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We may look at providing synchronization solutions for software like this as part of MilkSync in the future. It really depends on the demand for synchronization with various software, so I can't say if Lightning will be supported in the near future.

Posted at 7:20am on October 22, 2007

ranbarton

I've often thought it would be handy if each task had a "click here if this is complete" link, so that I could subscribe to a feed in my reader (using a non-authenticated, private-through-obscurity URL) and then just click on the link in the reader to have the task marked done in one click. You could do the same with postpone, too, I suppose.

Posted at 2:04am on October 23, 2007

mystwillow

I'll add a vote for this. I think it would be great to be able to mark tasks as complete in iCal or Apple Mail.

Posted at 11:58pm on October 27, 2007

lee.butler

I also vote for an ability to mark tasks complete using iCal or Apple Mail. Full task management would even be cooler in those two would even be better...

Posted at 8:01pm on October 28, 2007

mystwillow

I would definitely buy pro if I could fully manage my tasks from iCal or Apple Mail. Also if there were a way to make my completed tasks stop showing up in Mail! Having all 500 completed tasks in there cluttering up my To Do list is driving me nuts and I can't figure out how to get the completed ones to not show.

Posted at 9:29pm on October 28, 2007

Hmm, doesn't look like Mail lets you hide the completed tasks, but you could always create a Smart Mailbox that searches for your To Dos that are incomplete. Hope this helps!

Posted at 6:43am on October 29, 2007

One more vote for Lighting, or better yet, two way iCal sync! I'd love to see this, I just went pro for the Win Mobile sync so I'm half way to the perfect solution, now I'm just waiting on Lighting support in one way or another.

I noticed you said back in 2005 that two way iCal support was planned, has that changed or is it just a low priority?

Thanks!

Posted at 5:57pm on November 8, 2007

Any future synchronization that we're doing will be as part of MilkSync (and will depend on the demand for syncing with particular software/devices).

(If a feature was mentioned in 2005, and we haven't done it yet, most likely our priorities did change -- the priority for this feature now will depend on demand, as mentioned above :)

Hope this helps!

Posted at 4:43pm on November 9, 2007

ranbarton

I mentioned my interest in MilkSync and Macs on another MilkSync thread (http://www.rememberthemilk.com/forums/ideas/2811/), but I wanted to mention again that I think getting tasks on and off of a mac via iCal would be very powerful. Beyond iCal, you'd reach iPhones and iPod touches for offline access, you'd reach Palm PDAs, and you'd get into Entourage, iGTD, and various other programs that tap into the iCal store.

I think if you could handle 2-way syncing via MilkSync/iCal on to and off of a Mac, you'd really be on to something big.

Posted at 6:53pm on November 9, 2007

I am new to the Forum and the product. I am experimenting with the site because it has more features etc than the others out there. However, I have to agree with the previous posts that the ability to do a 2 way sync with iCal would be the best thing that could happen with this software. This is missing for the iphone and would allow me to once and for all forget my old Treo.

Posted at 4:11am on November 11, 2007

I am new to the Forum and the product. I am experimenting with the site because it has more features etc than the others out there. However, I have to agree with the previous posts that the ability to do a 2 way sync with iCal would be the best thing that could happen with this software. This is missing for the iphone and would allow me to once and for all forget my old Treo.

Posted at 4:11am on November 11, 2007

Metoo :)
I would pay for more syncing options (Palm iCal rank first). I think that's your market you clever RTM people!

Posted at 3:34am on December 10, 2007

Absolutely, I cannot believe that RTM (which seems to be big on integration - witness GCal, Gmail, etc.) does not allow for two-way syncing through iCal. I use Thunderbird/Lightning for email (Gmail) and calendar (GCal) and would love to add RTM to the mix. Alas, I have to live with a simple display of an iCal feed. Get with it!! (Otherwise, it's a great product, keep up the awesome work!)

Posted at 9:36am on December 28, 2007

hopwoods

Oh yes iCal two way would be the perfect solution for me.

Posted at 8:13pm on January 9, 2008

I'll add my vote for 2-way iCal sync. That would be enough to get me seriously thinking about going Pro...

Posted at 5:33pm on January 15, 2008

yes please.. I look forward to seeing this feature!

Posted at 8:12am on January 22, 2008

sure i'd love to see two ways sync with iCal. I would go pro the very day you release a tool like that.

Posted at 8:50am on January 22, 2008

Another vote here for 2-way iCal sync. That would pretty much make this thing perfect. And I, too, pledge to go pro for that funcionality.

Posted at 8:01pm on January 22, 2008

And here is yet another user who would go pro, if 2-way sync will be implemented for Apple iCal. Please just do it!

Posted at 7:24pm on February 7, 2008

another vote for 2 way syncing

Posted at 6:11pm on February 17, 2008

one more vote. 2-way ical sync would be great.

Posted at 2:34pm on February 20, 2008

Add my vote to RTM iCal sync. I definitively move to pro (money!) if I have this.

Posted at 6:20pm on March 2, 2008

OMG pleease 2 way ical sync. please, please (whine).

Posted at 12:28am on March 6, 2008

Add me to the 2 way ical sync party. I would definitely go pro for that. I've been a RTM user almost since you went live. milksync + ical. Yum.

Posted at 5:39am on March 9, 2008

vote here for 2 way apple mail/ical sync

Posted at 11:59pm on March 11, 2008

tony.fines

Another vote for 2 way apple mail/ical sync

Posted at 3:33pm on March 15, 2008

dlinsin

voting for this too

Posted at 5:47pm on March 15, 2008

add my vote to the mix, please. I would definitely go pro for this feature...

Posted at 9:48pm on March 16, 2008

2 way ical sync == another new pro user

Posted at 1:52am on March 18, 2008

davewellbeloved

another vote for ical and apple mail sync here!!

Posted at 11:17am on March 20, 2008

I would also go pro for 2 way ical sync.

Another suggestion - if you milksync only had a push-pull API for the iCalendar format that resembled the Google Calendar API, then I could use a product like BusySync to manage all my RTM / iCal syncing. This means you only have to write part of the functionality in order to get it good enough that I can start using it. Of course, right now BusySync only targets google calendar - but it would be a trivial change for them to change that tab to specifying an arbitrary server. Worth thinking about - I'd still go pro for it, if it actually worked.

Posted at 6:29pm on March 26, 2008

Me too, It can be wonderful if we can sync iCal an RTM in 2 ways

Posted at 8:37pm on March 26, 2008

yehudit

my vote for 2-way sync.

Also I can't delete RTM todos from iCal - I can't find the tasks in RTM so I can delete them from there. I only started using this last week so not many tasks, I can account for all of them and these 2 aren't there. Meanwhile they are cluttering up iCal.

If this can't be fixed I will seriously look for a different app, I can't have superceded tasks cluttering up my iCal for months, esp since I sync with iPhone.

Posted at 11:35pm on March 28, 2008

yehudit

I looked through some other threads, and people have been complaining about lingering tasks for over a YEAR ! This isn't new functionality, this is fixing a problem. Hello? Anyone home on the development team?

Posted at 11:46pm on March 28, 2008

yehudit , there are no current known issues with iCalendar subscriptions on our end.

The issues that were reported previously were caused by bugs in new versions of iCal (that have subsequently been fixed by Apple).

If you haven't already, I would recommend making sure that your version of iCal is up-to-date. It sounds as though the iCalendar subscription isn't being refreshed correctly by iCal -- it may be worth unsubscribing then re-subscribing to the iCalendar feed, and seeing if this helps.

If it's still not refreshing correctly, I'd recommend contacting Apple (we're providing a standard iCalendar feed, so unfortunately if iCal isn't refreshing correctly, this isn't something that we can fix on our end).

Sorry I can't be of more help!

Posted at 9:20am on March 29, 2008

mark.w.johnson

2 way sync please! Especially to iCal. Then I can have iCal on my Mac and used RTM on my iPhone!

Posted at 12:15pm on April 2, 2008

2 way sync is the reason i'll probably pay for a service like spanning sync. if you provide it as part of your tool, i'd be more likely to stay with rtm (i'm a new user, just trying it out, but happy so far--but i'm definitely shopping around...)

Posted at 4:30pm on April 6, 2008

2 way sync with ical is critical for me. Still shopping I guess.

Posted at 10:29pm on April 6, 2008

I would love to 2-way sync for Lightning!

That's the one feature from making RTM perfect.

Posted at 10:08pm on April 10, 2008

I'll buy the pro if I could synch it with my ical, definitely!

Posted at 8:51pm on May 6, 2008

Vote for iCal Syncing

Posted at 4:24am on May 11, 2008

ical sync NOW pls

Posted at 8:38pm on May 11, 2008

For two way RTM sync using Thunderbird w/ Lightning or Sunbird, you can use the Remember the Milk Provider add on from here https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/7125

chris

Posted at 10:10pm on May 11, 2008

I couldn't resist joining the crowd here :) Just migrated to Mac, and currently work with gmail in browser JUST BECAUSE :) i have the RTM side bar there... would love ... (++++) to see 2way sync between iCal and RTM

N.

Posted at 1:43pm on May 14, 2008

after little thought - 2cents of an idea, since Plaxo is already doing sync with iCal (although not tasks as far as I can see) why don't you guys team with them, providing them the RTM layer, while they'll do the iCal sync stuff ????

Should be much easier for you to develop and maintain only that part while they can provide better service (they need that) and it can also be a quick path for outlook tasks sync as well.

They'll be happy, you can restrict this feature only to Pro accounts (promise to pay for pro) so you'll be happy too.. and we all be happy as well :)

Posted at 7:42pm on May 14, 2008

milklovesu

Consider me in for demand for ical integration!

Posted at 1:33pm on May 19, 2008

joshkerr

i vote for ical integration.

Posted at 1:50pm on May 21, 2008

iCal integration please!

Posted at 5:19pm on May 21, 2008

danieljjimenez

tack on another one!

Posted at 10:17pm on May 29, 2008

one vote from me! ical would be amazing

Posted at 3:31pm on May 31, 2008

stocker

Ditto. I'm one more looking towards ical and mail tasks integration with RTM!

Posted at 6:44pm on June 5, 2008

we just got addressbook sync for apple and google. Now we just need RTM and apple mail tasking sync.
I'd pay $25 per year for that.
Didn't use tasking before 10.5 because it kind of sucked. works better now that it's in apple mail.

Posted at 7:59pm on June 8, 2008

this is very needed! there's NO way to sync tasks over the air from mac to blackberry, and remember the milk could be that solution!

do it! do it now!

Posted at 3:59pm on June 11, 2008

Yes: two-way sync tasks with iCal would make me jump to the Pro version...

I'm using iCal and shouldn't need to launch another software to manage my tasks... And would be happy to use RTM when away from my Macs...

Posted at 10:25am on June 13, 2008

I would buy pro if there was a way to sync with ical - both ways. Until then, this product offers nothing for me.

Posted at 5:40pm on June 14, 2008

Instead of buying a RTM PRO account (U$S 25 per year) you could try using BusySync (U$S 25 on time only) [http://www.busymac.com/].

It does two way calendar syncing with GCal and iCal, I think you can tweak it with ease to work with RTM calendars, too. Check it out!

Posted at 9:44pm on June 14, 2008

Absolutely!!! To think there wouldn't be demand for this is absurd. Without synchronization, this product does jack

Posted at 8:32pm on June 23, 2008

Count me in!

Posted at 5:11pm on July 5, 2008

ical 2 way iCal sync please.

Posted at 6:40am on July 6, 2008

esandman

Agreed -- would LOVE to see this!

Posted at 4:18pm on July 7, 2008

Yes I just hit the wall with the one way sync.

I had been enjoying the new funtionality of Mac OS Leopard to highlight email text in Mac Mail and to make a to-do of it by simply hitting the the to-do button.

But this DOESNT cause it to be added to the RTM to-do list as that is only a one way deal.

Bummer...

As workaround I have made an email address called "RTM" (my RTM email address to sent tasks with) so I can forward the to-do emails to my RTM account.

But then I have to screw around and transfer it fom the inbox to a tasks list

Also the Leopard Mac Mail ability of just highlighting the text you want as your to-do text - doesnt fly with this method.

Bummer..

OH and I have a blackberry too (mac / to-do's & Blackberry is a world of pain) so this is very true..

""sabbatical says: this is very needed! there's NO way to sync tasks over the air from mac to blackberry, and remember the milk could be that solution! ""

PLEASE figure something out!

You have my $25 already..

Thanks

Posted at 1:32pm on July 14, 2008

I've wanted this forever

Posted at 6:59pm on July 15, 2008

Okay, fine - I'll join the chorus: 2-way syncing RTM/iCal!

Posted at 2:13am on July 17, 2008

please make it two-way, and one which you can share in between two users. I'm trying to find an easy way to share a confidential to-do list with 2 friends and it is a pain in the neck. I need the three of us to be able to check the list and edit it when checking their iCal/Evolution

Posted at 1:45am on July 25, 2008

Ditto for the iCal two-way. I use Lightning, if that matters. :)

Posted at 5:25pm on July 27, 2008

i'm with julian.standen. I am also a blackberry user that would like to sync ical with rtm. Or just give me the rights to manage my rtm google calendar. I use spanning sync and love it! which ever but you would make a lot of mac/blackberry users happy. And I would sing your praises all over crackberry.com.

Posted at 9:43pm on August 11, 2008

2-way sync, please.

Posted at 10:02pm on August 11, 2008

I would go pro if a 2-way sync feature come to life!!

Posted at 4:52pm on August 12, 2008

Just adding a vote for 2-way sync. Thanks for all you do!

Posted at 8:07pm on August 12, 2008

cblecker

I'll add a vote in here for 2 way sync with a CalDAV iCal feed. I also have a Blackberry, and have Over-The-Air calendar sync, but would really like OTA Task syncing too, that can link back to my Mac.

Posted at 1:30am on August 19, 2008

My Pro subscription is ready and waiting!

Posted at 10:45am on August 20, 2008

Hi, i need a little HELP please, i just bought the pro version to sync with iCal, and i do all the steps you said in you web site, about "Showing tasks in the 'To Do' section in iCal".. but they do not appear!! Ir appears the name of the list "Rememer the milk" on the left side of the iCal, but there ir nothing in the ToDo list... can you help me please... Thanks.

Posted at 10:44pm on August 20, 2008

If you add support for two-way sync with either GCal or Mozilla Sunbird, I will love you forever and upgrade my account.

Posted at 2:51am on August 27, 2008

Erika,

can you please open a new forum-post or submit a help-request?

Thanks!

Arvid

Posted at 5:58pm on August 27, 2008

dmullin

I won't buy until I have two way sync with Mail/iCal - Dan

Posted at 12:47am on September 13, 2008

ran.michal

i second a two-way sync with ical's To do list.

Posted at 3:00am on September 26, 2008

avey

Another vote for two-way sync with ical

Posted at 3:02pm on September 26, 2008

ical both ways pleeease!

Posted at 2:51am on October 3, 2008

2-way sync with iCal for me too!!

Posted at 8:21pm on October 5, 2008

danieljjimenez

I'm upset I even paid to go pro without this two way sync with ical. I expect this feature soon.

Posted at 6:57pm on October 6, 2008

another vote for 2 way sync w/ iCal

Posted at 2:09pm on October 20, 2008

another 3,141 votes for 2 way sync w/ iCAL
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:13pm on October 27, 2008

vote for 2way sync for iCal
gogogogogog

Posted at 8:08pm on November 3, 2008

khlrqa

bump.

Posted at 6:05pm on November 6, 2008

I would pay for sure if I could have two-way sync to Blackberry and iCal. PLEASE!

Posted at 4:42pm on November 14, 2008

vote for 2way sync for iCal

fast, fast

Posted at 5:17pm on November 17, 2008

i need 2 way sync. rtm is useless as a webapp. i want it in ical.

Posted at 6:12pm on November 17, 2008

one more vote for 2-way ical and RTM sync- $25 would certainly come your way.

Posted at 9:18am on November 27, 2008

absolutely agreed!

Posted at 5:20pm on November 28, 2008

2 way sync please!

Posted at 1:09am on November 29, 2008

darthus

2 way sync, agreed.

Posted at 9:37am on December 2, 2008

hartl.vienna

Without two way sync I won´t upgrade to pro! :-(

Posted at 6:34pm on December 9, 2008

I guess I'll add my name to the list for ical syncing ....

Posted at 10:04pm on December 9, 2008

(Votes + 1) for two way ical syncing

Posted at 12:54am on December 22, 2008

I would pay for a Pro account right away for this functionality.

Posted at 1:07am on December 22, 2008

It can be done, because Things can do it - Things can sync with the todo's created in .Mac Mail. I still use RTM, beacuse I like it better. But I wonder why Things can do it but Omni, RTM and others can not??

Posted at 1:17pm on December 26, 2008

Yet another vote for full CalDav/iCal. I can't take this seriously until I can work on Todos offline.

Posted at 8:43pm on January 17, 2009

i want 2 way sync as well!
ical/rtm

Posted at 11:52am on January 18, 2009

I would settle for a standalone desktop app that would allow me to add tasks and manage without a browser properly (because I know there are solutions that sort of work). Something like Twitterific, that can sit in the menu bar (the little cow head would be perfect!) and could be pulled down to manage, add, complete, etc.

That being said, 2-way iCal sync/management would be pretty sweet. I always felt like RTM should just have a calendar view in and of itself... any possibility of that happening? So I could see at a glance what falls on what day?

Posted at 11:59pm on January 21, 2009

jorhett, working offline is possible. Look for the google gears info here:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/services/googlegears/

I agree fully with nf_seth. When Im organizing, I want to interact between a calendar and a task list. Both adding a calendar in RTM or two-way sync with google calendar/30 boxes/ whatever would accomplish this.

Posted at 12:04pm on January 22, 2009

another vote for 2-way iCal sync. Would easily drop the $25 for this.

Posted at 9:09pm on February 17, 2009

koen.de.hauw

One more vote for 2-way ical sync. Together with the ipod touch / iphone app that would make the solution complete for me.

Posted at 12:01pm on February 21, 2009

And another vote for a two way sync with iCal! And surely I would pay for it.

It would help me in having everything in sync between my different machines, my mobile and online accounts.

Posted at 12:10pm on February 28, 2009

Another manly vote for two way iCal sync. In fact if it doesn't come around, I will move on from RTM to a system that doesn't hamstring me.

Posted at 4:02pm on February 28, 2009

anis79

Another vote. May be the only feature i would request and that could drive me away from having a Pro account next year...

Posted at 11:57pm on March 23, 2009

my vote to iCal sync too.
Actually it is quite easy to implement it using MacForge's CalDAV Server ( been there, done that... ) and some python,ruby,php,c++,objC, wherever you guys use... :)
I think that, as you have seen, this feature for RTM Pro will render a lot of bucks for ya!
Also stay tuned on WWDC this year as Apple will be releasing a new bleeding edge iCal Server ( version 2 ) with a new CalDAV specification ( more features, more accurate, faster, bla bla bla), and it shuld probably be open source ( as actual caldav server ) and also syncs to exchange ( blergh :p ), which should also be cool for sad ( windows, outlook, exchange ) users too...
CalDAV specs should be fine for both Linux and Mac users ( also for win people that uses sunbird or some app wich obviously support caldav, think there is a outlook plugin for that too) :)

Please give us your 2 cents here and we will give our dollars ;)


Thanks and congrats for the nice service and hard work of you guys! ;)

Posted at 8:57am on March 31, 2009

rebrimhall

Another vote for 2 way iCal sync.

Posted at 1:25am on April 8, 2009

mockelvis

Just to echo the comments above. I've got a pro account until December but I'll let it lapse if there's no news of 2-way iCal sync by then.

Posted at 9:21pm on June 18, 2009

jonathanbloom

I'd also like to see 2-way syncing.

Posted at 12:47am on June 29, 2009

stuwillis

Another vote for 2-way calendar sync.

I'd love to be able to look at my Google Calendar and SCHEDULE my tasks by dragging and dropping.

Posted at 5:10am on June 29, 2009

Count me in as another vote for 2-way calendar sync. iCal and Google Calendar

Posted at 3:22am on July 3, 2009

alastair.salmon

would love to see this two way sync - or even just a realtime calendar view of my tasks

Posted at 9:20pm on July 7, 2009

ziger

Yes, would definitely love to see a two way link with iCal and with Google Calendar...

Posted at 3:25pm on July 8, 2009

Count me in as another vote for 2-way calendar sync. iCal and Google Calendar

Posted at 8:49pm on July 11, 2009

melissa.johnson2008

Add another vote for 2-way iCal sync. Please!

Posted at 3:03pm on July 14, 2009

zwise22

I'd like to see this feature as well.

Posted at 4:41pm on July 15, 2009

Desperately need iCal sync please!!!

Apple should include this in MobileMe. I guess they will one day. If RTM do it first, perhaps Apple will buy it?

Posted at 4:08pm on July 16, 2009

iCal sync pls ;)

Posted at 12:16pm on July 21, 2009

triblondon

I vote for 2 way iCal sync too

Posted at 10:02pm on July 28, 2009

sebrenner

Another vote for iCal management of rtm tasks.

Posted at 2:18am on August 5, 2009

I think there is more than enough demands now for this feature where dev should have start to implement it in their next update....

Posted at 11:05am on August 6, 2009

panda88888

Another vote for 2 way sync for ical. This would complete the holy trinity (Google/RTM/Mac+iPhone) for me!

Posted at 6:11am on August 22, 2009

Another vote for the 2 ways iCal sync (as mentioned in the "Ideas" forum).
And a calendar view in RTM would be nice too.

Posted at 8:49am on September 2, 2009

doubletap

Please please please. There are other topics in in the KB as well requesting this as well. I imagine the problem is Apple and what they support. You can subscibe to a calendar/task list but they look like they only sync with Yahoo, Google, and Exchange.

Right now I use Mail with MailTags and it feeds to-do's directly into my iCal automatically. I'm already Pro so I can't promise that but it may keep me around for another year if you can do it......please.

Posted at 3:21am on September 4, 2009

Here, here!! another vote for 2-way calendar sync with iCal

Posted at 5:19pm on October 6, 2009

Another vote for 2 way sync for iCal! Can't wait!

Posted at 3:07pm on November 3, 2009

I would like to see this as well

Posted at 10:20pm on November 3, 2009

Just to add my support to the ever increasing 2 year old suggestion that 2-way support for iCal is introduced for something like Mozilla Lightning.

Posted at 1:01pm on November 9, 2009

please, 2 way ical sync or 2 way sync into google tasks!

Posted at 7:09pm on November 17, 2009

Yes please! Two-way with iCal!

Posted at 2:02am on November 18, 2009

I hope we stop celebrating the "2 way iCal sync suggestion"-anniversary!
Been too long!

Posted at 11:31pm on November 20, 2009