hosted website or prepare a self-hosted deployment
- Run the project with Docker Compose if self-hosting
- Connect Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Compass Education, or ICS feeds
- Create family chores, reminders, and shared lists
- Pair a kitchen tablet display if you want kiosk mode
Questions about My Family Calendar
Is My Family Calendar free?
Yes. The Free plan is free forever for basic features, including free self-hosting.
Can it be self-hosted?
Yes. The maker says users can self-host it with Docker Compose or use the hosted site.
Which calendar services connect?
It connects to Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Compass Education, and ICS feeds.
Does it support shared tasks and shopping lists?
Yes. It supports shared tasks, recurring chores, reminders, and shared shopping, packing, and custom lists with two-way Google Keep sync.
How are Compass credentials protected?
The project says Compass credentials are stored encrypted and requires an encryption key for stored credentials.
My Family Calendar plans and pricing
All plansCompared on family calendar apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Shared tasks
- Yes
- Reminders
- Yes
- Shared shopping lists
- Yes
